diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers.js b/lib/OpenLayers.js
index 4ced6f3020..6cc0e35767 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers.js
@@ -257,9 +257,12 @@
             "OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1_0_0.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1_1_0.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities.js",
+            "OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1_0.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1_1.js",
+            "OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3.js",
+            "OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3_0.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/WMSGetFeatureInfo.js",
             "OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js",
             "OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js",
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..855d6de447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1.js
@@ -0,0 +1,406 @@
+/**
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Format/XML.js
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1
+ * Abstract class not to be instantiated directly. Creates
+ * the common parts for both WMS 1.1.X and WMS 1.3.X.
+ * 
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Format.XML>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(
+    OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
+    
+    /**
+     * Property: namespaces
+     * {Object} Mapping of namespace aliases to namespace URIs.
+     */
+    namespaces: {
+        wms: "http://www.opengis.net/wms",
+        xlink: "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink",
+        xsi: "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Property: defaultPrefix
+     */
+    defaultPrefix: "wms",
+    
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1
+     * Create an instance of one of the subclasses.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * options - {Object} An optional object whose properties will be set on
+     *     this instance.
+     */
+    initialize: function(options) {
+        OpenLayers.Format.XML.prototype.initialize.apply(this, [options]);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: read
+     * Read capabilities data from a string, and return a list of layers. 
+     * 
+     * Parameters: 
+     * data - {String} or {DOMElement} data to read/parse.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Array} List of named layers.
+     */
+    read: function(data) {
+        if(typeof data == "string") {
+            data = OpenLayers.Format.XML.prototype.read.apply(this, [data]);
+        }
+        if(data && data.nodeType == 9) {
+            data = data.documentElement;
+        }
+        var capabilities = {};
+        this.readNode(data, capabilities);
+    
+        // postprocess the layer list
+        this.postProcessLayers(capabilities);
+    
+        return capabilities;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: postProcessLayers
+     * Post process the layers, so that the nested layer structure is converted
+     * to a flat layer list with only named layers.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * capabilities - {Object} The object (structure) returned by the parser with
+     *     all the info from the GetCapabilities response.
+     */
+    postProcessLayers: function(capabilities) {
+        if (capabilities.capability) {
+            capabilities.capability.layers = [];
+            var layers = capabilities.capability.nestedLayers;
+            for (var i=0, len = layers.length; i<len; ++i) {
+                var layer = layers[i];
+                this.processLayer(capabilities.capability, layer);
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: processLayer
+     * Recursive submethod of postProcessLayers. This function will among
+     * others deal with property inheritance.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * capability - {Object} The capability part of the capabilities object
+     * layer - {Object} The layer that needs processing
+     * parentLayer - {Object} The parent layer of the respective layer
+    */
+    processLayer: function(capability, layer, parentLayer) {
+        if (layer.formats === undefined) {
+            layer.formats = capability.request.getmap.formats;
+        }
+
+        // deal with property inheritance
+        if(parentLayer) {
+            // add style
+            layer.styles = layer.styles.concat(parentLayer.styles);
+            var attributes = ["queryable",
+                              "cascaded",
+                              "fixedWidth",
+                              "fixedHeight",
+                              "opaque",
+                              "noSubsets",
+                              "llbbox",
+                              "minScale",
+                              "maxScale",
+                              "attribution"];
+
+            var complexAttr = ["srs",
+                               "bbox",
+                               "dimensions",
+                               "authorityURLs"];
+            
+            var key;
+            for (var j=0; j<attributes.length; j++) {
+                key = attributes[j];
+                if (key in parentLayer) {
+                    // only take parent value if not present (null or undefined)
+                    if (layer[key] == null) {
+                        layer[key] = parentLayer[key];
+                    }
+                    // if attribute isn't present, and we haven't
+                    // inherited anything from a parent layer
+                    // set to default value
+                    if (layer[key] == null) {
+                        var intAttr = ["cascaded", "fixedWidth", "fixedHeight"];
+                        var boolAttr = ["queryable", "opaque", "noSubsets"];
+                        if (OpenLayers.Util.indexOf(intAttr, key) != -1) {
+                            layer[key] = 0;
+                        }
+                        if (OpenLayers.Util.indexOf(boolAttr, key) != -1) {
+                            layer[key] = false;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            for (var j=0; j<complexAttr.length; j++) {
+                key = complexAttr[j];
+                layer[key] = OpenLayers.Util.extend(
+                    layer[key], parentLayer[key]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // process sublayers
+        for (var i=0, len=layer.nestedLayers.length; i<len; i++) {
+            var childLayer = layer.nestedLayers[i];
+            this.processLayer(capability, childLayer, layer);
+        }
+        
+        if (layer.name) {
+            capability.layers.push(layer);
+        }
+    
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * Property: readers
+     * Contains public functions, grouped by namespace prefix, that will
+     *     be applied when a namespaced node is found matching the function
+     *     name.  The function will be applied in the scope of this parser
+     *     with two arguments: the node being read and a context object passed
+     *     from the parent.
