[GeoNode-devel] MapQuest has discontinued direct tile access

Tue Jul 12 09:17:02 PDT 2016

Dimitris,

In GeoNode master Mapbox layer support has been added (XYZ). Mapbox layers
can be added by setting the value here
https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/blob/master/geonode/settings.py#L623

README  -
https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/blob/master/geonode/contrib/api_basemaps/README.md

Respectfully,

Daniel Berry

On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 10:31 AM, 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
> and based on the solution provided in this issue:
> 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> 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> 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
>>
>> 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>
>> *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>
>> 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
>> >:
>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Bart
>>>
>>> On 12 Jul 2016, at 11:45, Simone Dalmasso <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>:
>>>
>>>> Hi, what about to use this workaround (at least temporary):
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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> per conto
>>>> di Simone Dalmasso <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>:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 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/
>>>>>
>>>>> Example of broken baselayer in Geonode Demo page:
>>>>> http://demo.geonode.org/layers/geonode%3Aentidad
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dimitris
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Simone
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Simone
>>
>>
>>
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