Web Map

easymap offers you an interface for the integration of maps from the Internet, e.g. to load road maps into the workbook for visualization. Prerequisite is that during the runtime of easymap there is access to the Internet, the desired Internet map service allows access via REST and the service can deliver images in the form of addressable tiles in the projection WGS 84/Web-Mercator (EPSG:3857).

Note: The more advanced WMTS standard is not supported, only direct access to the tiles. When inserting an Internet map, easymap asks for the access data (e.g. server address, access key). The user can obtain these from the Internet sites of the map providers. Some map services are free of charge, others are chargeable. The user is responsible for obtaining the access data and complying with the map provider's license terms. For the predefined providers, use the link "Terms of use..." to view them.

Service settings

Specify the settings for accessing the server.

Server address

Select the server that provides the Internet map. The list contains a few predefined servers as well as the possibility to address a user-defined server.

If you are using a user-defined server, you must define some settings yourself, such as how the server can be accessed and how the tiles are to be processed.

Style

Copyright text

(only for server address=user defined)

Specifies the text that appears in the bottom right corner of each map view. Some providers specify in their license terms that such text must be displayed.

Projection mode

Here you can set whether the tiles should be rotated or distorted. With rotated tiles you increase the sharpness of the display, but there may be gaps between the tiles. The blurred display prevents gaps between the tiles.

details

easymap uses the scale of the current map display to determine the zoom level at which the tiles must be called up. This corresponds to the Standard setting.

If you want to see more or less details, you can select a different setting here.

Colors

Transparency

Here you can set the percentage value for the transparency of the coloring.

Transparent Color

(only for server address=user defined)

Here you can specify a color that should become transparent (translucent) when the map is displayed. Whether this is necessary depends on the provider. Sometimes the tiles have a white background, which in easymap covers all objects behind it. In this case you can set e.g. white as transparency color, which makes all white areas of the Internet map transparent.

Test connection...

Test the connection to the selected server here.

Terms of use...

Displays the terms of use of the selected provider.

Provider website...

Displays the web page of the selected provider.

Commands

You can right-click on an object in the control window Contents or on a selected object in the map window to open its context menu. This offers some actions that can be performed on this object.