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Adding and Modifying Named Tiles
Adding and Modifying Named Tiles
The Map Tiling Service uses named tiles to render maps. The named tiles are stored in the repository
located in the NamedTiles directory under the root repository. For example, a default installation will
place the named tile definition files at http://localhost:8080/RepositoryService/repository/default/NamedTiles
To add or modify named tiles in the repository, perform the following:
1. You must be located on the local machine hosting MapInfo Spatial Server and the repository.
2. Use a standard WebDAV protocol tool to access the repository (e.g., Windows WebFolders, DAVExplorer,
etc.) and either add or copy the named tiles to or from the repository.
For examples of using standard WebDAV tools, see Accessing the Repository using WebDAV
Named tiles do not have a file extention, only a name. For a description of the parameters to define
named tiles, see:
Defining Named Tiles
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Named tiles are stored in the repository, and define how an individual hosted named map is used by the
Map Tiling Service. For each map you want to expose through the Map Tiling Service you must have
an equivalent named tile. In the named tile file, the NamedTile element contains the parameters that
define the named tile, each of which contains some or all of the following list of child elements:
Parameter
DisplayName
Description
ResourceLocation
Projection
Type
string
string
string
string
Required
yes
yes
yes
yes
Description
The alias of the named map stored in the map repository.
This alias can be different than the actual
name of the named map, and will be used in the
tiling service requests to call the named tile.
The metadata description of the named map. This
information is presented to the user when a getDescription
call is sent to the Map Tiling Service.
The directory and name of the actual named map
in the repository, from the repository base. For ex-
ample, if the named map is located at http://localhost:8080/RepositoryService/repository/default/NamedMaps/World,
then you would define
the ResourceLocation as /NamedMaps/World.
Note:
You must specify the starting '/'
The coordinate system projection to host the named
map. The Map Tiling Service will transform the
named map into the projection defined. The projection
is defined using the EPSG format.
MapInfo Spatial Server 1.0