Editing 3rd Party Tile Maps

The Edit 3rd Party Tile Maps button will be activated only when the selected map is of type XYZ or TMS. To edit 3rd party tile maps to a map configuration:

  1. Open the Map Configs tab.
  2. In the Map Configuration drop-down list, select the map configuration to which you want to edit a map.
  3. In the Map Configs tab, open the Maps sub-tab.
  4. In the Maps sub-tab, click the Edit 3rd Party Tile Maps button.
    The Edit 3rd Party Tile Maps dialog box opens.
    Note: You cannot edit Map Name in editing mode.
  5. Under Tile URL section, in the URL Template enter full URL including placeholders for the XYZ. For example, http://tile1.maps/aerial/{LEVEL}/{ROW}/{COL}.png
  6. In the Additional Subdomains text box, enter additional subdomains (if available). For example, tile2,tile3,tile4. It should be separated by comma(,).
  7. Under the Tile Settings, select from the following options:
    • Spherical Mercator XYZ
    • Via Europe TMS (for the UK)
    • Custom Projection and Bound
    • Vector MVT: Custom Projection and Bounds
    Note: You cannot edit option in case of Spherical Mercator and Via Europe TMS.

    When Spherical Mercator XYZ is selected, it displays following options:

    Option Description
    Projection Displays the projection.
    Starting Level Displays the starting level.
    Tile Pixel Size Displays the pixel size.
    Bounds Displays the bounds.
    Tile Scheme Displays the tile scheme.

    When Via Europe TMS (for the UK) is selected, it displays following options:

    Option Description
    Projection Displays the projection.
    Starting Level Displays the starting level.
    Tile Pixel Size Displays the pixel size.
    Bounds Displays the bounds.
    Tile Scheme Displays the tile scheme.
    Image Mime type Select the image mime type from drop-down list. It supports .png, .jpg, .jpeg and .gif images.

    When Custom Projection and Bound is selected, it displays following options:

    Option Description
    Projection Enter the projection.
    Starting Level Enter the starting level.
    Tile Pixel Size Enter the pixel size.
    Bounds Enter the bounds.
    Tile Scheme Select the tile scheme from drop-down list.
    Image Mime type Select the image mime type from drop-down list. It supports .png, .jpg, .jpeg and .gif images.
    Note: This option will be available only if the tile scheme is TMS.

    When Vector MVT: Custom Projection and Bounds is selected, it displays following options:

    Option Description
    Tile Scheme Select the tile scheme from drop-down list.
    Starting Level Enter the starting level.
    Projection Enter the projection.
    Tile Pixel Size Enter the pixel size.
    Bounds Enter the bounds.
  8. Under Map section, click on the Test button to preview the map and map URL.
    Note: Test button is not available for Vector MVT: Custom Projection and Bounds.
  9. Select CORS Enabled check-box to check if the tile server supports CORS (Cross-origin Resource Sharing).
  10. Displays the name of map in the Map Name. You cannot edit Map name.
    Note: License Information: Please ensure that you are appropriately licensed for the tile service layer you are configuring and if needed add the appropriate copyright text to the map configurations that use the layer.
  11. You can add map as Overlay map or Base Map.
  12. Click OK to add 3rd party tile map to a Map Configuration else click Cancel to go back to previous page.

The selected 3rd party tile map is now edited in the map configuration.