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requires an online connection | ||
requires an online connection* | ||
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defaults to mapbox satellite maps requiring an access token | ||
(free as of writing this line: https://account.mapbox.com/auth/signup) | ||
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put access token / api key (=: key) into file mapservice-key.txt | ||
on first line, save as UTF-8 encoded Unicode text | ||
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keys of length up to and including 4096 bytes | ||
(around 4096 latin characters) are supported, | ||
key may not contain a % character | ||
keys of length up to and including 4096 bytes (around 4096 latin characters) | ||
are supported, key may not contain a % character | ||
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raster tile maps of any service are supported when | ||
service delivers 256x256 sized JPEGs | ||
service url identifies map tiles by a z/x/y scheme | ||
service url does not contain a % character | ||
service url is below or equal 4096 bytes in size | ||
- service delivers 256x256 sized JPEGs | ||
- service url identifies map tiles by a z/x/y scheme | ||
- service url does not contain a % character | ||
- service url is below or equal 4096 bytes in size | ||
- service map tile identified by 0/0/0 's map spans longitudes | ||
from -180° at the left to +180° at the right and latitudes | ||
from +90° at the top to -90° at the bottom | ||
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put service url in file mapservice-url.txt on first line, | ||
do not include protocol and ://, so no https://, | ||
replace z/x/y map tile identifying url part by ^^, | ||
if required, replace key url part by <<, | ||
save as UTF-8 encoded Unicode text | ||
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control globe by W, A, S, D and arrow keys on keyboard and your mouse | ||
control globe by W, A, S, D and arrow keys on keyboard, | ||
control globe by your mouse | ||
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if zooming closer results in a black image the map service | ||
does not support that zoom level | ||
if zooming closer results in a black image, the map service does not support | ||
that zoom level, the application supports zoom level from including 0 to | ||
including 30 | ||
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the application not informs about failed retrieval of map tiles | ||
eg when the key is invalid, the window remains black in such case | ||
the application not informs about failed retrieval of map tiles, e.g. when | ||
the key is invalid nothing gets rastered, and the window remains black | ||
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if the application does not start, you might need the Visual Studio 2022 | ||
X64 Visual C(++) Redistributable you can find at | ||
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist | ||
as of writing this line | ||
as of writing this line | ||
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elevation data averaged from https://ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/topo/globe.html | ||
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*you can download raster tile maps and setup a server for them locally | ||
and put the url to them into the mapservice-url.txt file like described | ||
in this Readme.txt file, describing setting up a server for them is out | ||
of scope of this project |
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