Questions tagged [basemap]
A background layer that serves as visual reference for additional layers in a map.
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How to add custom basemap to QGIS with missing tiles
I am new to GIS. I have a custom basemap in S3 and I'm trying to import it into QGIS. It's timing out on some tiles that do not exist in my map:
WARNING Network request s3://mybucket/14/4384/6146.jpg ...
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Generating an Atlas where the basemap raster is the variable
I have 100+ basemaps of a site throughout time (separate raster files) and I need to create a PDF figure for each basemap in QGIS 3.24.3 with a static site boundary polygon and constant print composer ...
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OpenStreetMap basemap in QGIS that shows the Pacific in the middle
I have a researcher looking for a basemap like OpenStreetMap, but showing the Pacific at the center. They want to overlay the Ring of Fire, and then show the Out-of-Africa migration.
The migration ...
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Basemap disappears when adding shapefile in ArcGIS Pro
I have an issue using ArcGIS Pro 3.1.1.
The basemap is disappearing when I load in a shapefile.
It is funny because I did once and it worked just fine. I just wanted to change the map projection to be ...
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Vectortile connection labels appear on top of everything else
I have a vectortile connection using a json style with symbology and labels. Even though the layer is set under my other layers, the labels appear on top of everything else:
I know that labels ...
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Use a specific date of Google imagery as basemap in QGIS
I am using Google imagery as a basemap by "XYZ TILES", but I want to choose a specific date to display older images like Google Earth.
Is there any method to specify the date of the Google ...
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VectorTiles Basemap labels over other layer geometries in QGIS
VectorTiles Basemap (OSM host) labels are displayed above all other layer features geometries in QGIS, regardless of the layer order in the layers panel. In other words, even if the vector tiles ...
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Best way to work with large vector data files [closed]
I am about to start making 50+ maps for my next book project. The last 2 books were a struggle with the huge amount of Ontario, Canada vector data to make my basemaps.
These were large files from the ...
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How to shift basemap in QGIS?
I have some very precise vector data (within 10cm) that I collected myself. It falls about 33m away from the same point on the basemap.
All basemaps (Google, Bing, OSM, ESRI, EOX, etc.) align well ...
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Preloading map tiles for different zoom levels in Leaflet
Preload map tiles that are outside current map view in Leaflet talks about how to preload map tiles that aren't currently in the viewport but are at the same zoom level. But what if I wanted to ...
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Fix gaps in xyz tile basemap with QGIS
I'm making a map and want to use the Stamen terrain background basemap because it looks good. The issue is that there are a number of tiles that appear to be missing at the higher resolution (i.e. ...
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Exporting Polylines from Outline Basemap
I'm trying to export the feature outlines from ESRI's "Outlines" basemap into a new polyline shapefile. Is there a way to accomplish this without the lines becoming a pixelated mess? My ...
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The is_layer_visible command returns a 'false' result despite layer being turned on and visible
I am trying to update a text box in a print composer using the expression 'is_layer_visible' to determine whether a specific WMS imagery basemap is switched on in the map layout (i.e. 1986 Historical ...
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Can't add basemap (button is greyed out) in ArcGIS Pro 3
I'm following an online course to learn the fundamentals of GIS.
We got a ArcGIS Pro 3 to use.
Now the course material is all about using ArcMap, which is posing a small problem, but so far I have ...
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Looking for an Open-Source Basemap without streets/roads
In my web application built with Leaflet I would like to include a basemap with a subtle style. As I do visualize roads by myself with various information, I do not want that the basemap includes ...
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OSM base map is not showing up in QField app. In QGIS, layers CRS is EPSG 4326 and basemap CRS by default comes EPSG 3857. Is it the reason? [duplicate]
OSM base map is not showing up in QField app. Is this because of the following reason -
Layers CRS is EPSG 4326 and OSM basemap CRS by default comes EPSG 3857, When CRS is set to EPSG 4326 basemap ...