+     */
+    readers: {
+        "wms": {
+            "Service": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.service = {};
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.service);
+            },
+            "Name": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.name = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "Title": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.title = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "Abstract": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.abstract = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "BoundingBox": function(node, obj) {
+                var bbox = {};
+                bbox.bbox = [
+                    parseFloat(node.getAttribute("minx")),
+                    parseFloat(node.getAttribute("miny")),
+                    parseFloat(node.getAttribute("maxx")),
+                    parseFloat(node.getAttribute("maxy"))
+                ];
+                var res = {
+                    x: parseFloat(node.getAttribute("resx")),
+                    y: parseFloat(node.getAttribute("resy"))
+                };
+
+                if (! (isNaN(res.x) && isNaN(res.y))) {
+                    bbox.res = res;
+                }
+                // return the bbox so that descendant classes can set the
+                // CRS and SRS and add it to the obj
+                return bbox;
+            },
+            "OnlineResource": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.href = this.getAttributeNS(node, this.namespaces.xlink, 
+                    "href");
+            },
+            "ContactInformation": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.contactInformation = {};
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.contactInformation);
+            },
+            "ContactPersonPrimary": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.personPrimary = {};
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.personPrimary);
+            },
+            "ContactPerson": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.person = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "ContactOrganization": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.organization = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "ContactPosition": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.position = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "ContactAddress": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.contactAddress = {};
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.contactAddress);
+            },
+            "AddressType": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.type = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "Address": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.address = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "City": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.city = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "StateOrProvince": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.stateOrProvince = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "PostCode": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.postcode = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "Country": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.country = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "ContactVoiceTelephone": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.phone = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "ContactFacsimileTelephone": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.fax = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "ContactElectronicMailAddress": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.email = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "Fees": function(node, obj) {
+                var fees = this.getChildValue(node);
+                if (fees && fees.toLowerCase() != "none") {
+                    obj.fees = fees;
+                }
+            },
+            "AccessConstraints": function(node, obj) {
+                var constraints = this.getChildValue(node);
+                if (constraints && constraints.toLowerCase() != "none") {
+                    obj.accessConstraints = constraints;
+                }
+            },
+            "Capability": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.capability = {nestedLayers: []};
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.capability);
+            },
+            "Request": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.request = {};
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.request);
+            },
+            "GetCapabilities": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.getcapabilities = {formats: []};
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.getcapabilities);
+            },
+            "Format": function(node, obj) {
+                if (obj.formats instanceof Array) {
+                    obj.formats.push(this.getChildValue(node));
+                } else {
+                    obj.format = this.getChildValue(node);
+                }
+            },
+            "DCPType": function(node, obj) {
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
+            },
+            "HTTP": function(node, obj) {
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
+            },
+            "Get": function(node, obj) {
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
+            },
+            "Post": function(node, obj) {
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
+            },
+            "GetMap": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.getmap = {formats: []};
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.getmap);
+            },
+            "GetFeatureInfo": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.getfeatureinfo = {formats: []};
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.getfeatureinfo);
+            },
+            "Exception": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.exception = {formats: []};
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.exception);
+            },
+            "Layer": function(node, obj) {
+                var attrNode = node.getAttributeNode("queryable");
+                var queryable = (attrNode && attrNode.specified) ? 
+                    node.getAttribute("queryable") : null;
+                attrNode = node.getAttributeNode("cascaded");
+                var cascaded = (attrNode && attrNode.specified) ?
+                    node.getAttribute("cascaded") : null;
+                attrNode = node.getAttributeNode("opaque");
+                var opaque = (attrNode && attrNode.specified) ?
+                    node.getAttribute('opaque') : null;
+                var noSubsets = node.getAttribute('noSubsets');
+                var fixedWidth = node.getAttribute('fixedWidth');
+                var fixedHeight = node.getAttribute('fixedHeight');
+                var layer = {nestedLayers: [], styles: [], srs: {}, 
+                    metadataURLs: [], bbox: {}, dimensions: {},
+                    authorityURLs: {}, identifiers: {}, keywords: [],
+                    queryable: (queryable && queryable !== "") ? 
+                        ( queryable === "1" || queryable === "true" ) : null,
+                    cascaded: (cascaded !== null) ? parseInt(cascaded) : null,
+                    opaque: opaque ? 
+                        (opaque === "1" || opaque === "true" ) : null,
+                    noSubsets: (noSubsets !== null) ? 
+                        ( noSubsets === "1" || noSubsets === "true" ) : null,
+                    fixedWidth: (fixedWidth != null) ? 
+                        parseInt(fixedWidth) : null,
+                    fixedHeight: (fixedHeight != null) ? 
+                        parseInt(fixedHeight) : null
+                };
+                obj.nestedLayers.push(layer);
+                this.readChildNodes(node, layer);
+            },
+            "Attribution": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.attribution = {};
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.attribution);
+            },
+            "LogoURL": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.logo = {
+                    width: node.getAttribute("width"),
+                    height: node.getAttribute("height")
+                };
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.logo);
+            },
+            "Style": function(node, obj) {
+                var style = {};
+                obj.styles.push(style);
+                this.readChildNodes(node, style);
+            },
+            "LegendURL": function(node, obj) {
+                var legend = {
+                    width: node.getAttribute("width"),
+                    height: node.getAttribute("height")
+                };
+                obj.legend = legend;
+                this.readChildNodes(node, legend);
+            },
+            "MetadataURL": function(node, obj) {
+                var metadataURL = {type: node.getAttribute("type")};
+                obj.metadataURLs.push(metadataURL);
+                this.readChildNodes(node, metadataURL);
+            },
+            "DataURL": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.dataURL = {};
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.dataURL);
+            },
+            "FeatureListURL": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.featureListURL = {};
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.featureListURL);
+            },
+            "AuthorityURL": function(node, obj) {
+                var name = node.getAttribute("name");
+                var authority = {};
+                this.readChildNodes(node, authority);
+                obj.authorityURLs[name] = authority.href;
+            },
+            "Identifier": function(node, obj) {
+                var authority = node.getAttribute("authority");
+                obj.identifiers[authority] = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "KeywordList": function(node, obj) {
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
+            },
+            "SRS": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.srs[this.getChildValue(node)] = true;
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1" 
+
+});
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1.js
index 170ae68e90..2f4a8a1cd7 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @requires OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities.js
- * @requires OpenLayers/Format/XML.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1.js
  */
 
 /**
@@ -8,161 +7,10 @@
  * Abstract class not to be instantiated directly.
  * 
  * Inherits from:
- *  - <OpenLayers.Format.XML>
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1>
  */
 OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1_1 = OpenLayers.Class(
-    OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
-    
-    /**
-     * Property: namespaces
-     * {Object} Mapping of namespace aliases to namespace URIs.
-     */
-    namespaces: {
-        wms: "http://www.opengis.net/wms",
-        xlink: "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink",
-        xsi: "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * Property: defaultPrefix
-     */
-    defaultPrefix: "wms",
-    
-    /**
-     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1_1
-     * Create an instance of one of the subclasses.
-     *
-     * Parameters:
-     * options - {Object} An optional object whose properties will be set on
-     *     this instance.
-     */
-    initialize: function(options) {
-        OpenLayers.Format.XML.prototype.initialize.apply(this, [options]);
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * APIMethod: read
-     * Read capabilities data from a string, and return a list of layers. 
-     * 
-     * Parameters: 
-     * data - {String} or {DOMElement} data to read/parse.
-     *
-     * Returns:
-     * {Array} List of named layers.
-     */
-    read: function(data) {
-        if(typeof data == "string") {
-            data = OpenLayers.Format.XML.prototype.read.apply(this, [data]);
-        }
-        if(data && data.nodeType == 9) {
-            data = data.documentElement;
-        }
-        var capabilities = {};
-        this.readNode(data, capabilities);
-    
-        // postprocess the layer list
-        this.postProcessLayers(capabilities);
-    
-        return capabilities;
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * Method: postProcessLayers
-     * Post process the layers, so that the nested layer structure is converted
-     * to a flat layer list with only named layers.
