MapTiler Wish List
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hybrid jpg/png also generates google maps preview
When using the flag:
-f hybrid jpg png8a
It should also create an index.html file for previewing the files. A simple "If png doesn't exist, look for .jpg" in the html file should suffice.
Edge tiles will still be png (due transparency) so display a background map.
3 votesHello Rowan,
We have changed the hybrid output format of the tiles to be able to use viewers, the files are without an extension, as each modern browser is able to display images based on the file headers and do not requires file extension.
You can generate hybrid tiles with viewers using the latest MapTiler 8.0+
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Desktop: Sharpness support and PNGNQ embedded
The tiles produced are wery well made but, unfortunately, never sharp. Should be very appreciated an option to can enable the sharpness for the tiles. Eventually with a small portion preview and a throttle, but even just a single button choice.
Also should be nice to include PNGNQ support for palette conversion, because seems that from tge web site on PNGNQ is availabel any win bin file.
At the end, just to tell, also an SQLite MAP format file creation (wich is used as a source by many mappers, shoud be nice)
Kind regards.
3 votesHi,
Thanks for your suggestion. We moved all issues to the new system. You can find your idea here: https://support.maptiler.com/i98-sharpness-support-and-pngnq-embeddedPlease subscribe to your issue in the new system to stay informed about your suggestion progress.
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Add Image Quality controls and 16bit support
Add Jpg compression level control.
Add 16bit per channel import/export for elevation sets (an 8 bit gray rgb image is no use)
eg 16bit grayscale tiff import & 16bit grayscale png output.11 votesHi,
Thanks for your suggestion. We moved all issues to the new system. You can find your idea here: https://support.maptiler.com/i85-add-image-quality-controls-and-16bit-supportPlease subscribe to your issue in the new system to stay informed about your suggestion progress.
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Make the GUI remember entered values in entries
When clicking on the "Back" button in the GUI, some of the entered values are reset to their defaults. Most notably this is true for the title of the map, and the wanted zoom levels.
Perhaps check to se if user changed the defaults before resetting theese values?
12 votesThere is no such issue anymore in http://www.maptiler.com/
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Polish up error messages
The transition from Beta2 to released software is, in my oppinion, very much dependant on giving the user informative error messages.
I noticed the following two error messages when trying to give MapTiler an indexed PNG: Float expected, or index out of bounds. Only by really thinking through the problem was I able to discern that the PNG was suposed to bin in RGBA format, and processing/optimizing done only on the output of MapTiler.
3 votesThe error messages has been significantly improved in the new version of MapTIler. Check http://www.maptiler.com/
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Export Garmin Custom Maps
Garmin have recently announced that you can now upload geoferenced tiles to their more recent GPS units. These use a format similar to GE KML. It would be good to have an option to export in a format that could be loaded onto Garmin GPS
113 votesCOMPLETED: MapTiler 0.6 supports Garmin!
Download the latest version from http://www.maptiler.com/
Video tutorial:
http://youtu.be/w86HWsCxGyM?list=PLGHe6Moaz52PiQd1mO-S9QrCjqSn1v-ayAnd documentation: http://www.maptiler.com/how-to/garmin/
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MapTiler to memorize rendering status so, if program is closed, to be able to resume from that point
Right now, if you have to close the program or if computer crashes, you have to start all over. To be able to resume work from where it's left would be very nice, especially when MapTiler have to work several days in a row for a data set.
1 voteThis functionality is already included.
In the command-line it is “—resume” parameter. In the MapTiler GUI it is enough to start the same task again, point it to the same directory with already existing tiles, start the rendering, then stop it and again resume it. Existing tiles are skipped, only files which does not exist are newly generated then. -
Desktop: Add QCT support.
Add QCT support. The QCT Specification can be found here http://www.etheus.net/Quick_Chart_File_Form
3 votesHi,
Thanks for your suggestion. We moved all issues to the new system. You can find your idea here: https://support.maptiler.com/i97-add-qct-supportPlease subscribe to your issue in the new system to stay informed about your suggestion progress.
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Desktop: MapInfo MIF file
It would be great to convert MIF files into tiles (with some kind of color picker for shapes and outline)
7 votesHi,
Thanks for your suggestion. We moved all issues to the new system. You can find your idea here: https://support.maptiler.com/i84-mapinfo-mif-filePlease subscribe to your issue in the new system to stay informed about your suggestion progress.
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Update the existing tileset (merging tiles) in MapTiler Pro
It would be nice to have possibility to update existing tileset (MapTiler tiles generated before) with new input raster and merge automatically new tiles into old tile tree – for example when updating subset of existing areas - such as large aerial photo or large base map rendered previously.
53 votesIt is now possible to merge existing MBTiles to produce a single MBTiles file with MapTiler Pro 0.6.4.
There is a graphical user interface for this feature (after you open an MBTiles file in MapTiler) and command line tool called “merge_mbtiles” available for all MapTiler Pro customers.
