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Tile Provider Settings

Updated on Oct 4, 2026•7 minute read
wrapDateLine, opacity, greymode Features for background maps - wrapping the map, display with transparency or in shades of gray. WMS Set and configure WMS Server. TileServer Set and configure Tileserver maps. GoogleMaps, BingMaps, MapBox, Here, TomTom and Nominatim Authorization and other map settings, concerning Background Map Providers, as well as setting parameters for Isochrones (provided from HERE). LocalTiles Set and configure local Tiles.

Note: Please note that the usage of external Tile Servers like Google Maps is always bound to their respective Terms and Conditions - make sure that the use is permitted in your environment.

Note: The values for nearly all features may be entered as calculated formulas or variables.
For detailed information about the notation in expression editors go to chapter The fx-editor.
TILE PROVIDER SETTINGS
SETTING / VALUESEXPLANATION
wrapDateLine true map will be wrapped (default) false map won't be wrapped"Wraps" the background map (like GoogleMaps or BingMaps) along the date line - that means the map will be repeated east- and westwards so the map can be panned endlessly. Even without a background map, every layer (with Markers, Lines or Polygons on it) will be repeated too, but the items are shown only once at a time, depending on which map/"site" the bigger part of each item is positioned. This feature is very helpful for orientation, when you work in a area near the date line. For example to switch from Canada to Japan you only have to pan slightly to the left instead of "crossing" whole Europe until you get to the "other end" on the right. Google Maps has the special feature to wrap the map, even if wrapDateLine is false. However the extensions aren't dynamic and no item (Marker, Polygon,...) would be repeated. Moreover the map can only be panned sidewards to a certain extent.The green line in the screenshots below symbolizes the date line. wrapDateLine = true Asia and Australia are repeated on the left. click to expand wrapDateLine = false Beyond the map only the white background is shown. click to expand
opacity number background map opacity in percent (default is 50)Set opacity of background map layer (tile maps) in percent: 0% - colors/images are covering 100% - completely transparent Opacity of background itself is set inside APPEARANCE SETTINGS.
greymode true feature enabled false feature disabled (default)Converts Background Map Layer into shades of gray. (Here Maps have this mode integrated.)
mapLanguage textLanguage for background map labels: Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Chinese, ChineseTraditional, Czech, Finnish, Greek; default = Browser language
searchLanguage textLanguage used for search results: Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Chinese, ChineseTraditional, Czech, Finnish, Greek; default = Browser language
searchProvider textSelect one of the available search provider: nominatim, google, here, tomtom or bing
WMSSet and configure WMS server.
activetrue/false - activate or deactivate the layer
urlthe wms server url i.e.: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/services/TIGERweb/tigerWMS_Current/MapServer/WmsServer
params.LAYERSOne or more Layer Names as described in the capabilities i.e: "States"
captionLayer caption
orderorder number of the layer - higher numbers are above lower numbers
opacityLayer opacity
TileServer
url path/link tile locationset and configure your own tile server Do not use the Dollar sign in the url!
GoogleMaps, Here, BingMaps, MapBoxThe part "variables" in the screenshot is a standard declaration for tile server images ({z} stands for the zoom level folder, {x} for the folder with the x-axis values and {y} for the y-axis files). Please note, that the tiles have to be saved as .jpg files. Example: {"local": true, "url": "MyTileFolder\${z}\${x}\${y}.jpg"} Attention with the backslash: URL paths go with a regular slash / local paths are separated with a backslash ** . url - tile server In case of using a tile server just replace the whole part between the quotation marks ("tiles${z}${x}${y}.jpg") with your tile server URL. Usually the tile server providers supply several URLs - you can list them all here (including the part with the feature local) separated with a comma. Example using one URL: {"local": false, "url": "http://a.tile.opencyclemap.org/cycle/${z}/${x}/${y}.png"} Example using mulitple URLs: {"local": false, "url": "http://otile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/map/${z}/${x}/${y}.png"}, {"local": false, "url": "http://otile2.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/map/${z}/${x}/${y}.png"}, {"local": false, "url": "http://otile3.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/map/${z}/${x}/${y}.png"}click to expand
GoogleMapsTile Server Provider of GoogleMaps is Google.
api version used API version of GoogleMapsAllows to use a specific API version of GoogleMaps.
freepublicaccessibilityDue to a change of the Google Maps APIs on 22nd of June 2016 (see official Google announcement), this feature is no longer supported.
key your GoogleMaps Key Your GoogleMaps key. set custom default valueGoogleMaps can only be used with a valid API key. See the official Google Maps API key setup guide.
client your GoogleMaps Client IDFurther information about GoogelMaps Client ID: https://developers.google.com/maps/
BingMapsTile server provider of BingMaps is Microsoft.
key your BingMaps Key see further details on the right set custom default valueFor detailed information about accessibility and the terms of use for BingMaps key please go to: http://www.microsoft.com/maps/create-a-bing-maps-key.aspx This Backgroundmap can't be displayed in NPGeoMap without a valid key.
MapBoxMapBox is a platform that offers to create and design individual maps, such as defining own colors for streets or terrain. For detailed information about accessibility, creating own maps and the terms of use for MapBox go to mapbox.com
accesstoken your Mapbox access token see further details on the right set custom default valueIn order to use Mapbox you need to set a valid access token. See the official Mapbox access token guide.
mapid your MapBox ID see further details on the right set custom default valueYou can use predefined maps from Mapbox like: mapbox.light, mapbox.dark and more: mapbox.com/api-documentation/#mapsclick to expand click to expand
styleurl your style URL see further details on the rightSet here custom created styles, and use the format: mapbox://styles/xxx/aasddad8004asdhzggaad4
HereThe Tile Server Provider HERE (former Nokia) supports many map features - see below - and provides the usage of Isochrones in NPGeoMap.
Since NPGeoMap Version 3.1.65: apikey your HERE API key see further details on the right set custom default value Previous settings: appcode your HERE code see further details on the right set custom default value appid your HERE ID see further details on the right set custom default value.For detailed information about accessibility, terms of use and further features for HERE please go to: developer.here.com/documentation/ This Backgroundmap can't be displayed in NPGeoMap without a valid API key.
pointsofinterest publictransport truckrestrictions nightmode greymode true feature enabled false feature disabledThese features affect the appearance of the HERE Backgroundmap dislpayed in NPGeoMap. pointsofinterest displays points of interest on the map, like hospitals, parks, museums, Restaurants,... publictransport displays routes and stations of public transport (screenshot) truckrestrictions shows possible restrictions for trucks on the road nightmode appearance in dark colors (screenshot) greymode appearance in shades of grayclick to expand
TomTom
key text style parameter"key": TomTom API Key valid for requested service "style": "main" or "night"
Nominatim
urlUrl to the Nominatim search engine Server
LocalTilesIn this section you can configure local or external tile server or embed local tiles.
urls
path directory path tile locationpath of your local tiles inside NPGeoMap directory "...QlikView\Extensions\Objects\NPGeoMap_v3\NPGeoMap_v3_Basic\tiles"
zoomlevels numbermaximum loaded zoom level (when zooming further in last loaded tiles are just scaled)
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