Adding a Tile Service

To add tile map, follow the steps given below:

  1. Open the Tile Services tab.
  2. Click the New button to create a new tile service.
  3. 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
  4. In the Additional Subdomains text box, enter additional subdomains (if available). For example, tile2,tile3,tile4. It should be separated by comma(,).
  5. Under the Tile Settings, select from the following options:
    • Spherical Mercator XYZ
    • Via Europa TMS (for the UK)
    • Custom Projection and Bound
    • Vector MVT: Custom Projection and Bounds
    Note: You cannot edit few fields in case of Spherical Mercator and Via Europa TMS.

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

    OptionDescription
    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:

    OptionDescription
    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:

    OptionDescription
    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.

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

    OptionDescription
    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.

    Paste MapBox Style JSON

    		 To provide custom style for MVT, you can paste the MapBox Style JSON in the text box.
  6. Under Map section, click on the Test button to preview the map and map URL.
  7. Select CORS Enabled check-box to check if the tile server supports CORS (Cross-origin Resource Sharing).
  8. Enter the name of the tile service in the Tile Service Name text box.
    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.
  9. Click Save to add a new tile service or click Cancel to exit the create tile service flow.

The newly added tile service is now listed in the Tile Services drop-down list.