diff --git a/distro/README b/distro/README
index 40bf743..351154a 100644
--- a/distro/README
+++ b/distro/README
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "A. Faedo".
 Version
 ------------------------
 
-v. 1.0.0
+v. 1.1.0
 
 Description
 -----------
diff --git a/distro/changelog.xml b/distro/changelog.xml
index e1d6e5a..53acb48 100644
--- a/distro/changelog.xml
+++ b/distro/changelog.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <ReleaseNotes>
+	<Changeset component="org.gcube.spatial-data.geo-utility.1-1-0"
+		date="2016-02-09">
+		<Change>[Feature #2191] Update NcWmsGetMetadata to retrieve z-axis property</Change>
+	</Changeset>
 	<Changeset component="org.gcube.spatial-data.geo-utility.1-0-0"
 		date="2016-01-26">
 		<Change>[Feature #2054] First Release</Change>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ae8454d..d55da79 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.gcube.spatial.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>geo-utility</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>A library with several utility classes to work with geo-spatial data: WmsUrlValidator, GeoGetStyles, etc..</name>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/spatial/data/geoutility/bean/NcWmsLayerMetadata.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/spatial/data/geoutility/bean/NcWmsLayerMetadata.java
index 2a454cc..07ede0d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/spatial/data/geoutility/bean/NcWmsLayerMetadata.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/spatial/data/geoutility/bean/NcWmsLayerMetadata.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ package org.gcube.spatial.data.geoutility.bean;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.gcube.spatial.data.geoutility.wms.ZAxis;
+
 
 /**
  * The Class NcWmsLayerMetadata.
@@ -24,18 +26,22 @@ public class NcWmsLayerMetadata implements Serializable {
 	public static final String SUPPORTEDSTYLES = "supportedStyles";
 	public static final String PALETTES = "palettes";
 	public static final String DEFAULTPALETTE = "defaultPalette";
+	public static final String Z_AXIS = "zaxis";
+
 	private String defaultPalette;
 	private List<String> supportedStyles;
 	private List<String> palettes;
 	private int responseCode;
+	private ZAxis zAxis;
+	private String rawJson;
 
 	/**
 	 * Instantiates a new nc wms layer metadata.
 	 */
 	public NcWmsLayerMetadata() {
-		// TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
 	}
 
+
 	/**
 	 * Instantiates a new nc wms layer metadata.
 	 *
@@ -43,12 +49,34 @@ public class NcWmsLayerMetadata implements Serializable {
 	 * @param defaultPalette the default palette
 	 * @param supportedStyles the supported styles
 	 * @param palettes the palettes
+	 * @param zAxis the z axis
+	 * @param json the json
 	 */
-	public NcWmsLayerMetadata(int responseCode, String defaultPalette, List<String> supportedStyles, List<String> palettes) {
+	public NcWmsLayerMetadata(int responseCode, String defaultPalette, List<String> supportedStyles, List<String> palettes, ZAxis zAxis, String json) {
 		this.responseCode = responseCode;
 		this.defaultPalette = defaultPalette;
 		this.supportedStyles = supportedStyles;
 		this.palettes = palettes;
+		this.zAxis = zAxis;
+		this.rawJson = json;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the raw json.
+	 *
+	 * @param jsonTxt the new raw json
+	 */
+	public void setRawJson(String jsonTxt) {
+		this.rawJson =jsonTxt;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the raw json.
+	 *
+	 * @return the rawJson
+	 */
+	public String getRawJson() {
+		return rawJson;
 	}
 
 
@@ -61,7 +89,6 @@ public class NcWmsLayerMetadata implements Serializable {
 		return defaultPalette;
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Gets the supported styles.
 	 *
@@ -82,6 +109,27 @@ public class NcWmsLayerMetadata implements Serializable {
 	}
 
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets the z axis.
+	 *
+	 * @return the zAxis
+	 */
+	public ZAxis getZAxis() {
+
+		return zAxis;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the z axis.
+	 *
+	 * @param zAxis the zAxis to set
+	 */
+	public void setZAxis(ZAxis zAxis) {
+
+		this.zAxis = zAxis;
+	}
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets the default palette.
 	 *
@@ -102,6 +150,8 @@ public class NcWmsLayerMetadata implements Serializable {
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Gets the response code.
+	 *
 	 * @return the responseCode
 	 */
 	public int getResponseCode() {
@@ -109,6 +159,8 @@ public class NcWmsLayerMetadata implements Serializable {
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Sets the response code.
+	 *
 	 * @param responseCode the responseCode to set
 	 */
 	public void setResponseCode(int responseCode) {
@@ -116,7 +168,6 @@ public class NcWmsLayerMetadata implements Serializable {
 	}
 
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Sets the palettes.
 	 *
@@ -125,11 +176,14 @@ public class NcWmsLayerMetadata implements Serializable {
 	public void setPalettes(List<String> palettes) {
 		this.palettes = palettes;
 	}
+
+
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
+
 		StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
 		builder.append("NcWmsLayerMetadata [defaultPalette=");
 		builder.append(defaultPalette);
@@ -137,6 +191,10 @@ public class NcWmsLayerMetadata implements Serializable {
 		builder.append(supportedStyles);
 		builder.append(", palettes=");
 		builder.append(palettes);
+		builder.append(", responseCode=");
+		builder.append(responseCode);
+		builder.append(", zAxis=");
+		builder.append(zAxis);
 		builder.append("]");
 		return builder.toString();
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/spatial/data/geoutility/wms/NcWmsGetMetadata.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/spatial/data/geoutility/wms/NcWmsGetMetadata.java
index 49f107f..8072b81 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/spatial/data/geoutility/wms/NcWmsGetMetadata.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/spatial/data/geoutility/wms/NcWmsGetMetadata.java
@@ -158,10 +158,11 @@ public class NcWmsGetMetadata {
 		try{
 			source = httpConnection.getInputStream();
 			String jsonTxt = IOUtils.toString(source);
+			metadata.setRawJson(jsonTxt);
+
 			JSONObject json = new JSONObject(jsonTxt);
 
