MapInfo Pro

Hello all,

Can MapInfo Pro open a MapBox vector tile service?

I know that MapInfo Pro can open a WMTS service, but this is different

Thanks,

Nick Lawrence

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Nick Lawrence
Senior Spatial Science Officer
Department of Transport and Main Roads
Brisbane QLD
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Hi Nick

Yes, that should be possible.

You can create a tile server table using the Create Table statement:

Create Table OSM_TileServer 
	File "C:\OSM_TileServer.tab" 
	Type TILESERVER 
	TileType "LevelRowColumn" 
	URL 	"http://INSERT_OPEN_STREET_MAP_SERVER_NAME_HERE/{LEVEL}/{ROW}/{COL}.png" 
	AttributionText "required attribution text" Font("Arial",255,16,0,255) 
	MinLevel 0  MaxLevel 15 
	Height 256 
	CoordSys Earth Projection 10, 157, 7, 0 Bounds(-20037508.34,-20037508.34) (20037508.34,20037508.34) 

I have a tool that can help create the tile server table by providing a dialog for entry. It's not that polished yet which is why it's not in the MapInfo Marketplace.

You can grab the tool here: CreateTileServerTable

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Peter Horsbøll Møller
Principal Presales Consultant | Distinguished Engineer
Precisely | Trust in Data
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Oh, I just now realized that you are referring to a Vector Tile server, not a normal raster tile service.

Unfortunately, MapInfo Pro can't open a vector tile service.

We have an idea on this topic:

• Vector Tiles support for MapInfo Pro

It would be good if you could give that a vote and potentially also share what service you are looking to use - if it's a publicly available service.

Thanks

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Peter Horsbøll Møller
Principal Presales Consultant | Distinguished Engineer
Precisely | Trust in Data
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-03-2024 01:52
From: Peter Møller
Subject: Can MapInfo Pro open a MapBox vector tile service?

Hi Nick

Yes, that should be possible.

You can create a tile server table using the Create Table statement:

Create Table OSM_TileServer 	File "C:\OSM_TileServer.tab" 	Type TILESERVER 	TileType "LevelRowColumn" 	URL 	"http://INSERT_OPEN_STREET_MAP_SERVER_NAME_HERE/{LEVEL}/{ROW}/{COL}.png" 	AttributionText "required attribution text" Font("Arial",255,16,0,255) 	MinLevel 0  MaxLevel 15 	Height 256 	CoordSys Earth Projection 10, 157, 7, 0 Bounds(-20037508.34,-20037508.34) (20037508.34,20037508.34) 

I have a tool that can help create the tile server table by providing a dialog for entry. It's not that polished yet which is why it's not in the MapInfo Marketplace.

You can grab the tool here: CreateTileServerTable

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Peter Horsbøll Møller
Principal Presales Consultant | Distinguished Engineer
Precisely | Trust in Data
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