Creating a New WMTS Configuration

To add a WMTS configuration:

  1. From the Project Properties tab, select External WMTS Configurations.
    The New External WMTS Configurations page opens.
  2. Click Create New to start creating a new WMTS configuration.
  3. Enter a name for this configuration in the Name text box.
    Note: You cannot keep this text box empty and the WMTS name cannot be same as any existing WMTS configuration.
  4. Enter the repository path in the Repository folder text box to save the new WMTS configuration. The repository name starts with root /.
  5. You can also click the button to open the Select a Folder dialog box.
  6. If required, click on the New Folder button to create a new folder or you can select an existing folder from the list. Click Select to return to the configuration page.
    You can view the folders in the Tree view or List view. The Search option is available in the List view.
  7. Enter the URL in the WMTS URL text box.
    If you are adding a HTTPs WMTS URL which uses a SSL certificate that is not trusted by Spectrum Spatial Analyst server, you need to install the root certificate or any intermediate certificates for corresponding certificate authority in Spectrum Spatial Analyst trust store. For more information on how to install SSL certificate for web mapping tile service, refer to Installing SSL Certificate for WMTS.
    Note: The WMTS URL may or may not require authentication.
  8. Select an authentication method from the Authentication Type drop-down list. It has following options:
    No AuthenticationThe WMTS is not secured and does not require a login.
    Note: You can select CORS Enabled check-box to check if the tile server supports CORS (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. The CORS Enabled check-box is enabled for this option only.
    Basic Authentication The WMTS is secured. A username and password are required to login and access the WMTS.
    • Username
    		 Enter the username.
    • Password
    		 Enter the password.
    Query Parameters Inline The WMTS is not secured, but a username and password are required as part of the WMTS URL parameters. Enter query parameter names and values as below:
    • Username query parameter
    		 Enter the parameter name for the username. For example, login, userid, key, or login ID.
    • Username
    		 Enter the username or the value of the key.
    • Password query Parameter
    		 Enter parameter name for the password. For example, password.
    • Password
    		 Enter the password.
    OAuth2 The OAuth 2.0 server responds to your application's access request by using the URL specified in the request.
    • Token URL
    		 Enter the Access token URL.
    • API key
    		 Enter the API key.
    • Secret
    		 Enter the token secret.
  9. Click Verify to check the authenticity of the URL.
  10. Click on the layer that you want to select from the Available Layers list. When you select a layer, a preview appears. You can zoom in or zoom out to view the selected layer in the preview.
  11. Select the desired options from the available drop-down list. You can select different Style, Tile Set, and Tile format. The preview changes according to your selection.
    OptionDescription
    Style

    Choose a style from the drop-down list for the selected layer.
    Tile Set Choose coordinate from the Tile set drop-down list.
    Tile Format

    Choose image format from Tile format drop-down list. The supported Get Map format is image/png, image/gif, image/jpeg, or image/jpg.

    Note: The MVT (Mapbox Vector Tile) format is not supported.
  12. Select from available check box options:
    OptionDescription
    Get feature info Select to get feature information.
    Note: The Get Feature Info check box is disabled and unchecked if it does not support the getFeatureInfo capability.
    Get Legend Graphic Select to get legend graphics.
  13. Click Save to save the WMTS configuration.

The message External WMTS configuration created appears and the new configuration gets listed in the left side panel.