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Providers and Tiles
We support a numerous of service for both Geocoding (providers) and for the map tiles (tiles).
As default we use the free services from OpenSteetmap for both Tiles and Geocoding.
For some Providers and Tiles, you need a API key. In the CP there will be a description how to obtains such API Key.
Geocoding providers
The geocoding providers can be enabled in the CP under "Providers". When more than one provider is enabled, the next provider is used when the previous one has no result.
| Provider | Name | API key |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStreetMap | openstreetmap | No |
| Google Maps | google_maps | Yes (Server key with the Geocoding API enabled). Optional Region and Components settings |
| Bing Maps | bing_maps | Yes |
Geocoding of IP addresses (e.g. ips="" in the Geocoder tag) uses free IP based services and doesn't need any setup.
Route providers
The route providers are used by the Maps Route tags and can be set in the CP under "Route Providers".
| Provider | Name | API key |
|---|---|---|
| Google Maps | google_maps | Yes |
| Bing Maps | bing_maps | Yes |
Tiles
The tiles can be enabled in the CP under "Tiles". Use the name of the tile in the tiles parameter of the map tag, e.g. tiles="openstreetmap|google_maps_roadmap".
| Tile | Names | API key |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStreetMap | openstreetmap | No |
| Google Maps | google_maps_roadmap google_maps_satellite google_maps_terrain google_maps_hybrid | Yes |
| Apple Maps | apple_maps_default apple_maps_satellite apple_maps_hybrid | Yes |
| Bing Maps | bing_maps | Yes |
| OpenTopoMap | open_topo_map | No |
| Thunderforest | thunderforest_open_cycle_map thunderforest_transport thunderforest_transport_dark thunderforest_spinal_map thunderforest_landscape thunderforest_outdoors thunderforest_pioneer | Yes |
| OpenMapSurfer | open_map_surfer_roads open_map_surfer_grayscale | No |
| Hydda | hydda_full hydda_base | No |
| Stamen | stamen_toner stamen_toner_background stamen_toner_lite stamen_toner_watercolor stamen_terrain stamen_terrain_background | No |
| Mapbox | mapbox_streets mapbox_terrain mapbox_outdoors | Yes |
| Lantmäteriet (SE) | lantmateriet | Yes |
When a tile is not enabled in the CP, it will not be shown and an error is written to the log.