Adding external maps
You can link a map from external source (for example, satellite images) in the WMS/WMTS/TMS format. New data overlays the main Urbi map and is displayed as a separate map style.
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On the start page, click the
icon.
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Select Add source.
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Fill in the external source information:
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Link: URL to obtain the map.
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Thumbnail (optional): image to represent the linked map in the style manager. You can upload any image or use the default one.
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Source type: how the data is presented in the source (on the link above). Available options:
- WMS: to dynamically retrieve geographic data as images binded to a location.
- WMTS: to obtain cached images.
- TMS: to display pre-rendered map tiles online.
- Mapbox: tileset provider (access token is required).
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Style name: new style name to be displayed in the style manager.
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Copyright: copyright text if the external source requires adding it. Will be displayed in the bottom-left corner of the map.
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Click Next.
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Select one of the included layers to display.
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Click Add.
Note
You can add not more than three external sources.
![Applied map](/img/pro/external-map-example-en.png)
Operations with external maps
Editing the map
- Hover over the external map thumbnail and click
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- Select Edit and apply necessary changes.
Overlaying maps
You can display two maps from external sources simultaneously by placing one above the over:
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Select the map to be displayed on top:
- Hover over the external map thumbnail and click
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- Select Overlay the map.
- Hover over the external map thumbnail and click
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Click the thumbnail of the other external map to be displayed below the first one.
Thumbnails of both selected maps are outlined purple and the top map is labeled with .
![Overlaying maps](/img/pro/external-map-overlay-en.png)
To remove the external map overlay, click its thumbnail in the style manager again.
Removing the map
- Hover over the external map thumbnail and click
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- Select Delete.
What's next?
- Quick start.
- Get to know how to work with Data and Layers.
- Get to know more about data Visualization.
- Get to know Analytics presets.