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Map Tile Server URLs definition

Bluemapia Mobile is a multi-map browser able to display maps from different map tile servers.

The definition of a map tile server URL is done by adding a MAPSERVER_DEFINITION line to the bluemapia.ini file located in the Windows directory of your mobile device.
To add new map tile server URLs or change the existing ones you just need to transfer bluemapia.ini from your mobile windows directory to your pc, change it with a text editor such as notepad and then transfer back bluemapia.ini to your mobile device, substituting the old file.

You can have a maximum of 10 map server URLs with the following sintax:

MAPSERVER_DEFINITION=serverName,extension,tileType,orderType,minZoomValue,maxZoomValue,tilesWidth,tilesHeight,serverURL1|serverURL2|serverURL3|serverURL4

serverName:
   The label you want to see in the Map Server menu.
extension:
   The image file extension. For example “.png” or “.jpg”
tileType:
   0 for Z_X_Y_TILE, 1 for QUADTILE, 2 for QUADTILENUMBER
orderType:
   In a 16 bit tile image it represents the most significant byte. leftmost byte (orderType = 0) or rightmost byte (orderType = 1).
    For 8 bit images, this parameter is ignored.
minZoomValue:
   Minimun level of zoom
maxZoomValue:
   Maximum level of zoom
tilesWidth:
   Width in pixels
tilesHeight:
   Height in pixels
serverURL(s):
   The server URL or a list of URLs separated by | if the server supports more than one URL to request tiles. Max 10 URLs.

For example a definition such as:

MAPSERVER_DEFINITION=OpenStreetMap,.png,0,0,0,18,256,256,http://tile.openstreetmap.org/ZZZ/XXX/YYY.png

means:

  serverName = OpenStreetMap
  extension: .png
  tileType: Z_X_Y_TILE
  orderType: 0 but ignored because OpenStreetMap images are 8 bit images.
  minZoomValue: 0
  maxZoomValue: 18
  tilesWidth: 256
  tilesHeight: 256
  serverURLs: http://tile.openstreetmap.org/ZZZ/XXX/YYY.png

Here below you find a list of map tile serverURLs that we have verified and work with bluemapia mobile (as of November 19, 2008).


MAPSERVER_DEFINITION=OpenStreetMap,.png,0,0,0,18,256,256,http://tile.openstreetmap.org/ZZZ/XXX/YYY.png
MAPSERVER_DEFINITION=GoogleSat,.jpg,0,0,0,17,256,256,http://khm0.google.com/kh?v=33&&x=XXX&s=&y=YYY&z=ZZZ|http://khm1.google.com/kh?v=33&&x=XXX&s=&y=YYY&z=ZZZ|http://khm2.google.com/kh?v=33&&x=XXX&s=&y=YYY&z=ZZZ|http://khm3.google.com/kh?v=33&&x=XXX&s=&y=YYY&z=ZZZ
MAPSERVER_DEFINITION=GoogleMap,.png,0,0,0,17,256,256,http://mt0.google.com/mt?v=w2.88&x=XXX&y=YYY&z=ZZZ|http://mt1.google.com/mt?v=w2.88&x=XXX&y=YYY&z=ZZZ|http://mt2.google.com/mt?v=w2.88&x=XXX&y=YYY&z=ZZZ|http://mt3.google.com/mt?v=w2.88&x=XXX&y=YYY&z=ZZZ
MAPSERVER_DEFINITION=GoogleTer,.png,0,0,0,17,256,256,http://mt0.google.com/mt?v=w2p.87&x=XXX&y=YYY&z=ZZZ|http://mt1.google.com/mt?v=w2p.87&x=XXX&y=YYY&z=ZZZ|http://mt2.google.com/mt?v=w2p.87&x=XXX&y=YYY&z=ZZZ|http://mt3.google.com/mt?v=w2p.87&x=XXX&y=YYY&z=ZZZ
MAPSERVER_DEFINITION=MicrosoftMap,.png,2,0,0,19,256,256,http://r0.ortho.tiles.virtualearth.net/tiles/rQQQ.png?g=138&shading=hill|http://r1.ortho.tiles.virtualearth.net/tiles/rQQQ.png?g=138&shading=hill|http://r2.ortho.tiles.virtualearth.net/tiles/rQQQ.png?g=138&shading=hill|http://r3.ortho.tiles.virtualearth.net/tiles/rQQQ.png?g=138&shading=hill
MAPSERVER_DEFINITION=MicrosoftSat,.png,2,0,0,19,256,256,http://a0.ortho.tiles.virtualearth.net/tiles/aQQQ.png?g=138&shading=hill|http://a1.ortho.tiles.virtualearth.net/tiles/aQQQ.png?g=138&shading=hill|http://a2.ortho.tiles.virtualearth.net/tiles/aQQQ.png?g=138&shading=hill|http://a3.ortho.tiles.virtualearth.net/tiles/aQQQ.png?g=138&shading=hill
MAPSERVER_DEFINITION=MicrosoftHyb,.png,2,0,0,19,256,256,http://h0.ortho.tiles.virtualearth.net/tiles/hQQQ.png?g=138&shading=hill|http://h1.ortho.tiles.virtualearth.net/tiles/hQQQ.png?g=138&shading=hill|http://h2.ortho.tiles.virtualearth.net/tiles/hQQQ.png?g=138&shading=hill|http://h3.ortho.tiles.virtualearth.net/tiles/hQQQ.png?g=138&shading=hill

Map Tile Server URLs can periodically change, so check again this page if something is wrong with these maps, or let us know about new map tile server URLs that are compatible with this sintax by adding a comment to this page or posting a message to our support on GetSatisfaction.