EDIT

import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.HashMap;

import java.util.HashSet;

import java.util.List;

import java.util.Map;

import java.util.Set;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.common.CdmUtils;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.Language;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.Representation;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.location.TdwgArea;

	@Transient

	//TODO move to an other place -> e.g. service layer

	public static String getWebServiceUrl(Set<Distribution> distributions, String webServiceUrl){

		if (webServiceUrl == null){

			logger.warn("No WebServiceURL defined");

			return null;

		}

		String result = webServiceUrl + "?";

		//TODO

		String layer = "l=tdwg3"; 

		List<String> layers = new ArrayList(); 

		layers.add(layer);

		String areaData = "ad=";

		//TODO 

		areaData += "tdwg3:";

		String areaStyle = "as=";

		//TODO

		String bbox = "bbox=-20,40,40,40";

		String mapSize = "ms=400x300";

		List<PresenceAbsenceTermBase> statusList = new ArrayList<PresenceAbsenceTermBase>();

		for (Distribution distribution:distributions){

			//collect status

			PresenceAbsenceTermBase status = distribution.getStatus();

			if (! statusList.contains(status)){

				statusList.add(status);

			}

			//collect

		}

		//style

		Map<PresenceAbsenceTermBase, Character> styleMap = new HashMap<PresenceAbsenceTermBase, Character>();

		int i = 1;

		for (PresenceAbsenceTermBase status: statusList){

			char style; //TODO char

			//TODO ASCII Translation 64+i

			int ascii = 96 + i;

			if (i >26){

				ascii = 64 + i;

			}

			style = (char)ascii;

			String color = status.getDefaultColor();//"00FFAA"; //TODO

			if (i > 1){

				areaStyle += "|";

			}

			areaStyle += style + ":" + color;

			styleMap.put(status, style);

			i++;

		}

		//areaData

		i = 1;

		for (Distribution distribution: distributions){

			//TODO null

			char style = styleMap.get(distribution.getStatus());

			//TODO

			NamedArea area = distribution.getArea();

			Representation representation = area.getRepresentation(Language.DEFAULT());

			String areaAbbrev = representation.getAbbreviatedLabel();

			if (i > 1){

				areaData += "|";

			}

			areaData += style + ":" + areaAbbrev;

			i++;

		}

		result += CdmUtils.concat("&", new String[] {layer, areaData, areaStyle, bbox, mapSize});

		return result;

	}