create_provider: Create a new tile provider

In maptiles: Download and Display Map Tiles

Create a new tile provider

Description

Use this function to create new tiles provider.

Usage

create_provider(name, url, sub = NA, citation)

Arguments

name	name of the provider.
url	url of the provider. The url must contain {x}, {y} and {z} placeholders. It may also contain {s} for sub-domains or {apikey} for API keys (see Examples).
sub	sub-domains.
citation	attribution text of the provider.

Value

a list is returned. This list can be used by get_tiles.

Examples

statdia_toner <- create_provider(
  name = "stadia_stamen_toner",
  url = "https://tiles.stadiamaps.com/tiles/stamen_toner/{z}/{x}/{y}.png?api_key={apikey}",
  citation = "© Stadia Maps © Stamen Design © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors"
)
opentopomap <- create_provider(
  name = "otm",
  url = "https://{s}.tile.opentopomap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png",
  sub = c("a", "b", "c"),
  citation = "map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM | map style: © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA)"
)
IGN <- create_provider(
  name = "orthophoto_IGN",
  url = paste0(
    "https://wxs.ign.fr/ortho/geoportail/wmts?",
    "&REQUEST=GetTile",
    "&SERVICE=WMTS",
    "&VERSION=1.0.0",
    "&STYLE=normal",
    "&TILEMATRIXSET=PM",
    "&FORMAT=image/jpeg",
    "&LAYER=ORTHOIMAGERY.ORTHOPHOTOS.BDORTHO",
    "&TILEMATRIX={z}",
    "&TILEROW={y}",
    "&TILECOL={x}"
  ),
  citation = "IGN, BD ORTHO®"
)

maptiles documentation built on Sept. 14, 2023, 1:08 a.m.