Map options

The map widget configures the background map that appears in Veronte Ops screen.

By right clicking on the map the following map options are available:

• Edit map: In this menu the following options can be configured:

  

  • Manage custom tiles: This menu allows the user to add and manage their own map tiles.

    When a custom tile is added, it will appear as a new option under the "Custom tiles" category to select it either as a "tile" or as a "subtile".

    

    • Name: Users can customize the name of this tile.
    • API Key (Optional): Enter the API Key if needed (this depends on the map server).

    • URL: Enter the URL of the map to be added. This URL must be of type "Slippy map tilename".

      The necessary "parts" of the URL are listed below with an example: https://tile.waymarkedtrails.org/hiking/{z}/{x}/{y}.png

      • The first part of the URL specifies the tile server tile.waymarkedtrails.org
      • Tile coordinates are usually specified using the /zoom/x/y.png or /z/x/y.png tail /{z}/{x}/{y}.png
      • Some tileservers will use a directory to specify a particular stylesheet /hiking/

      Caution

      If the added map requires an API Key, users must add as part of the URL the following: {apiKey} (it is important to respect the lowercase and uppercase of this). This is so that Veronte Ops correctly recognizes that the API Key entered above must be substituted in the URL.

      An example is shown below:

      https://{s}.api.tiles.openaip.net/api/data/openaip/{z}/{x}/{y}.png?apiKey={apiKey}

    • Subdomains (Optional): This is not needed, but can be entered. Multiple subdomains can be entered (as many as the server provides), they are added as pills as shown below.

      

  • Select a tile: It is possible to select the map provider from several options, including "Custom Tiles" if they have been created in the Manage custom tiles option.

  • Select a subtile: Users can add a second map. The available options are:

    • Not selected: This is the default selected option.
    • OpenAIP.
    • GaoDe Annotion.
    • Custom tiles: Only appears when a custom tile has been created in the Manage custom tiles option.

  • Opacity: The user can set the opacity of this subtile. It is expressed as a percentage of 1 (i.e. the minimum is 0 and the maximum is 1).

    Tip

    This allows the user to have one map overlayed on top of another.

    For example, it can be used to have as tile the main map and as a subtile a map with airspace information (OpenAIP map):

    

    

  • Enable view moving obstacles to selected Veronte in map: If enabled, moving objects configured in the 1x PDI Builder software will be displayed on the map. In addition, if the autopilot possesses an ADS-B system and it is enabled, Veronte Ops will show aircraft detected by it on the map as moving objects.

    

• Hide map: The map will be hidden. To show it again, go to 'Main Widgets' menu and select 'Map'.

In addition, double-clicking on the map will zoom in on the area the user is clicking on.

Furthermore, the map can be minimized/maximized by clicking on the icon in the top right corner of the application. An example is shown below: