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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.

Adding an external map

External map

  1. Go to the Main tab.

  2. Click Style manager icon in the upper-right corner of the map.

  3. Select Add source.

  4. Specify the external source information:

    Map data settings

    • Link: URL to obtain the map.

    • Thumbnail (optional): image to represent the linked map in the style manager. You can upload any image or use the default one.

    • 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).

    • Style name: new style name to be displayed in the style manager.

    • Copyright: copyright text if the external source requires adding it. Will be displayed in the bottom-left corner of the map.

  5. Click Next.

  6. Select one of the included layers to display.

    Selecting layer

  7. Click Ok.

Note

You can add not more than three external sources.

Operations with external maps

Editing a map

  1. Go to the Main tab.
  2. Click Style manager icon in the upper-right corner of the map.
  3. Hover over the external map thumbnail, click Map settings icon and select Edit.
  4. Apply necessary changes.

Map overlay

Maps overlaying

You can display two maps from external sources simultaneously by placing one above the over.

  1. Go to the Main tab.
  2. Click Style manager icon in the upper-right corner of the map.
  3. Hover over the thumbnail of the external map to be displayed on top, click Map settings icon and select Overlay the map.
  4. 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 Overlay icon.

Removing an overlay

  1. Go to the Main tab.
  2. Click Style manager icon in the upper-right corner of the map.
  3. Click the external map thumbnail.

Removing a map

  1. Go to the Main tab.
  2. Click Style manager icon in the upper-right corner of the map.
  3. Hover over the external map thumbnail, click Map settings icon and select Delete.
  4. To confirm deleting, click Delete.

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