-     *
-     * Parameters:
-     * capabilities - {Object} The object (structure) returned by the parser with
-     *     all the info from the GetCapabilities response.
-     */
-    postProcessLayers: function(capabilities) {
-        if (capabilities.capability) {
-            capabilities.capability.layers = [];
-            var layers = capabilities.capability.nestedLayers;
-            for (var i=0, len = layers.length; i<len; ++i) {
-                var layer = layers[i];
-                this.processLayer(capabilities.capability, layer);
-            }
-        }
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * Method: processLayer
-     * Recursive submethod of postProcessLayers. This function will among
-     * others deal with property inheritance.
-     *
-     * Parameters:
-     * capability - {Object} The capability part of the capabilities object
-     * layer - {Object} The layer that needs processing
-     * parentLayer - {Object} The parent layer of the respective layer
-    */
-    processLayer: function(capability, layer, parentLayer) {
-        if (layer.formats === undefined) {
-            layer.formats = capability.request.getmap.formats;
-        }
-
-        // deal with property inheritance
-        if(parentLayer) {
-            // add style
-            layer.styles = layer.styles.concat(parentLayer.styles);
-            var attributes = ["queryable",
-                              "cascaded",
-                              "fixedWidth",
-                              "fixedHeight",
-                              "opaque",
-                              "noSubsets",
-                              "llbbox",
-                              "minScale",
-                              "maxScale",
-                              "attribution"];
-
-            var complexAttr = ["srs",
-                               "bbox",
-                               "dimensions",
-                               "authorityURLs"];
-            
-            var key;
-            for (var j=0; j<attributes.length; j++) {
-                key = attributes[j];
-                if (key in parentLayer) {
-                    // only take parent value if not present (null or undefined)
-                    if (layer[key] == null) {
-                        layer[key] = parentLayer[key];
-                    }
-                    // if attribute isn't present, and we haven't
-                    // inherited anything from a parent layer
-                    // set to default value
-                    if (layer[key] == null) {
-                        var intAttr = ["cascaded", "fixedWidth", "fixedHeight"];
-                        var boolAttr = ["queryable", "opaque", "noSubsets"];
-                        if (OpenLayers.Util.indexOf(intAttr, key) != -1) {
-                            layer[key] = 0;
-                        }
-                        if (OpenLayers.Util.indexOf(boolAttr, key) != -1) {
-                            layer[key] = false;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            for (var j=0; j<complexAttr.length; j++) {
-                key = complexAttr[j];
-                layer[key] = OpenLayers.Util.extend(
-                    layer[key], parentLayer[key]);
-            }
-        }
-
-        // process sublayers
-        for (var i=0, len=layer.nestedLayers.length; i<len; i++) {
-            var childLayer = layer.nestedLayers[i];
-            this.processLayer(capability, childLayer, layer);
-        }
-        
-        if (layer.name) {
-            capability.layers.push(layer);
-        }
-    
-    },
+    OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1, {
     
     /**
      * Property: readers
@@ -173,126 +21,15 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1_1 = OpenLayers.Class(
      *     from the parent.
      */
     readers: {
-        "wms": {
+        "wms": OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults({
             "WMT_MS_Capabilities": function(node, obj) {
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
             },
-            "Service": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.service = {};
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.service);
-            },
-            "Name": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.name = this.getChildValue(node);
-            },
-            "Title": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.title = this.getChildValue(node);
-            },
-            "Abstract": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.abstract = this.getChildValue(node);
-            },
-            "OnlineResource": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.href = this.getAttributeNS(node, this.namespaces.xlink, 
-                    "href");
-            },
-            "ContactInformation": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.contactInformation = {};
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.contactInformation);
-            },
-            "ContactPersonPrimary": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.personPrimary = {};
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.personPrimary);
-            },
-            "ContactPerson": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.person = this.getChildValue(node);
-            },
-            "ContactOrganization": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.organization = this.getChildValue(node);
-            },
-            "ContactPosition": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.position = this.getChildValue(node);
-            },
-            "ContactAddress": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.contactAddress = {};
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.contactAddress);
-            },
-            "AddressType": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.type = this.getChildValue(node);
-            },
-            "Address": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.address = this.getChildValue(node);
-            },
-            "City": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.city = this.getChildValue(node);
-            },
-            "StateOrProvince": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.stateOrProvince = this.getChildValue(node);
-            },
-            "PostCode": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.postcode = this.getChildValue(node);
-            },
-            "Country": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.country = this.getChildValue(node);
-            },
-            "ContactVoiceTelephone": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.phone = this.getChildValue(node);
-            },
-            "ContactFacsimileTelephone": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.fax = this.getChildValue(node);
-            },
-            "ContactElectronicMailAddress": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.email = this.getChildValue(node);
-            },
-            "Fees": function(node, obj) {
-                var fees = this.getChildValue(node);
-                if (fees && fees.toLowerCase() != "none") {
-                    obj.fees = fees;
+            "Keyword": function(node, obj) {
+                if (obj.keywords) {
+                    obj.keywords.push(this.getChildValue(node));
                 }
             },
-            "AccessConstraints": function(node, obj) {
-                var constraints = this.getChildValue(node);
-                if (constraints && constraints.toLowerCase() != "none") {
-                    obj.accessConstraints = constraints;
-                }
-            },
-            "Capability": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.capability = {nestedLayers: []};
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.capability);
-            },
-            "Request": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.request = {};
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.request);
-            },
-            "GetCapabilities": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.getcapabilities = {formats: []};
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.getcapabilities);
-            },
-            "Format": function(node, obj) {
-                if (obj.formats instanceof Array) {
-                    obj.formats.push(this.getChildValue(node));
-                } else {
-                    obj.format = this.getChildValue(node);
-                }
-            },
-            "DCPType": function(node, obj) {
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
-            },
-            "HTTP": function(node, obj) {
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
-            },
-            "Get": function(node, obj) {
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
-            },
-            "Post": function(node, obj) {
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
-            },
-            "GetMap": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.getmap = {formats: []};
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.getmap);
-            },
-            "GetFeatureInfo": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.getfeatureinfo = {formats: []};
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.getfeatureinfo);
-            },
             "DescribeLayer": function(node, obj) {
                 obj.describelayer = {formats: []};
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj.describelayer);
@@ -309,10 +46,6 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1_1 = OpenLayers.Class(
                 obj.putstyles = {formats: []};
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj.putstyles);
             },
-            "Exception": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.exception = {formats: []};
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.exception);
-            },
             "UserDefinedSymbolization": function(node, obj) {
                 var userSymbols = {
                     supportSLD: parseInt(node.getAttribute("SupportSLD")) == 1,
@@ -322,37 +55,6 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1_1 = OpenLayers.Class(
                 };
                 obj.userSymbols = userSymbols;
             },
-            "Layer": function(node, obj) {
-                var attrNode = node.getAttributeNode("queryable");
-                var queryable = (attrNode && attrNode.specified) ? 
