{"id":59,"date":"2018-06-08T15:10:32","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T15:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/2018\/06\/08\/how-to-use-wmts-online-maps-in-oruxmaps\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:49:37","slug":"how-to-use-wmts-online-maps-in-oruxmaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/2018\/06\/08\/how-to-use-wmts-online-maps-in-oruxmaps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use WMTS online maps in OruxMaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>WMTS online maps<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-54\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t4-300x277.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The WMTS are very efficient online maps, more than the WMS, because the tiles are already built, and their download is very fast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">It is usual for geographic services in many countries to offer free access to their maps through this type of online maps. Here you can find WMTS examples:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/2017\/01\/07\/maps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.oruxmaps.com\/cs\/es\/maps<\/a> but surely if you google &#8216;geographical service of my country WMTS&#8217; you will find interesting WMTS sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">To use these maps in OruxMaps it is necessary to know the URL (the Internet address) to the map.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">We are going to build a WMTS from this URL: <a href=\"https:\/\/gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov\/wmts\/epsg3857\/best\/wmts.cgi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">0.-Copy the URL from the browser to the clipboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">1.-Click &#8216;Maps&#8217; button:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-55\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t1a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t1a.jpg 640w, https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t1a-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2.-Go to the list of maps, &#8216;Switch map&#8217; option:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-56\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"319\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t2-271x300.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">3.-In the map list, click the &#8216;+&#8217; button:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-57\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t3-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">4.-Select the option to create a WMTS:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-54\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t4-300x277.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">5.-In the WMTS creation screen:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Paste the WMTS URL in the &#8216;Url&#8217; text box and press &#8216;OK&#8217;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">If everything goes well, you will see a list of all the layers that WMTS offers. The one we have chosen from NASA has hundreds of layers! Select a layer, which will appear in the &#8216;Select layer&#8217; box. If you want to change to another layer, you have to press that button, to select another one.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">If you want the images to be saved in the internal cache of the app (for offline use, for example) you click on the &#8216;WMTS properties&#8217; step the cacheable option. If you want this map to be used to create offline maps, you have to click the &#8216;downloadable&#8217; checkbox.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Fill a name for the map, finally click the button &#8216;OK&#8217; in the upper buttons bar, and the map should appear ready for use in the list of maps online -&gt; WMTS.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-58\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"341\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t5.png 800w, https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t5-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/t5-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Other options:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">1.-If the server requires authentication (user and password) they must be entered in their corresponding boxes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2.-If the server requires additional http headers (for example, &#8216;Referer&#8217;, &#8216;User-Agent&#8217; or similar) they can also be configured in their boxes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Doubts? In the forum: <a href=\"..\/foro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/foro\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WMTS online maps \u00a0 The WMTS are very efficient online maps, more than the WMS, because the tiles are already built, and their download is very fast. It is usual for geographic services in many countries to offer free access to their maps through this type of online maps. Here you can find WMTS examples:\u00a0http:\/\/www.oruxmaps.com\/cs\/es\/maps &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/2018\/06\/08\/how-to-use-wmts-online-maps-in-oruxmaps\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How to use WMTS online maps in OruxMaps&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog_en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125,"href":"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions\/125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oruxmaps.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}