QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (2024)

14 January 2015

Basemap is often the first layer added at the start of a GIS project. Basemaps are often presented through various webservices: TMS, WMS, WMTS, ESRI ArcGIS Services or simply as XYZ tiles.

QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (1)Latest QuickMapServices news: dedicated website, search, API, more client software

Desktop GIS have different tools for adding basemaps.

QGIS, for example, has its own providers and 3rd-party plugins to access those services. WMS and WMTS protocols are implemented in the core. It is possible to access XYZ tiles through WMS Driver by writing a special XML file understandable by GDAL. This is not convenient, as you need to remember all these addresses and takes time to create those files.

Existing plugins offer some of the needed functionality, but after studying, we felt that there is a niche for a new plugin which will combine the best features. Welcome QuickMapServices – a plugin that makes work with web-based basemaps easy.

QuickMapServices:

  1. Includes continuously updated list of services that you can add to the project in one click (as OpenLayers Plugin, but the latter uses webkit approach to add tiles which is not optimal).
  2. Doesn’t have problems with scaling labels on non-standard zoom levels (unlike Tile Map Scale Plugin, which uses universal GDAL driver that leads to problems with visualization and printing on non-standard zoom levels in QGIS).
  3. Uses tile access implementation with aliasing on non-standard zoom level (like TileLayer Plugin, but this plugin can’t add basemaps in one click).
  4. Is easily extendable by adding simple ini files.

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We didn’t limit ourselves by one type of service: you can add almost all kinds of basemaps: XYZ tiles, TMS, WMS, WMTS, ESRI ArcGIS Services.

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We’ve just started and implemented only basic functionality. We plan to extend the list of services that can be plugged via QuickMapServices and add new functionality: better work with scales, more data sources, support for native user forms for adding services on the map etc.

We will be grateful for feedback, links to services that can be openly used, etc. Pull-requests are welcome at Github.

Detailed manual for QuickMapServices is also available.

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102 responses to “QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS”

  1. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (4)Rolf Schulz says:

    3 July 2016 at 14:35

    How can I retrieve BING and Google maps with your QuickMapServices plugin?

    Thanks

    Rolf

    • 3 July 2016 at 15:07

      Hi Rolf, here is how you do it: http://nextgis.com/blog/qms-simple-basemaps-management/#contrib

      • QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (6)bulbul says:

        11 October 2019 at 10:47

        Thankyou so much dude

  2. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (7)Jahanzaib says:

    7 September 2016 at 8:37

    Does QuickMapServices plugin provide searching latitude, longitude?

    • 8 September 2016 at 0:47

      Do you mean can it search available services geographically? Not yet,but it would be nice to implement something like this in the future.

  3. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (9)Philippe says:

    6 October 2016 at 13:05

    Hi all,

    I just installed Quickmapservices on Qgis,

    Do you know how can i generate a Map of HK?

    Thank you !
    Philippe

    • 6 October 2016 at 17:45

      Choose a basemap that suits your needs on how HK looks. Try OpenStreetMap or MapSurfer etc.

  4. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (11)HubLot says:

    21 October 2016 at 10:40

    Awesome plugin ! Congrats on your work.
    I was wondering if we could set the scale level of the tiles so that labels don’t “shrink” when printing…

  5. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (12)Pianos says:

    4 November 2016 at 8:48

    I installed this plugin because I was having trouble with OpenLayerPlugin when exporting maps. Now How do I access google satellite maps to use as base map.

    • 4 November 2016 at 10:28

      Hi. Please have a look at the first question and answer above.

  6. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (14)Xabi says:

    18 January 2017 at 18:10

    How can I add ini files in Mac OS 10.9? I’m not able to find the folder containing Quick Map Services’ files. I’ve an .ini file I would like to load in QGIS using your plugin, and it is impossible for the moment.

    Thanks

    • 19 January 2017 at 20:35

      Why not add your service in http://qms.nextgis.com? You’ll have it available right away through QMS Search. Let me know if there are any problems.

      • QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (16)Xabi says:

        20 January 2017 at 15:46

        Hi!
        Thanks for your answer. I’ve tried to include the map in your tms repository (https://qms.nextgis.com/geoservices/1030/), but it doesn’t work. Maybe some of the data introduced by me are wrong? Is it necessary to gather official License & Copyright info?

        • 20 January 2017 at 15:52

          Thanks for your contribution! First of all, remove all $ characters from the URL, they are not needed and break the service.

          It is preferable to add licensing info as other people will be using the service you added. But we leave it of user to decide, these parameters are not mandatory.

        • 23 January 2017 at 13:04

          Hi Xabi,
          We took liberty and fixed your service ourselves
          (https://qms.nextgis.com/geoservices/1030/) by changing URL from
          http://mugibili.euskadi.eus/maps/topov3/“+z1+”/”+x1+”/”+y+”.png
          to
          http://mugibili.euskadi.eus/maps/topov3/{z}/{x}/{y}.png
          it is now working in QGIS. I hope it’s OK. Feel free to add more changes.
          http://m-d.me/img/ss/20170123-ehg-324kb.jpg

          Let me know if you have any questions.

  7. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (19)pauljkart says:

    19 January 2017 at 14:27

    Hi,
    I have quickmapservice installed, but it has disappeared from the QGIS menus, it used to be there. I’ve tried uninstalling and re-installing, but doesn’t show up. any ideas how to get it back?

