wiki:Help/Preferences/Imagery

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Preferences > Imagery

source:trunk/images/preferences/imagery.png Adding predefined/custom WMS/TMS imagery sources.

Add predefined imagery

  1. Select one or more imagery of interest
  2. Optional: verify bounds on the map
  3. Click Activate
  4. Click OK

Add custom WMS imagery

  1. Click source:trunk/images/dialogs/add.png
  2. Insert Menu Name
  3. Paste Service URL
  4. Click Get Layers
  5. Select one or more layers
  6. Click OK

Troubleshooting

If the WMS layer list cannot be loaded, a warning dialog is shown:

To trace the problem, copy the URL from most recent line from the console (e.g., GET http://vogis.cnv.at/mapserver/mapserv?...) and open it in your browser.

Add custom TMS imagery

  1. Click source:trunk/images/dialogs/add.png
  2. Click TMS!
  3. Insert Menu Name
  4. Paste TMS URL, replace x, y, zoom parameter in the URL by {x}, {y}, {zoom}, respectively. Use for instance {switch:a,b,c} or {switch:1,2,3,4} for a random selection of the subdomain. Example: http://{switch:a,b,c}.www.toolserver.org/tiles/bw-mapnik/{zoom}/{x}/{y}.png. See Maps#TileMapServicesTMS for more options.
  5. Optional: insert the zoom range in Zoom
  6. Click OK

Advanced: Add entry to list of predefined imagery

Read the Documentation and edit Maps.

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