ArcBrutile 0.7 for ArcGis [Compatible with Arcmap 10.0 - 10.6]

ArcBruTile is based on the generic tiling library BruTile. For other viewers based on BruTile library  see the Mapsui project.

 Why ArcBruTile is developed:

Because ArcGIS, one of the most popular desktop GIS program around, lacks support for non-Esri tile services, especially the increasingly popular OpenStreetMap maps. And because we're bored searching for the always slow or lost or broken disk/service with actual map reference data :-)
ArcBruTile also solves the projections problem: all tiles are transformed on the fly to the desired projection if needed. ArcBruTile makes it very easy to combine data with different projections.

Functionality

• all projections;
• client side caching;
• ArcGIS 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6;
• Printing; 

Download ArcBrutile 0.7 [Addin]

By: Softwares and Tech Info On September 23, 2018

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Basemap in QGIS [Google & Bing]

Basemap is often the first layer added at the start of a GIS project. Basemaps are often presented through different webservices: TMS, WMS, WMTS, ESRI ArcGIS Services or simply as XYZ tiles.
Previously - It was Openlayers Plugin, now It's QuickmapServices

QGIS, for example, has its own providers and 3rd-party plugins to access those services. WMS and WMTS protocols are implemented in the core. It is possible to access XYZ tiles through WMS Driver by writing a special XML file understandable by GDAL. This is not convenient, as you need to remember all these addresses and takes time to create those files.

Existing  plugins offer some of the needed functionality, but after studying, we felt that there is a niche for a new plugin which will combine the best features. Welcome QuickMapServices – a plugin that makes work with web-based basemaps easy.

QuickMapServices:

1. Includes continuously updated list of services that you can add to the project in one click (as OpenLayers Plugin, but the latter uses webkit approach to add tiles which is not optimal).
2. Doesn’t have problems with scaling labels on non-standard zoom levels (unlike Tile Map Scale Plugin, which uses universal GDAL driver that leads to problems with visualization and printing on non-standard zoom levels in QGIS).
3. Uses tile access implementation with aliasing on non-standard zoom level (like TileLayer Plugin, but this plugin can’t add basemaps in one click).
4. Is easily extendable by adding simple ini files.

Installation:
1. Open QGIS
2.Go to Plugins ---> Manage and Install plugins...

3. Search for QuickmapServices and click Install

4. Go to Settings in QuickmapServices plugin

5. Go to More Services tab and click Get Contributed pack

6. Done!! You are ready to go...

By: Softwares and Tech Info On September 23, 2018

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