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An error occures when I try to add a basemap ''the underlying connection was closed an unexpected error occurred on a send''
When I try to add a basemap in ArcMap this massage appears to me
The underlying connection was closed an unexpected error occurred on a send
I use ArcMap 10.1
So, what should I do to solve this ...
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Looking for National Geographic basemaps in QGIS
I need to use National Geographic mapping for a project. I'm unable to find any documentation on how to actually get the basemap into QGIS. How can I do this?
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Tiled basemap not showing at certain scale in QGIS layout
I'm using a certain tiled base map and am encountering difficulties with scaling in the layout-manager within QGIS.
For instance the QGIS project shows the basemap at scale 1:750, but the layout ...
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ArcMap won't export USGSTopo basemap
On Friday we started switching the basemaps on some preexisting maps to the USGSTopo basemap provided by ESRI through ArcMap (10.8.2). This was working fine with no issues. Suddenly starting Monday, ...
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Basemap in ArcGIS Runtime API for .NET WPF
I have a problem displaying the basemap. I can see my map via API but basemap is not coming.
What is the problem?
Here is the function:
Basemap Basemap = new Basemap(BasemapStyle.ArcGISDarkGrayLabels);...
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World Imagery basemap not available in Arcgis collector desktop version
The basemap World Imagery is not available in Arcgis collector desktop version but in mobile app. How to add World imagery basemap in former version?
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How to use data that is in a shapefile as another layer
I've got a shapefile with a large amount of different data attributes in. I would like to use the symbology of the base map to show income inequality as a %, but I would also like to some how over lay ...
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Basemap loading very slow in QGIS
I am trying to load OSM Standard basemap using quickmapservicces plugin in QGIS. It used to work perfectly in my previous and other laptops. I recently bought a new one. Its a higher performance ...
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ArcMap 10.8.2 error: proxy server got bad address from remote server (verify the server is running) status code 504, add basemap crashes
I am using a single use version of Arcmap 10.8.2, licensing through a course I am taking. Whenever I try to add a basemap, arcmap crashes immediately with no error code given. When I try to add the ...
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Phantom grid lines in QGIS map layout
Using QGIS version 3.22.10 but noticed it previously in 3.14 LTR
Issue:
Grid lines appear on the map layout, however no grids are activated.
What's been checked:
ensured that no grids have been ...
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Different layers and basemaps on both sides with OpenLayers layer swipe
I have created a webmap with a layer swipe using OpenLayers 6.3.1 like this. My goal is to display different WMS layers on both sides with different base maps. For now, I have made it so that I can ...
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Basemaps are blurry/pixelated in ArcGIS Pro
I recently migrated from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro and I am having trouble with the clarity of the basemap (whether World_Hillshade or World_Shaded_relief): It appears pixelated/blurry.
I have imported the ...
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How to print large OSM basemap in QGIS
I am very new to QGIS, and an active OpenStreetMap contributor. I would like to print a map to hang on my wall to help me coordinate mapping activities in my town.
I have access to a printer that can ...
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QGIS 3.10 how to remove colour from a background layer
I am using QGIS 3.10 and would like to produce a layout map with a white background. I tried the proprieties option by right clicking on the base map layer. In the symbology tab I was able to turn the ...
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QGis 3.22 - Pixelised Map Background
I've got a little problem and I'm out of ideas.
My map background is pixelised and I would like to find a solution.
The map I'm using is the reference in France (from the national geographic institute)...
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Creating custom basemaps for ArcGIS Enterprise
All the technical articles available are for custom base map creation in AGOL, however if I wanted to author a custom vector basemap (add vector polyline layers of my own into the ESRI world ...
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Plotted shapefile doesn't lie on base map
I am working on choropleth map showing particulate matter by some district of an area. The attribute table is as shown below (with geometry):-
The code I used is:-
library(mapview)
library(dplyr)
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QField: adding dynamic basemap
Using QField on an Android Phone, I wanted to import a project created on QGIS 3.24, using QField sync plugin. I did this with earlier versions of QField, but with the newest version 2.1.4, it doesn't ...