-			JSONArray supportedStyles = json.getJSONArray("supportedStyles");
-
+			JSONArray supportedStyles = json.getJSONArray(NcWmsLayerMetadata.SUPPORTEDSTYLES);
 			if(supportedStyles!=null){
 				List<String> s = new ArrayList<String>(supportedStyles.length());
 				for (int i=0; i<supportedStyles.length(); i++) {
@@ -170,8 +171,7 @@ public class NcWmsGetMetadata {
 				metadata.setSupportedStyles(s);
 			}
 
-			JSONArray palettes = json.getJSONArray("palettes");
-
+			JSONArray palettes = json.getJSONArray(NcWmsLayerMetadata.PALETTES);
 			if(palettes!=null){
 				List<String> s = new ArrayList<String>(palettes.length());
 				for (int i=0; i<palettes.length(); i++) {
@@ -180,7 +180,25 @@ public class NcWmsGetMetadata {
 				metadata.setPalettes(s);
 			}
 
-			metadata.setDefaultPalette(json.getString("defaultPalette"));
+			metadata.setDefaultPalette(json.getString(NcWmsLayerMetadata.DEFAULTPALETTE));
+
+			JSONObject zaxis = json.getJSONObject(NcWmsLayerMetadata.Z_AXIS);
+			if(zaxis!=null){
+				System.out.println(zaxis);
+				ZAxis zAxis = new ZAxis();
+				zAxis.setUnits(zaxis.getString(ZAxis.UNITS));
+				zAxis.setPositive(zaxis.getBoolean(ZAxis.POSITIVE));
+				JSONArray values = zaxis.getJSONArray(ZAxis.VALUES);
+				System.out.println(values);
+				if(values!=null){
+					List<Integer> s = new ArrayList<Integer>(values.length());
+					for (int i=0; i<values.length(); i++) {
+						s.add(values.getInt(i));
+					}
+					zAxis.setValues(s);
+				}
+				metadata.setZAxis(zAxis);
+			}
 
 			logger.trace("returning: "+metadata.toString());
 		}catch (JSONException e){
@@ -203,7 +221,7 @@ public class NcWmsGetMetadata {
 //		http://thredds-d-d4s.d4science.org/thredds/wms/public/netcdf/test20.nc?item=minmax&layers=analyzed_field&bbox=-180.0,-85.0,180.0,85.0&crs=EPSG%3A4326&request=GetMetadata&width=640&height=480
 
 		try {
-			System.out.println(NcWmsGetMetadata.getMetadata("http://thredds-d-d4s.d4science.org/thredds/wms/public/netcdf/test20.nc", "analyzed_field"));
+			System.out.println(NcWmsGetMetadata.getMetadata("http://thredds.research-infrastructures.eu/thredds/wms/public/netcdf/WOA2005TemperatureAnnual_CLIMATOLOGY_METEOROLOGY_ATMOSPHERE_.nc", "t00an1"));
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
 			e.printStackTrace();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/spatial/data/geoutility/wms/ZAxis.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/spatial/data/geoutility/wms/ZAxis.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8be4ee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/spatial/data/geoutility/wms/ZAxis.java
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/**
+ *
+ */
+package org.gcube.spatial.data.geoutility.wms;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.List;
+
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Francesco Mangiacrapa francesco.mangiacrapa@isti.cnr.it
+ * Feb 9, 2016
+ */
+public class ZAxis implements Serializable{
+
+	/**
+	 *
+	 */
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 7559936591822228182L;
+	public static final String UNITS = "units";
+	public static final String POSITIVE = "positive";
+	public static final String VALUES = "values";
+
+	private String units;
+	private boolean positive;
+	private List<Integer> values;
+
+	/**
+	 *
+	 */
+	public ZAxis() {
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param units
+	 * @param positive
+	 * @param values
+	 */
+	public ZAxis(String units, boolean positive, List<Integer> values) {
+		this.units = units;
+		this.positive = positive;
+		this.values = values;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return the units
+	 */
+	public String getUnits() {
+
+		return units;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return the positive
+	 */
+	public boolean isPositive() {
+
+		return positive;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return the values
+	 */
+	public List<Integer> getValues() {
+
+		return values;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param units the units to set
+	 */
+	public void setUnits(String units) {
+
+		this.units = units;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param positive the positive to set
+	 */
+	public void setPositive(boolean positive) {
+
+		this.positive = positive;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param values the values to set
+	 */
+	public void setValues(List<Integer> values) {
+
+		this.values = values;
+	}
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+
+		StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+		builder.append("ZAxis [units=");
+		builder.append(units);
+		builder.append(", positive=");
+		builder.append(positive);
+		builder.append(", values=");
+		builder.append(values);
+		builder.append("]");
+		return builder.toString();
+	}
+}