The tool can be used to create a seamless map from multiple MBTiles, or update existing large dataset by glueing a newly rendered overlay over the existing tileset (such as updating aerial photo of small region in existing map).
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Render tiles from ESRI Shapefile or other vector formats by Mapnik/Cascadenik
It would be nice to be able to render tiles from features (vector data like Shape files) directly with a support for Cascading Stylesheets for defining the design in the style of:
http://mapnik-utils.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/serverside/cascadenik/doc/index.html
http://teczno.com/cascadenik-openstreetmap-II/
http://code.google.com/p/mapnik-utils/37 votesThis is done by TileMill open-source project: http://www.tilemill.com/
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Tile formats: OGC WMTS & Google & Microsoft QuadTree & NASA World Wind
GDAL2Tiles and MapTiles should support generation of the tiles in non-TMS directory structure...
The first candidate is OGC WMTS format (seems to be compatible with standard Google tile naming convension).
Second candidate are "Microsoft QuadTree" tiles known from MapCruncher for native Virtual Earth overlays (Spherical Mercator and QuadTree).
Third candidate are NASA World Wind tiles - so 512x512 Global Geodetic (-p geodetic) tiles with custom tile structure described at the site: http://issues.worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/confluence/download/attachments/394/world+wind+tile+systemt.gif
I summarized details to different tile naming convention for Spherical Mercator here:
http://www.maptiler.org/google-maps-coordinates-tile-bounds-projection/34 votesThe new MapTIler available at http://www.maptiler.com/ renders by default WMTS / Google XYZ tiles. This issue is not a problem anymore.
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Desktop: Generate tiles from a remote WMS server
It would be nice to support any WMS server with a known projection (PROJ.4) like EPSG:4326 to be used as a source of rasters for generating tiles for mash-ups with specified area. Technically possible already with: http://www.gdal.org/frmt_wms.html
24 votesHi,
Thanks for your suggestion. We moved all issues to the new system. You can find your idea here: https://support.maptiler.com/i90-generate-tiles-from-a-remote-wms-serverPlease subscribe to your issue in the new system to stay informed about your suggestion progress.
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Zoom beyond native tile size by Google Maps API scaling
Implement unlimited zooming with existing rendered tiles - by resizing the tiles from the maximal available zoom by Google Maps API JavaScript on the client side.
It is possible to do this functionality by calling GGroundOverlay for tiles which are in the viewport.Related links:
http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API/browse_thread/thread/b28081e9006eca3b/1a6fd39a9f2d369e?pli=15 votesDone in JavaScript in Google Maps V3. See http://tileserver.maptiler.com/. The viewer is automatically generated with new MapTiler.com.
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Optimization of the size of produced PNG tiles
Embedding NeoQuant algorithm for RGBA from PNGNQ into GDAL library.
15 votesMapTIler from http://www.maptiler.com/ has embedded optimization of PNG tiles, even in the Free version. It produces usually tiles with half of the size of the original MapTIler or GDAL2TIles.
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Improvement of the speed on multi-core processors
Optimize MapTiler for generation of tiles on multi-core processors. Note: there is already a solution: http://help.maptiler.org/cluster
18 votesThe speed of MapTIler has been significantly improved in the rewrite to C/C++. Check http://www.maptiler.com/
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Amazon S3 as a storage for tiles
Support Amazon S3 as a storage for tiles: possible to reuse the code from tilecache.org project
10 votesMapTIler supports Amazon S3 directly – and even contains a very fast uploader of the tiles to S3 and uploaded tiles comply to OGC WMTS standard – so these can be openned in QGIS and ArcGIS, etc. See this video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5gFXvxWIHM
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Watermarking the tiles
By a text specified on the command line. Possible also not-visible watermarks or info in the PNG headers.
9 votesFunction avaialble in new MapTIler – http://www.maptiler.com/. Both custom images as well as text can be defined in the Advanced options during the rendering.
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Visual georeferencing by ground control points selected in Google Maps
Rectification of images by specifying control points in the GUI would be nice (in the style of MapCruncher). Prototype of the GUI: http://oldmapsonline.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/georeference.html . Integration with the embedded web-server for local file preview and also WebKit in wxWidgets is necessary.
13 votesDone in the new http://www.maptiler.com/. See this video tutorial: http://youtu.be/eJxdCe9CNYg
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OziExplorer formats as input
use of Ozi's .MAP files for import georeference (by ozi2geotiff: http://ozi2geotiff.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ozi2geotiff/trunk/ozi2geotiff.py?view=markup) and import of native OZF2/OZF3 files with help of ozf2img (now DeMapper: http://www.terraperfecta.com/demapper.php).
9 votesImplemented in MapTiler via http://mateusz.loskot.net/2009/09/26/oziexplorer-map-support-into-gdal/
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