-                    node.getAttribute("queryable") : null;
-                attrNode = node.getAttributeNode("cascaded");
-                var cascaded = (attrNode && attrNode.specified) ?
-                    node.getAttribute("cascaded") : null;
-                attrNode = node.getAttributeNode("opaque");
-                var opaque = (attrNode && attrNode.specified) ?
-                    node.getAttribute('opaque') : null;
-                var noSubsets = node.getAttribute('noSubsets');
-                var fixedWidth = node.getAttribute('fixedWidth');
-                var fixedHeight = node.getAttribute('fixedHeight');
-                var layer = {nestedLayers: [], styles: [], srs: {}, 
-                    metadataURLs: [], bbox: {}, dimensions: {},
-                    authorityURLs: {}, identifiers: {}, keywords: [],
-                    queryable: (queryable && queryable !== "") ? 
-                        ( queryable === "1" || queryable === "true" ) : null,
-                    cascaded: (cascaded !== null) ? parseInt(cascaded) : null,
-                    opaque: opaque ? 
-                        (opaque === "1" || opaque === "true" ) : null,
-                    noSubsets: (noSubsets !== null) ? 
-                        ( noSubsets === "1" || noSubsets === "true" ) : null,
-                    fixedWidth: (fixedWidth != null) ? 
-                        parseInt(fixedWidth) : null,
-                    fixedHeight: (fixedHeight != null) ? 
-                        parseInt(fixedHeight) : null
-                };
-                obj.nestedLayers.push(layer);
-                this.readChildNodes(node, layer);
-            },
             "LatLonBoundingBox": function(node, obj) {
                 obj.llbbox = [
                     parseFloat(node.getAttribute("minx")),
@@ -362,51 +64,10 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1_1 = OpenLayers.Class(
                 ];
             },
             "BoundingBox": function(node, obj) {
-                var bbox = {};
+                var bbox = OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1.prototype.readers["wms"].BoundingBox.apply(this, [node, obj]);
                 bbox.srs  = node.getAttribute("SRS");
-                bbox.bbox = [
-                    parseFloat(node.getAttribute("minx")),
-                    parseFloat(node.getAttribute("miny")),
-                    parseFloat(node.getAttribute("maxx")),
-                    parseFloat(node.getAttribute("maxy"))
-                ];
-                var res = {
-                    x: parseFloat(node.getAttribute("resx")),
-                    y: parseFloat(node.getAttribute("resy"))
-                };
-
-                if (! (isNaN(res.x) && isNaN(res.y))) {
-                    bbox.res = res;
-                }
                 obj.bbox[bbox.srs] = bbox;
             },
-            "Attribution": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.attribution = {};
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.attribution);
-            },
-            "LogoURL": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.logo = {
-                    width: node.getAttribute("width"),
-                    height: node.getAttribute("height")
-                };
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.logo);
-            },
-            "Style": function(node, obj) {
-                var style = {};
-                obj.styles.push(style);
-                this.readChildNodes(node, style);
-            },
-            "LegendURL": function(node, obj) {
-                var legend = {
-                    width: node.getAttribute("width"),
-                    height: node.getAttribute("height")
-                };
-                obj.legend = legend;
-                this.readChildNodes(node, legend);
-            },
-            "SRS": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.srs[this.getChildValue(node)] = true;
-            },
             "ScaleHint": function(node, obj) {
                 var min = node.getAttribute("min");
                 var max = node.getAttribute("max");
@@ -421,11 +82,6 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1_1 = OpenLayers.Class(
                         OpenLayers.DOTS_PER_INCH).toPrecision(13)
                 );
             },
-            "MetadataURL": function(node, obj) {
-                var metadataURL = {type: node.getAttribute("type")};
-                obj.metadataURLs.push(metadataURL);
-                this.readChildNodes(node, metadataURL);
-            },
             "Dimension": function(node, obj) {
                 var name = node.getAttribute("name").toLowerCase();
                 var dim = {
@@ -448,34 +104,8 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1_1 = OpenLayers.Class(
                     var values = this.getChildValue(node);
                     extent.values = values.split(",");
                 }
-            },
-            "DataURL": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.dataURL = {};
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.dataURL);
-            },
-            "FeatureListURL": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.featureListURL = {};
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.featureListURL);
-            },
-            "AuthorityURL": function(node, obj) {
-                var name = node.getAttribute("name");
-                var authority = {};
-                this.readChildNodes(node, authority);
-                obj.authorityURLs[name] = authority.href;
-            },
-            "Identifier": function(node, obj) {
-                var authority = node.getAttribute("authority");
-                obj.identifiers[authority] = this.getChildValue(node);
-            },
-            "KeywordList": function(node, obj) {
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
-            },
-            "Keyword": function(node, obj) {
-                if (obj.keywords) {
-                    obj.keywords.push(this.getChildValue(node));
                 }
-            }
-        }
+        }, OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1.prototype.readers["wms"])
     },
 
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1_1" 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3801793b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3.js
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/**
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1.js
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities/v1_3
+ * Abstract base class for WMS Capabilities version 1.3.X. 
+ * SLD 1.1.0 adds in the extra operations DescribeLayer and GetLegendGraphic, 
+ * see: http://schemas.opengis.net/sld/1.1.0/sld_capabilities.xsd
+ * 
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1_3 = OpenLayers.Class(
+    OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1, {
+    
+    /**
+     * Property: readers
+     * Contains public functions, grouped by namespace prefix, that will
+     *     be applied when a namespaced node is found matching the function
+     *     name.  The function will be applied in the scope of this parser
+     *     with two arguments: the node being read and a context object passed
+     *     from the parent.
