Tile Server / Tile Sources

FetchMap has

Below are listed many tile servers and links to other peoples list.

If you know of other, please tell me and I will include them:TrekMap@trailnotes.org


Standard/Default Servers

Name Credit Description B/T URL
OpenStreet:Default OpenStreet Basic map from the OpenStreetMap project BASE http://tile.openstreetmap.org/{Z}/{X}/{Y}.png
OpenStreet:watercolor OpenStreet/Stamen Intresting map from Stamen BASE http://a.tile.stamen.com/watercolor/{Z}/{X}/{Y}.jpg
NASA:via-maptiler NASA Beutiful satillite images - but only to zoom level 4 BASE https://tileserver.maptiler.com/nasa/{Z}/{X}/{Y}.jpg
maps-for-free Maps-for-Free Physical World map BASE https://maps-for-free.com/layer/relief/z{Z}/row{Y}/{Z}_{X}-{Y}.jpg
Carto:lightNolabels Carto Simple grey & white BASE https://cartodb-basemaps-b.global.ssl.fastly.net/light_nolabels/{Z}/{X}/{Y}.png
OrdanceSurvey:UK OrdanceSurvey:UK Topo maps of Great Britian BASE http://os.openstreetmap.org/sv/{Z}/{X}/{Y}.png
open:railwaymap open:railwaymap Railways you can overlay on other base layers TRAN http://c.tiles.openrailwaymap.org/standard/{Z}/{X}/{Y}.png
WayMarkedTrail WayMarkedTrail Hiking trail you can overlay on other base layers
Europe is well covered
TRAN http://tile.waymarkedtrails.org/hiking/{Z}/{X}/{Y}.png
OSM Admin Boundaries OpenStreetMap Political boundries you can overlay on other maps TRAN http://korona.geog.uni-heidelberg.de/tiles/adminb/x={X}&y={Y}&z={Z}
NYPL - classic world New York Public Library Historic map: "A new and correct SEA CHART of the WHOLE WORLD" 1702 TRAN http://maps.nypl.org/warper/maps/tile/12602/{Z}/{X}/{Y}.png
OpenStreet:hikeBike OpenStreet From Open Street Map
Hiking/biking trails
BASE http://a.tiles.wmflabs.org/hikebike/{Z}/{X}/{Y}.png
USGS:Imagery USGS Satellite images from the USGS BASE https://basemap.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/USGSImageryOnly/MapServer/tile/{Z}/{Y}/{X}
Esri:Topo Esri Topographic map from ESRI BASE https://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Topo_Map/MapServer/tile/{Z}/{Y}/{X}.jpg
ArcGIS Streets ArcGIS Street map from ArcGIS BASE http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Street_Map/MapServer/tile/{Z}/{Y}/{X}
NASA CityLight NASA Earth at night
Zoom level 0-8
BASE http://map1.vis.earthdata.nasa.gov/wmts-webmerc/VIIRS_CityLights_2012/default//GoogleMapsCompatible_Level8/{Z}/{Y}/{X}.jpg
NatGeo ArcGIS Map in the style of National Geographic BASE http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/NatGeo_World_Map/MapServer/tile/{Z}/{Y}/{X}
Tranport OpenPublicTransport Trains, buses and more
over layer
TRAN http://www.openptmap.org/tiles/{Z}/{X}/{Y}.png
ESRI Satellite NASA Satellite images from NASA via ESRI BASE https://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Imagery/MapServer/tile/{Z}/{Y}/{X}.jpg
OSM no labels OSM Simple map with no labels from Open Street Maps BASE https://tiles.wmflabs.org/osm-no-labels/{Z}/{X}/{Y}.png
OpenTopo OpenTopo Topographic map - open source project BASE http://a.tile.opentopomap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png
USGS:Topo USGS Topograpic maps from the US Geological Survey. Limited detail outside the US BASE https://basemap.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/USGSTopo/MapServer/tile/{Z}/{Y}/{X}

Additional Sources

Name Credit Description B/T URL
OldMap-Cassini Maptiler Cassini Terrestrial - 1790 BASE https://tileserver.maptiler.com/cassini-terrestrial/{Z}/{X}/{Y}.jpg
OpenMapSurfer.NET OpenMapSurfer.NET Another open source project BASE http://korona.geog.uni-heidelberg.de/tiles/roads/x={X}&y={Y}&z={Z}
NASA:GIBS NASA:GIBS This scan of the Earth updates daily. Change the {D} parameter via: Customize > Print & Tile Cache > Extra Data BASE https://map1a.vis.earthdata.nasa.gov/wmts-webmerc/MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor/default/{D}/GoogleMapsCompatible_Level9/{Z}/{Y}/{X}.jpg
Blue Marble Blue Marble Beutiful satellite imagines BASE http://s3.amazonaws.com/com.modestmaps.bluemarble/{Z}-r{Y}-c{X}.jpg
Apple:iPhoto Apple:iPhoto The maps designed for iPhoto BASE http://gsp2.apple.com/tile?api=1&style=slideshow&layers=default&lang=en_En&z={Z}&x={X}&y={Y}&v=9
wikimedia wikimedia Maps used in wiki BASE https://maps.wikimedia.org/osm-intl/{Z}/{X}/{Y}.png
Stamen Terrain Stamen Terrain Map BASE http://tile.stamen.com/terrain-background/{Z}/{X}/{Y}.jpg
HistoricUK Ordance Survey These are scans of old maps served by the National Library of Scotland BASE http://nls-3.tileserver.com/nls/{z}/{x}/{y}.jpg
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Collections of Scanned Historic Maps

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