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Polygon symbology in ArcGIS Pro
I am working on a basemap project for pedestrians map for that I have a feature class for crosswalks (zebra crossing) as a polygon feature and I want a symbology of black white line as zebra crossing ...
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Unable to display Google basemap using Leaflet.js
I am trying to display Google basemap using leaflet.js on web but getting strange results, screenshot is attached
I have also added the code for react component below
import React, { Component } from ...
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Adding external map link as a layer in Mergin
I have created a project in QGIS to collect field data using the Input (Mergin) app.
I found this basemap through the local municipality that gives me the ward area where I will be collecting the ...
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ArcGIS Pro: Control which cities are labelled on the basemap
I am creating a zoomed in map of a city (Nottingham, UK), and on the layout I have an extent indicator, showing where Nottingham is found in relation to the rest of the UK.
On the extent indicator map,...
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Preloading the map in QField/QGIS
I'm currently preparing to do a survey with QField.
I use the OSM or/and Google satellite as my basemap.
In my Qfield export, it is saved as a .gpkg (2.7MB) and limited to the area I want to survey.
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GDAL hillshade doesn't match with Matplotlib Basemap coastline
I try to plot hillshade image processed with GDAL with matplotib basemap coastline, but the resulting projection did not match. Here are my code:
from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap
import ...
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ArcGIS Pro locking a layout so it does not change when you change the standard map view [closed]
I have a map and have created a layout for it, but can't work out how to stop the layout map (and associated scale and extent indicator) changing when I change the standard map view (i.e. enabling/...
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ArcGIS Pro basemap transparency
How do you adjust the map layer transparency in ArcGIS Pro?
I know you can adjust the base map, but I am wondering about the main map layer. I use the hybrid reference layer as my basemap, but when I ...
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Basemap transparency depending on polygon
I want to display a basemap outside a polygon with 50% transparency and inside a polygon with 0% transparency. Does anyone have an idea how I can achieve this?
I use ArcGIS Pro 2.9.1
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KMZ Polygon not lining up over ArcGIS Pro Basemap
I have a KMZ file that contains one Polygon drawn around an airport's runway. I used Google Earth to draw the Polygon and the polygon lines up around the runway (see image below).
But when I tried to ...
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Geometry shaped by the houses on the basemap
I want reshape my circle so that its border doesn't cut through any houses on my basemap (Envitia). In the sense that if it does, then go around that property, as depicted in the image.
Is this ...
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How can I adjust the visibility range of a basemap's labels in ArcGIS Pro?
I have created a map in ArcGIS Pro using an OpenStreetMap basemap. However, in the zoomed out layout that I wish to export, the labels of most towns and cities not visible.
For better context, I ...
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Difference in zoom level between data view and print layout QGIS [duplicate]
I am working with a Stamen Toner base map. I want to print/export the same extent and sizing of labels that I can see in the main window on QGIS. When I zoom to the scale I want and add it to the ...
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Identifying Source Date for Visible ESRI World Imagery in ArcMap
Using ArcMap 10.2.2 I want to identify the source data of the Esri Satellite Basemap 'World Imagery'.
When using the identify tool you can select which layer of the World Imagery you want to identify -...
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Basemap npstere to cartopy NorthPolarStereo CRS
Somebody has given me the following code to convert north-polar stereographic (x,y) coordinates to WGS84 (lon,lats):
m = Basemap(projection='npstere',boundinglat=60,lon_0=0,resolution='l')
lon,lat = m(...
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Grids of basemap when exporting PDF in QGIS print layout
I've been getting perpendicular lines through my basemap imagery in my QGIS layout exports to PDF (see photo).
Some notes:
The lines do not appear on the export screen.
I have guides built into the ...
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