+     */
+    readers: {
+        "wms": OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults({
+            "WMS_Capabilities": function(node, obj) {
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
+            },
+            "LayerLimit": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.layerLimit = parseInt(this.getChildValue(node));
+            },
+            "MaxWidth": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.maxWidth = parseInt(this.getChildValue(node));
+            },
+            "MaxHeight": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.maxHeight = parseInt(this.getChildValue(node));
+            },
+            "BoundingBox": function(node, obj) {
+                var bbox = OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1.prototype.readers["wms"].BoundingBox.apply(this, [node, obj]);
+                bbox.srs  = node.getAttribute("CRS");
+                obj.bbox[bbox.srs] = bbox;
+            },
+            "CRS": function(node, obj) {
+                // CRS is the synonym of SRS
+                this.readers.wms.SRS.apply(this, [node, obj]); 
+            },
+            "EX_GeographicBoundingBox": function(node, obj) {
+                // replacement of LatLonBoundingBox
+                obj.llbbox = [];
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj.llbbox);
+                
+            },
+            "westBoundLongitude": function(node, obj) {
+                obj[0] = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "eastBoundLongitude": function(node, obj) {
+                obj[2] = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "southBoundLatitude": function(node, obj) {
+                obj[1] = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "northBoundLatitude": function(node, obj) {
+                obj[3] = this.getChildValue(node);
+            },
+            "MinScaleDenominator": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.maxScale = parseFloat(this.getChildValue(node)).toPrecision(16);
+            },
+            "MaxScaleDenominator": function(node, obj) {
+                obj.minScale = parseFloat(this.getChildValue(node)).toPrecision(16);
+            },
+            "Dimension": function(node, obj) {
+                // dimension has extra attributes: default, multipleValues, 
+                // nearestValue, current which used to be part of Extent. It now
+                // also contains the values.
+                var name = node.getAttribute("name").toLowerCase();
+                var dim = {
+                    name: name,
+                    units: node.getAttribute("units"),
+                    unitsymbol: node.getAttribute("unitSymbol"),
+                    nearestVal: node.getAttribute("nearestValue") === "1",
+                    multipleVal: node.getAttribute("multipleValues") === "1",
+                    "default": node.getAttribute("default") || "",
+                    current: node.getAttribute("current") === "1",
+                    values: this.getChildValue(node).split(",")
+                    
+                };
+                // Theoretically there can be more dimensions with the same
+                // name, but with a different unit. Until we meet such a case,
+                // let's just keep the same structure as the WMS 1.1 
+                // GetCapabilities parser uses. We will store the last
+                // one encountered.
+                obj.dimensions[dim.name] = dim;
+            },
+            "Keyword": function(node, obj) {
+                // TODO: should we change the structure of keyword in v1.js?
+                // Make it an object with a value instead of a string?
+                var keyword = {value: this.getChildValue(node), 
+                    vocabulary: node.getAttribute("vocabulary")};
+                if (obj.keywords) {
+                    obj.keywords.push(keyword);
+                }
+            }
+        }, OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1.prototype.readers["wms"]),
+        "sld": {
+            "UserDefinedSymbolization": function(node, obj) {
+                this.readers.wms.UserDefinedSymbolization.apply(this, [node, obj]);
+                // add the two extra attributes
+                obj.userSymbols.inlineFeature = parseInt(node.getAttribute("InlineFeature")) == 1;
+                obj.userSymbols.remoteWCS = parseInt(node.getAttribute("RemoteWCS")) == 1;
+            },
+            "DescribeLayer": function(node, obj) {
+                this.readers.wms.DescribeLayer.apply(this, [node, obj]);
+            },
+            "GetLegendGraphic": function(node, obj) {
+                this.readers.wms.GetLegendGraphic.apply(this, [node, obj]);
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1_3" 
+
+});
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3_0.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3_0.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b4059923c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3_0.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/**
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3.js
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities/v1_3_0
+ * Read WMS Capabilities version 1.3.0. 
+ * SLD 1.1.0 adds in the extra operations DescribeLayer and GetLegendGraphic, 
+ * see: http://schemas.opengis.net/sld/1.1.0/sld_capabilities.xsd
+ * 
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1_3>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1_3_0 = OpenLayers.Class(
+    OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1_3, {
+    
+    /**
+     * Property: version
+     * {String} The specific parser version.
+     */
+    version: "1.3.0",
+    
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1_3_0" 
+
+});
diff --git a/tests/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3_0.html b/tests/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3_0.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95f6f4b21b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3_0.html
@@ -0,0 +1,578 @@
+<html>
+<head>
+    <script src="../../../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript">
+
+    function test_layers(t) {
+
+        t.plan(22);
+
+        var xml = document.getElementById("ogcsample").firstChild.nodeValue;
+        var doc = new OpenLayers.Format.XML().read(xml);
+
+        var obj = new OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities().read(doc);
+        var capability = obj.capability;
+
+        var layers = {};
+        for (var i=0, len=capability.layers.length; i<len; i++) {
+            if ("name" in capability.layers[i]) {
+                layers[ capability.layers[i].name ] = capability.layers[i];
+            }
+        }
+
+        var rootlayer = capability.layers[ capability.layers.length - 1];
+
+        t.eq(rootlayer.srs,
+             {"CRS:84": true},
+             "SRS parsed correctly for root layer");
+        t.eq(layers["ROADS_RIVERS"].srs,
+             {"CRS:84": true, "EPSG:26986": true},
+             "Inheritance of SRS handled correctly when adding SRSes");
+        t.eq(layers["Temperature"].srs,
+             {"CRS:84": true},
+             "Inheritance of SRS handled correctly when redeclaring an inherited SRS");
+
+        var bbox = layers["ROADS_RIVERS"].bbox["EPSG:26986"];
+        t.eq(bbox.bbox,
+             [189000, 834000, 285000, 962000],
+             "Correct bbox from BoundingBox");
+        t.eq(bbox.res, {x: 1, y: 1}, "Correct resolution");
+
+        bbox = layers["ROADS_1M"].bbox["EPSG:26986"];
+        t.eq(bbox.bbox,
