Creating a Tile Service

To create a tile service, follow the steps given below:

  1. Click on the Create New button to create a new tile service.
  2. Enter the name of the tile service in the Tile Service Name text box.
  3. In the Tile URL Template enter full URL including placeholders. 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 (,).
    Note: Additional Subdomain option is not available for MVT (vector).
  5. Under the Tile Settings presets, you can select any one of the following two configurations to prefill the options below:
    • Europa TMS (for UK)
    • Spherical Mercator (XYZ)

      By default, Spherical Mercator (XYZ) is enabled.

  6. Select the projection from the Coordinate system drop-down list or click on the icon to open the Coordinate System dialog box. This allows you to filter and search for the projection easily.
  7. Select the Tile format. You can choose Image or MVT (vector) format.

    When Image format is selected, it displays following options:

    OptionDescription
    Tile Scheme Displays the tile scheme.
    Starting Level Displays the starting level.
    Tile Pixel Size Displays the pixel size.
    Maximum Zoom Level

    This field defines a maximum zoom level for the tiles. The tiles are sent to the external tile service up to and including the maximum zoom level defined here. If a map project has more zoom levels than the maximum setting and the user zooms out beyond the maximum zoom level, then the tiles from the maximum zoom level are displayed. The application stops requesting further level and stretches the tile from the last level to scale correctly.

    This field accepts a value between 3 to 25.
    Bounds Displays the bounds.

    When MVT (vector) is selected, it displays following options:

    OptionDescription
    Tile Scheme Displays the tile scheme.
    Starting Level Displays the starting level.
    Tile Pixel ratio Displays the pixel ratio.
    MapBox Style JSON* To provide custom style for MVT, you can paste the MapBox Style JSON in the text box.
    Maximum Zoom Level

    This field defines a maximum zoom level for the tiles. The tiles are sent to the external tile service up to and including the maximum zoom level defined here. If a map project has more zoom levels than the maximum setting and the user zooms out beyond the maximum zoom level, then the tiles from the maximum zoom level are displayed. The application stops requesting further level and stretches the tile from the last level to scale correctly.

    This field accepts a value between 3 to 25.
    Bounds Displays the bounds.
  8. Select CORS Enabled check-box to check if the tile server supports CORS (Cross-origin Resource Sharing). Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) is a W3C standard that allows data sharing between domains. CORS enables web applications running in one domain to access data from another domain.
  9. Click on the Preview button to preview the tile image.
    Note: Preview option is not available for MVT (vector).
    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.
  10. 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 on the left-hand side under the Third Party Tile Services.