Accessing maps via TileServers

National Library of Scotland

It is possible to bring in any other georeferenced layers from the National Library of Scotland into MapReader. To do this, you would need to create a TileServer object and specify the metadata_path (the path to your metadata.json file) and the download_url (the WMTS or XYZ URL for your tileset) for your chosen tilelayer.

This page lists some of the NLS’s most popular georeferenced layers and provides links to their WMTS and XYZ URLs. If, for example, you wanted to use the “Ordnance Survey - 10 mile, General, 1955 - 1:633,600” in MapReader, you would need to look up its XYZ URL (https://mapseries-tilesets.s3.amazonaws.com/ten_mile/general/{z}/{x}/{y}.png) and insert it your MapReader code as shown below:

from mapreader import TileServer

my_ts = TileServer(
    metadata_path="path/to/metadata.json",
    download_url="https://mapseries-tilesets.s3.amazonaws.com/ten_mile/general/{z}/{x}/{y}.png",
)

Note

You would need to generate the corresponding metadata.json before running this code.

More information about using NLS georeferenced layers is available here, including details about accessing metadata for each layer. Please note the Re-use terms for each layer, as these vary.