+             [189000, 834000, 285000, 962000],
+             "Correctly inherited bbox");
+        t.eq(bbox.res, {x: 1, y: 1}, "Correctly inherited resolution");
+
+
+        var identifiers = layers["ROADS_RIVERS"].identifiers;
+        var authorities = layers["ROADS_RIVERS"].authorityURLs;
+
+        t.ok(identifiers, "got identifiers from layer ROADS_RIVERS");
+        t.ok("DIF_ID" in identifiers,
+             "authority attribute from Identifiers parsed correctly");
+        t.eq(identifiers["DIF_ID"],
+             "123456",
+             "Identifier value parsed correctly");
+        t.ok("DIF_ID" in authorities,
+             "AuthorityURLs parsed and inherited correctly");
+        t.eq(authorities["DIF_ID"],
+             "http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/difguide/whatisadif.html",
+             "OnlineResource in AuthorityURLs parsed correctly");
+
+        var featurelist = layers["ROADS_RIVERS"].featureListURL;
+        t.ok(featurelist, "layer has FeatureListURL");
+        t.eq(featurelist.format,
+             "XML",
+             "FeatureListURL format parsed correctly");
+        t.eq(featurelist.href,
+             "http://www.university.edu/data/roads_rivers.gml",
+             "FeatureListURL OnlineResource parsed correctly");
+
+        t.eq(layers["Pressure"].queryable,
+             true,
+             "queryable property inherited correctly");
+        t.eq(layers["ozone_image"].queryable,
+             false,
+             "queryable property has correct default value");
+        t.eq(layers["population"].cascaded,
+             1,
+             "cascaded property parsed correctly");
+        t.eq(layers["ozone_image"].fixedWidth,
+             512,
+             "fixedWidth property correctly parsed");
+        t.eq(layers["ozone_image"].fixedHeight,
+             256,
+             "fixedHeight property correctly parsed");
+        t.eq(layers["ozone_image"].opaque,
+             true,
+             "opaque property parsed correctly");
+        t.eq(layers["ozone_image"].noSubsets,
+             true,
+             "noSubsets property parsed correctly");
+
+
+    }
+
+    function test_dimensions(t) {
+
+        t.plan(8);
+
+        var xml = document.getElementById("ogcsample").firstChild.nodeValue;
+        var doc = new OpenLayers.Format.XML().read(xml);
+
+        var obj = new OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities().read(doc);
+        var capability = obj.capability;
+
+        var layers = {};
+        for (var i=0, len=capability.layers.length; i<len; i++) {
+            if ("name" in capability.layers[i]) {
+                layers[ capability.layers[i].name ] = capability.layers[i];
+            }
+        }
+
+        var time = layers["Clouds"].dimensions.time;
+        t.eq(time["default"], "2000-08-22", "Default time value parsed correctly");
+        t.eq(time.values.length, 1, "Currect number of time extent values/periods");
+        t.eq(time.values[0], "1999-01-01/2000-08-22/P1D", "Time extent values parsed correctly");
+
+        var elevation = layers["Pressure"].dimensions.elevation;
+        t.eq(elevation.units, "CRS:88", "Dimension units parsed correctly");
+        t.eq(elevation["default"], "0", "Default elevation value parsed correctly");
+        t.eq(elevation.nearestVal, true, "NearestValue parsed correctly");
+        t.eq(elevation.multipleVal, false, "Absense of MultipleValues handled correctly");
+        t.eq(elevation.values,
+             ["0","1000","3000","5000","10000"],
+             "Parsing of comma-separated values done correctly");
+
+
+    }
+
+    function test_contactinfo(t) {
+        t.plan(14);
+
+        var xml = document.getElementById("ogcsample").firstChild.nodeValue;
+        var doc = new OpenLayers.Format.XML().read(xml);
+
+        var obj = new OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities().read(doc);
+        var service = obj.service;
+
+        var contactinfo = service.contactInformation;
+        t.ok(contactinfo, "object contains contactInformation property");
+
+        var personPrimary = contactinfo.personPrimary;
+        t.ok(personPrimary, "object contains personPrimary property");
+
+        t.eq(personPrimary.person, "Jeff Smith", "ContactPerson parsed correctly");
+        t.eq(personPrimary.organization, "NASA", "ContactOrganization parsed correctly");
+
+        t.eq(contactinfo.position,
+             "Computer Scientist",
+             "ContactPosition parsed correctly");
+
+
+        var addr = contactinfo.contactAddress;
+        t.ok(addr, "object contains contactAddress property");
+
+        t.eq(addr.type, "postal", "AddressType parsed correctly");
+        t.eq(addr.address,
+             "NASA Goddard Space Flight Center",
+             "Address parsed correctly");
+        t.eq(addr.city, "Greenbelt", "City parsed correctly");
+        t.eq(addr.stateOrProvince, "MD", "StateOrProvince parsed correctly");
+        t.eq(addr.postcode, "20771", "PostCode parsed correctly");
+        t.eq(addr.country, "USA", "Country parsed correctly");
+
+        t.eq(contactinfo.phone,
+             "+1 301 555-1212",
+             "ContactVoiceTelephone parsed correctly");
+        t.eq(contactinfo.email,
+             "user@host.com",
+             "ContactElectronicMailAddress parsed correctly");
+    }
+
+    function test_feesAndConstraints(t) {
+        t.plan(2);
+
+        var xml = document.getElementById("ogcsample").firstChild.nodeValue;
+        var doc = new OpenLayers.Format.XML().read(xml);
+
+        var obj = new OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities().read(doc);
+        var service = obj.service;
+
+        t.ok(! ("fees" in service), "Fees=none handled correctly");
+        t.ok(! ("accessConstraints" in service), "AccessConstraints=none handled correctly");
+    }
+
+    function test_requests(t) {
+        t.plan(6);
+
+        var xml = document.getElementById("ogcsample").firstChild.nodeValue;
+        var doc = new OpenLayers.Format.XML().read(xml);
+
+        var obj = new OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities().read(doc);
+        var request = obj.capability.request;
+
+        t.ok(request, "request property exists");
+        t.ok("getmap" in request, "got GetMap request");
+
+        t.ok("getfeatureinfo" in request, "got GetFeatureInfo request");
+        t.eq(request.getfeatureinfo.formats,
+             ["text/xml", "text/plain", "text/html"],
+             "GetFeatureInfo formats correctly parsed");
+
+        var exception = obj.capability.exception;
+        t.ok(exception, "exception property exists");
+        t.eq(exception.formats,
+             ["XML", "INIMAGE", "BLANK"],
+             "Exception Format parsed");
+    }
+
+    function test_ogc(t) {
+        t.plan(14);
+
+        /*
+         * Set up
+         */
+
+        // needed for the minScale/maxScale test, see below
+        var dpi = OpenLayers.DOTS_PER_INCH;
+        OpenLayers.DOTS_PER_INCH = 90.71;
+
+        var xml = document.getElementById("ogcsample").firstChild.nodeValue;
+        var doc = new OpenLayers.Format.XML().read(xml);
+
+        var obj = new OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities().read(doc);
+        var capability = obj.capability;
+
+        /*
+         * Test
+         */
+
+        var attribution = capability.layers[2].attribution;
+        t.eq(attribution.title, "State College University", "attribution title parsed correctly.");
+        t.eq(attribution.href, "http://www.university.edu/", "attribution href parsed correctly.")
