[GeoNode-devel] MapQuest has discontinued direct tile access

Bart van den Eijnden bartvde at boundlessgeo.com
Tue Jul 12 08:34:06 PDT 2016


There is no apiKey param for MapBox sources in GXP, the MapBox source in GXP uses TMS access but this will likely only work for unprotected content:

https://github.com/boundlessgeo/gxp/blob/master/src/script/plugins/MapBoxSource.js <https://github.com/boundlessgeo/gxp/blob/master/src/script/plugins/MapBoxSource.js>

Best regards,
Bart

> On 12 Jul 2016, at 17:31, Dimitris Karakostis <karakostis.dimitris at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I also followed the guidelines provided here: http://docs.geonode.org/en/master/tutorials/advanced/geonode_production/production.html#production <http://docs.geonode.org/en/master/tutorials/advanced/geonode_production/production.html#production>
> and based on the solution provided in this issue: https://github.com/MapStory/mapstory/issues/933 <https://github.com/MapStory/mapstory/issues/933>
> I tried with no success to set MapBox with an APIKey.
> 
> MAP_BOX_API_KEY = "my_api_key"
> MAP_BASELAYERS = [...,{
>     "source": {"ptype": "gxp_mapboxsource", "apiKey": MAP_BOX_API_KEY},
>     'args': ['Satellite Imagery'],
>     "name": "geography-class",
>     "title": "Satellite MapBox",
>     "fixed": True,
>     "visibility": False,
>     "group":"background"
> }
> ]
> 
> Do I set some parameter wrong?
> 
> On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 4:49 PM, Bart van den Eijnden <bartvde at boundlessgeo.com <mailto:bartvde at boundlessgeo.com>> wrote:
> This will not work. GXP would need to be modified as well, but there is no way to do so since MapQuest only supports using a (closed) Leaflet plugin. There doesn’t seem to be an open API.
> 
> Best regards,
> Bart
> 
>> On 12 Jul 2016, at 16:46, Eugenio Trumpy <frippe12573 at hotmail.com <mailto:frippe12573 at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I tried to arrange (and test) the config file local_setting following the guide: 
>> http://docs.geonode.org/en/master/tutorials/advanced/geonode_production/production.html#production <http://docs.geonode.org/en/master/tutorials/advanced/geonode_production/production.html#production>
>> 
>> after to have got the apikey from MapQuest.
>> 
>> However, it doesn't work...
>> 
>> Am I wrong in the local_setting?
>> I modified as follow:
>> MAPQUEST_API_KEY="my_apikey"
>> 
>> MAP_BASELAYERS = [{
>>     "source": {"ptype": "gxp_olsource"},
>>     "type": "OpenLayers.Layer",
>>     "args": ["No background"],
>>     "visibility": False,
>>     "fixed": True,
>>     "group":"background"
>> }, {
>>     "source": {"ptype": "gxp_osmsource"},
>>     "type": "OpenLayers.Layer.OSM",
>>     "name": "mapnik",
>>     "visibility": False,
>>     "fixed": True,
>>     "group": "background"
>> },# {
>>    # "source": {
>>    #      "ptype": "gxp_mapquestsource",
>>    #      "apiKey":MAPQUEST_API_KEY
>>    #      },
>>    # "name": "osm",
>>    # "group": "background",
>>    # "visibility": True,
>>    # "fixed":True
>> #}, {
>>    # "source": {
>>    #      "ptype": "gxp_mapquestsource",
>>    #      "apiKey":MAPQUEST_API_KEY
>>    #      },
>>    # "name": "naip",
>>    # "group": "background",
>>    # "visibility": False,
>>    # "fixed":True
>> #},
>> {
>>     "source": {"ptype": "gxp_mapboxsource"},
>> }]
>> 
>> 
>> E.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Da: Bart van den Eijnden <bartvde at boundlessgeo.com <mailto:bartvde at boundlessgeo.com>>
>> Inviato: martedì 12 luglio 2016 11.55
>> A: Simone Dalmasso
>> Cc: Eugenio Trumpy; Dimitris Karakostis; geonode-devel
>> Oggetto: Re: [GeoNode-devel] MapQuest has discontinued direct tile access
>>  
>> It seems like that, unless MapQuest changes something but it doesn’t seem they have any intention to do so given our communication with them so far.
>> 
>> Bart
>> 
>>> On 12 Jul 2016, at 11:50, Simone Dalmasso <simone.dalmasso at gmail.com <mailto:simone.dalmasso at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thanks Bart,
>>> interesting, so our gxp based viewers are unable to show mapquest tiles anymore....
>>> 
>>> 2016-07-12 11:47 GMT+02:00 Bart van den Eijnden <bartvde at boundlessgeo.com <mailto:bartvde at boundlessgeo.com>>:
>>> Please note there doesn’t seem to be a legal way currently to do so, only for Leaflet:
>>> 
>>> https://github.com/openlayers/ol3/issues/5484#issuecomment-231988134 <https://github.com/openlayers/ol3/issues/5484#issuecomment-231988134>
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
>>> Bart
>>> 
>>>> On 12 Jul 2016, at 11:45, Simone Dalmasso <simone.dalmasso at gmail.com <mailto:simone.dalmasso at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Well everyone is still free to make their own mapquest purchase plans and add it to geonode, like bing we would only comment out the code.
>>>> 
>>>> 2016-07-12 11:41 GMT+02:00 Eugenio Trumpy <frippe12573 at hotmail.com <mailto:frippe12573 at hotmail.com>>:
>>>> Hi, what about to use this workaround (at least temporary):
>>>> 
>>>> http://docs.geonode.org/en/master/tutorials/advanced/geonode_production/production.html#production <http://docs.geonode.org/en/master/tutorials/advanced/geonode_production/production.html#production>
>>>> 
>>>> to set apiKey after a registration to mapquest? They allow 15000 transaction for free...
>>>> actually I don't know if those are enough...
>>>> 
>>>> E.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Da: geonode-devel <geonode-devel-bounces at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:geonode-devel-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>> per conto di Simone Dalmasso <simone.dalmasso at gmail.com <mailto:simone.dalmasso at gmail.com>>
>>>> Inviato: martedì 12 luglio 2016 11.00
>>>> A: Dimitris Karakostis
>>>> Cc: geonode-devel
>>>> Oggetto: Re: [GeoNode-devel] MapQuest has discontinued direct tile access
>>>>  
>>>> Hi, yes I think we have to remove those layers from base maps.
>>>> 
>>>> 2016-07-12 10:49 GMT+02:00 Dimitris Karakostis <karakostis.dimitris at gmail.com <mailto:karakostis.dimitris at gmail.com>>:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> As of July 11 MapQuest has discontinued direct tile access.
>>>> More on the matter here: 
>>>> http://devblog.mapquest.com/2016/06/15/modernization-of-mapquest-results-in-changes-to-open-tile-access/ <http://devblog.mapquest.com/2016/06/15/modernization-of-mapquest-results-in-changes-to-open-tile-access/>
>>>> 
>>>> Example of broken baselayer in Geonode Demo page:
>>>> http://demo.geonode.org/layers/geonode%3Aentidad <http://demo.geonode.org/layers/geonode%3Aentidad>
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Dimitris
>>>> 
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>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Simone 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Simone 
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