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I am trying to display the following background map in QGIS 2.0: http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Topo_Map/MapServer/tile/${z}/${y}/${x}. In a custom web map client, this is quite easy: http://dev.openlayers.org/releases/OpenLayers-2.13.1/examples/xyz-esri.html

I tried to use the "OpenLayers plugin" in QGIS, but there the list of background tile maps is predefined and I cannot add my own custom map tile layer.

Is there any easy workaround (without any programming) how I could show the custom map tiles layer in QGIS?

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  • I get the error "Could not draw [TMS NAME] because:" on a computer with QGIS 2.2.0 on Windows 7: I get the TMS list successfully, I can add one to my project and I can see but any pan or zoom throw the error. In another pc with Windows XP (and also QGIS 2.2.0) everythings work fine! I really don't understand where the problem could be! Any suggestions? Thanks.
    – user27927
    Commented Mar 11, 2014 at 13:35
  • With QGIS 2.2.0 on Ubuntu Linux 12.04 all works fine. But I get the same error as you on Windows 7.
    – jirikadlec2
    Commented Mar 12, 2014 at 8:16
  • The TileLayer plugin appears to be working fine both on Windows 7 and on Linux in QGIS 2.4
    – jirikadlec2
    Commented Nov 1, 2014 at 18:46

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Try the new Tile Layer Plugin.

The tile sources are stored in a tab delimitered text file. You can add sources as you want.

For the Arcgis tiles, try:

Arcgis  Arcgis  http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Topo_Map/MapServer/tile/{z}/{y}/{x}.png   1   0   16  -180    -85.0   180.0   85.0

(note that this site's software has turned the tabs into blanks)

enter image description here

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  • OK, I installed the Tile Layer Plugin. Where is the tab delimited text file? I only found .qgis2/python/plugins/TileLayerPlugin/layers/frame.tsv but when I add the Arcgis source I get an error: "Invalid line format: frame.tsv line 3"
    – jirikadlec2
    Commented Jan 7, 2014 at 7:53
  • Under Settings you can choose an External layers directory. Every .tsv file found there will be read and interpreted. I don't know what the frame.tsv is for, better restore it unchanged.
    – AndreJ
    Commented Jan 7, 2014 at 8:30
  • I made progress: I created a new file .qgis/python/plugins/TileLayerPlugin/layers/arcgis.tsv. Then I added the Arcgis source information to the arcgis.tsv file. Now the tile map is displayed same as in your screenshot. But when I try to zoom in, I get an error "Could not draw Arcgis because:"
    – jirikadlec2
    Commented Jan 7, 2014 at 9:07
  • Strange, I never saw that error. Maybe you should ask the author about it. You are in EPSG:3857? Cam you first load a shapefile, zoom to the extent and then add the Arcgis layer?
    – AndreJ
    Commented Jan 7, 2014 at 9:53
  • I tried the TileLayerPlugin with QGIS on a second computer and everything worked perfectly. So, my error on the first computer is probably a bug and I'll try to ask the author about it.
    – jirikadlec2
    Commented Jan 8, 2014 at 8:43
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Try to use QuickMapService plugin. You can create custom service definition, and save it in user dir of QMS.

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Starting with QGIS 2.18, there is a new feature called "Tile Server (XYZ)" in the QGIS Browser Panel that lets you easily establish a link to an online tile server without requiring additional plugins. Just right-click the button, choose "New Connection..." and insert the URL for Esri World Topographic Map:

tile-server-xyz

After choosing a name for the tile layer (not shown; "Esri WorldTopoMap" in the example below), double-click the newly created tile server to add it to the QGIS Layers Panel. A more detailed description can be found here, among many others.

tile-server-xyz(2)

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Unfortunately, TileLayerPlugin is compatible with QGIS versions 2.8 - 2.99

So, the other option to add custom tiles stored locally on disk - fill in URL (I use Linux, for Windows I suppose you have to change backslashes):

file:///path/to/your/custom/tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}.png

example

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Please read the simple and complete tilelayer plugin howto docs:

https://github.com/minorua/TileLayerPlugin

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