+        t.eq(attribution.logo.href, "http://www.university.edu/icons/logo.gif", "attribution logo url parsed correctly.");
+        t.eq(attribution.logo.format, "image/gif", "attribution logo format parsed correctly.");
+        t.eq(attribution.logo.width, "100", "attribution logo width parsed correctly.");
+        t.eq(attribution.logo.height, "100", "attribution logo height parsed correctly.");
+
+        var keywords = capability.layers[0].keywords;
+        t.eq(keywords.length, 3, "layer has 3 keywords.");
+        t.eq(keywords[0].value, "road", "1st keyword parsed correctly.");
+
+        var metadataURLs = capability.layers[0].metadataURLs;
+        t.eq(metadataURLs.length, 2, "layer has 2 metadata urls.");
+        t.eq(metadataURLs[0].type, "FGDC:1998", "type parsed correctly.");
+        t.eq(metadataURLs[0].format, "text/plain", "format parsed correctly.");
+        t.eq(metadataURLs[0].href, "http://www.university.edu/metadata/roads.txt", "href parsed correctly.");
+
+        /*
+        Test minScale and maxScale
+        */
+        var minScale = 250000;
+        var maxScale = 1000;
+        t.eq(capability.layers[0].minScale, minScale.toPrecision(16), "layer.minScale is correct");
+        t.eq(capability.layers[0].maxScale, maxScale.toPrecision(16), "layer.maxScale is correct");
+
+        /*
+         * Tear down
+         */
+
+        OpenLayers.DOTS_PER_INCH = dpi;
+    }
+
+    function test_WMS13specials(t) {
+        t.plan(3);
+
+        var xml = document.getElementById("ogcsample").firstChild.nodeValue;
+        var doc = new OpenLayers.Format.XML().read(xml);
+
+        var obj = new OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities().read(doc);
+
+        t.eq(obj.service.layerLimit, 16, "LayerLimit parsed correctly");
+        t.eq(obj.service.maxHeight, 2048, "MaxHeight parsed correctly");
+        t.eq(obj.service.maxWidth, 2048, "MaxWidth parsed correctly");
+
+    }
+
+    </script>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+<!--
+OGC example below taken from
+http://schemas.opengis.net/wms/1.3.0/capabilities_1_3_0.xml
+Changes:
+-removed comments
+-corrected typo in FeatureListURL Format XML with double quote
+-added MinScaleDenominator and MaxScaleDenominator
+-remove whitespace in Dimension tags
+-->
+<div id="ogcsample"><!--
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<WMS_Capabilities version="1.3.0" xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/wms"
+  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/wms http://schemas.opengis.net/wms/1.3.0/capabilities_1_3_0.xsd">
+<Service>
+  <Name>WMS</Name>
+  <Title>Acme Corp. Map Server</Title>
+  <Abstract>Map Server maintained by Acme Corporation.  Contact: webmaster@wmt.acme.com.  High-quality maps showing roadrunner nests and possible ambush locations.</Abstract>
+
+  <KeywordList>
+    <Keyword>bird</Keyword>
+    <Keyword>roadrunner</Keyword>
+    <Keyword>ambush</Keyword>
+  </KeywordList>
+  <OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:type="simple"
+   xlink:href="http://hostname/" />
+
+
+  <ContactInformation>
+    <ContactPersonPrimary>
+      <ContactPerson>Jeff Smith</ContactPerson>
+      <ContactOrganization>NASA</ContactOrganization>
+    </ContactPersonPrimary>
+    <ContactPosition>Computer Scientist</ContactPosition>
+
+    <ContactAddress>
+      <AddressType>postal</AddressType>
+      <Address>NASA Goddard Space Flight Center</Address>
+      <City>Greenbelt</City>
+      <StateOrProvince>MD</StateOrProvince>
+      <PostCode>20771</PostCode>
+
+      <Country>USA</Country>
+    </ContactAddress>
+    <ContactVoiceTelephone>+1 301 555-1212</ContactVoiceTelephone>
+    <ContactElectronicMailAddress>user@host.com</ContactElectronicMailAddress>
+  </ContactInformation>
+
+  <Fees>none</Fees>
+
+  <AccessConstraints>none</AccessConstraints>
+  <LayerLimit>16</LayerLimit>
+  <MaxWidth>2048</MaxWidth>
+  <MaxHeight>2048</MaxHeight>
+</Service>
+<Capability>
+  <Request>
+    <GetCapabilities>
+
+      <Format>text/xml</Format>
+      <DCPType>
+        <HTTP>
+          <Get>
+            <OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+             xlink:type="simple"
+             xlink:href="http://hostname/path?" />
+          </Get>
+          <Post>
+            <OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+             xlink:type="simple"
+             xlink:href="http://hostname/path?" />
+
+          </Post>
+        </HTTP>
+      </DCPType>
+    </GetCapabilities>
+    <GetMap>
+      <Format>image/gif</Format>
+      <Format>image/png</Format>
+      <Format>image/jpeg</Format>
+
+      <DCPType>
+        <HTTP>
+          <Get>
+            <OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+             xlink:type="simple"
+             xlink:href="http://hostname/path?" />
+          </Get>
+        </HTTP>
+      </DCPType>
+    </GetMap>
+
+    <GetFeatureInfo>
+      <Format>text/xml</Format>
+      <Format>text/plain</Format>
+      <Format>text/html</Format>
+      <DCPType>
+        <HTTP>
+          <Get>
+
+            <OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+             xlink:type="simple"
+             xlink:href="http://hostname/path?" />
+          </Get>
+        </HTTP>
+      </DCPType>
+    </GetFeatureInfo>
+  </Request>
+  <Exception>
+    <Format>XML</Format>
+
+    <Format>INIMAGE</Format>
+    <Format>BLANK</Format>
+  </Exception>
+  <Layer>
+    <Title>Acme Corp. Map Server</Title>
+    <CRS>CRS:84</CRS>
+
+    <AuthorityURL name="DIF_ID">
+      <OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:type="simple"
+       xlink:href="http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/difguide/whatisadif.html" />
+    </AuthorityURL>
+    <Layer>
+
+      <Name>ROADS_RIVERS</Name>
+      <Title>Roads and Rivers</Title>
+
+      <CRS>EPSG:26986</CRS>
+      <EX_GeographicBoundingBox>
+        <westBoundLongitude>-71.63</westBoundLongitude>
+        <eastBoundLongitude>-70.78</eastBoundLongitude>
+        <southBoundLatitude>41.75</southBoundLatitude>
+        <northBoundLatitude>42.90</northBoundLatitude>
+
+      </EX_GeographicBoundingBox>
+      <BoundingBox CRS="CRS:84"
+       minx="-71.63" miny="41.75" maxx="-70.78" maxy="42.90" resx="0.01" resy="0.01"/>
+      <BoundingBox CRS="EPSG:26986"
+       minx="189000" miny="834000" maxx="285000" maxy="962000" resx="1" resy="1" />
+      <Attribution>
+        <Title>State College University</Title>
+        <OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:type="simple"
+         xlink:href="http://www.university.edu/" />
+
+        <LogoURL width="100" height="100">
+          <Format>image/gif</Format>
+          <OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+           xlink:type="simple"
+           xlink:href="http://www.university.edu/icons/logo.gif" />
+        </LogoURL>
+      </Attribution>
+      <Identifier authority="DIF_ID">123456</Identifier>
+      <FeatureListURL>
+
+        <Format>XML</Format>
+        <OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:type="simple"
+         xlink:href="http://www.university.edu/data/roads_rivers.gml" />
+      </FeatureListURL>
+      <Style>
+        <Name>USGS</Name>
+        <Title>USGS Topo Map Style</Title>
+        <Abstract>Features are shown in a style like that used in USGS topographic maps.</Abstract>
+
+        <LegendURL width="72" height="72">
+          <Format>image/gif</Format>
+          <OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+           xlink:type="simple"
+           xlink:href="http://www.university.edu/legends/usgs.gif" />
+        </LegendURL>
+        <StyleSheetURL>
+          <Format>text/xsl</Format>
+
+          <OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+           xlink:type="simple"
+           xlink:href="http://www.university.edu/stylesheets/usgs.xsl" />
+        </StyleSheetURL>
+      </Style>
+      <MinScaleDenominator>1000</MinScaleDenominator>
+      <MaxScaleDenominator>250000</MaxScaleDenominator>
+      <Layer queryable="1">
+        <Name>ROADS_1M</Name>
+        <Title>Roads at 1:1M scale</Title>
+        <Abstract>Roads at a scale of 1 to 1 million.</Abstract>
+
+        <KeywordList>
+          <Keyword>road</Keyword>
+          <Keyword>transportation</Keyword>
+          <Keyword>atlas</Keyword>
+        </KeywordList>
+        <Identifier authority="DIF_ID">123456</Identifier>
+        <MetadataURL type="FGDC:1998">
+
+                <Format>text/plain</Format>
+                <OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+                 xlink:type="simple"
+                 xlink:href="http://www.university.edu/metadata/roads.txt" />
+             </MetadataURL>
+        <MetadataURL type="ISO19115:2003">
+               <Format>text/xml</Format>
+               <OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+                xlink:type="simple"
+                xlink:href="http://www.university.edu/metadata/roads.xml" />
+             </MetadataURL>
+
+        <Style>
+          <Name>ATLAS</Name>
+          <Title>Road atlas style</Title>
+          <Abstract>Roads are shown in a style like that used in a commercial road atlas.</Abstract>
+        <LegendURL width="72" height="72">
+          <Format>image/gif</Format>
+          <OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+           xlink:type="simple"
+           xlink:href="http://www.university.edu/legends/atlas.gif" />
+
+        </LegendURL>
+        </Style>
+      </Layer>
+      <Layer queryable="1">
+        <Name>RIVERS_1M</Name>
+        <Title>Rivers at 1:1M scale</Title>
+        <Abstract>Rivers at a scale of 1 to 1 million.</Abstract>
+
+        <KeywordList>
+          <Keyword>river</Keyword>
+          <Keyword>canal</Keyword>
+          <Keyword>waterway</Keyword>
+        </KeywordList>
+      </Layer>
+    </Layer>
+
+    <Layer queryable="1">
+      <Title>Weather Forecast Data</Title>
+      <CRS>CRS:84</CRS>
+
+      <EX_GeographicBoundingBox>
+        <westBoundLongitude>-180</westBoundLongitude>
+        <eastBoundLongitude>180</eastBoundLongitude>
+
+        <southBoundLatitude>-90</southBoundLatitude>
+        <northBoundLatitude>90</northBoundLatitude>
+      </EX_GeographicBoundingBox>
+      <Dimension name="time" units="ISO8601" default="2000-08-22">1999-01-01/2000-08-22/P1D</Dimension>
+      <Layer>
+
+        <Name>Clouds</Name>
+        <Title>Forecast cloud cover</Title>
+      </Layer>
+      <Layer>
+        <Name>Temperature</Name>
+        <Title>Forecast temperature</Title>
+      </Layer>
+
+      <Layer>
+        <Name>Pressure</Name>
+        <Title>Forecast barometric pressure</Title>
+         <Dimension name="elevation" units="EPSG:5030" />
+         <Dimension name="time" units="ISO8601" default="2000-08-22">
+           1999-01-01/2000-08-22/P1D</Dimension>
+
+         <Dimension name="elevation" units="CRS:88" default="0" nearestValue="1">0,1000,3000,5000,10000</Dimension>
+      </Layer>
+    </Layer>
+    <Layer opaque="1" noSubsets="1" fixedWidth="512" fixedHeight="256">
+      <Name>ozone_image</Name>
+      <Title>Global ozone distribution (1992)</Title>
+
+      <EX_GeographicBoundingBox>
+        <westBoundLongitude>-180</westBoundLongitude>
+        <eastBoundLongitude>180</eastBoundLongitude>
+        <southBoundLatitude>-90</southBoundLatitude>
+        <northBoundLatitude>90</northBoundLatitude>
+      </EX_GeographicBoundingBox>
+      <Dimension name="time" units="ISO8601" default="1992">1992</Dimension>
+
+    </Layer>
+    <Layer cascaded="1">
+      <Name>population</Name>
+      <Title>World population, annual</Title>
+      <EX_GeographicBoundingBox>
+        <westBoundLongitude>-180</westBoundLongitude>
+
+        <eastBoundLongitude>180</eastBoundLongitude>
+        <southBoundLatitude>-90</southBoundLatitude>
+        <northBoundLatitude>90</northBoundLatitude>
+      </EX_GeographicBoundingBox>
+      <Dimension name="time" units="ISO8601" default="2000">1990/2000/P1Y</Dimension>
+    </Layer>
+  </Layer>
+
+</Capability>
+</WMS_Capabilities>
+--></div>
+
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/tests/list-tests.html b/tests/list-tests.html
index 2d4523fa67..d4e0d9ca0a 100644
--- a/tests/list-tests.html
+++ b/tests/list-tests.html
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
     <li>Format/WMC/v1.html</li>
     <li>Format/WMSCapabilities.html</li>
     <li>Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1_1.html</li>
+    <li>Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3_0.html</li>
     <li>Format/WMSDescribeLayer.html</li>
     <li>Format/WMSGetFeatureInfo.html</li>
     <li>Format/CSWGetDomain.html</li>