  8. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (21)Ben says:

    23 February 2017 at 19:32

    Hi,
    I was very enthusiastic about the new plugin because I thought it would solve the issue of OpenLayersPlugin in the print composer. Unfortunatelly there seem to be the same problems with the new plugin as well… In printo composer e.g. Bing maps are wrongly displayed and export is not possible. Do you think these will be fixed in the near future?

    Thanks!

  9. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (23)tim says:

    25 April 2017 at 6:39

    im trying to figure out how people can add my gwc tms into qgis – i dont spend much time with desktop software
    https://maps.nyc.gov/tms/1.0.0/
    https://maps.nyc.gov/tiles/

    • 28 April 2017 at 13:07

      Hi Tim,

      you can add it here: http://qms.nextgis.com. After adding, your service will become immediately available in QGIS and other software. The link you need looks like this (example): https://maps1.nyc.gov/tms/1.0.0/carto/basemap/{z}/{x}/{-y}.jpg

      More details can be found here: http://qms.nextgis.com/faq
      Let us know if you need more help.

  10. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (25)Benjamin says:

    14 June 2017 at 14:08

    The PlugIn is very nice and usefull.
    I miss an option to add a local tile-basemap. If I would like use an basemap on expedition without a internet connection i have a tile-basemap locally. At the moment is is only working, if i run a local webserver like tomcat or if I create manual a data_source in the “data_sources”-folder. In the dialog I can’t add this because it is not possible to set a local path.
    Maybe you can add a option to create a basemap from local device.

    • 28 June 2017 at 9:31

      It would be a nice feature. Send us pull-request or consider sponsoring its development.

  11. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (27)Jef says:

    28 June 2017 at 6:39

    Hi,
    I opened a delimited file layer with lat and long. I tried opening all maps (trial and error which will show, one after the other). Yet, nothing showed. What must be the problem. Mine is QGIS 2.18.9 version.
    Thank you for your reply/help.
    Jef
    IRRI Philippines

    • 28 June 2017 at 9:30

      Try adding a QMS basemap without adding delimited layer.

  12. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (29)glenn hazelton says:

    30 June 2017 at 17:17

    the OMS Mapnik option is not showing up in the list of available tools. i see it in the image you have above on this website but it doesn’t show up when your pluggin is installed. please explain.

    • 1 July 2017 at 12:17

      Here are two ways to find it in freshly installed QMS: QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (31)

  13. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (32)Maryjune says:

    1 July 2017 at 8:03

    Hello i have downloaded the QuickMapServices, after that what do I do then? It doesn’t work yet in my QGIS.
    BTW, I am using QGIS version nodebo 2.16

    • 1 July 2017 at 12:20

      Well, start adding services in QGIS with QMS. Have a look at screenshots above, they should give you an idea. Let us know if you need more help.

      • QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (34)Maryjune says:

        1 July 2017 at 12:27

        That I don’t how to add. I don’t have that option here in my QGIS. its only OWS, WCS, WFS, and WMS. no QMS
        Thank you so much!

        • 1 July 2017 at 13:58

          did you turn the plugin on under Plugins\Manage plugins?

  14. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (36)Sunny Morales Morales says:

    9 August 2017 at 20:57

    Hello !
    I Have this message:
    “Plugin quick_map_services: The plugin will be disabled because it crashed QGIS during last startup. Please report an issue and re-enable the plugin when the problem has been solved” …
    How can solve it? Please help

  15. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (37)Sam Knight says:

    15 August 2017 at 9:39

    Hi Maxim,
    I’ve been finding the QMS plugin incredibly useful in QGIS- great work! Recently though, the OSM layers other than the Standard version (e.g. OSM TF Landscape) have started displaying with an “API Key Required” watermark. A bit of research lead to me getting a Thunderforest API Key, but is there a way of entering it into QMS? Thanks in advance, Sam

    • 17 August 2017 at 18:58

      You can try either to edit ini files adding your keys to the links or add your service at https://qms.nextgis.com like this https://qms.nextgis.com/geoservices/1283/
      Note that your API key will become public in this case.

      • QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (39)Sam Knight says:

        22 August 2017 at 3:15

        Thanks Maxim! I’ve found the file osm.ini in
        python\plugins\quick_map_services\groups\osm

        Do you know what code needs to be added to add an API key to this?
        By opening the .ini in a text editor I see:
        [general]
        id = osm

        [ui]
        alias = OSM
        icon = osm.svg

        Cheers,
        Sam

        • 22 August 2017 at 9:55

          see example above, there are no strict format to include API keys, in each case it is different, learn from examples

        • QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (41)andrea says:

          18 February 2019 at 6:49

          Hi Sam – did you ever resolve this? I’m having the same issue. Thanks!

  16. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (42)Beck says:

    18 August 2017 at 17:04

    Hi
    I’m using Google Satellite as a basemap. Is there anyway to show the map source on the map? In the layer properties there is the option to place the credit on the bottom right corner but this doesn’t appear to do anything on my screen.

    • QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (43)Beck says:

      6 September 2017 at 12:17

      Hi
      Is anyone able to offer assistance on the above please? I need the attribution for the map provider to appear somewhere on the map (preferably the bottom right hand corner). A simple answer would be appreciated, if possible, as I haven’t written computer programmes for over 30 years and am completely out of touch with the newer coding systems such as python.

      • 10 October 2017 at 19:28

        If you use a service through qms.nextgis.com either ask a maintainer to add copyright info or create a duplicate with all licensing info you need to use on your maps. More info: https://github.com/nextgis/quickmapservices/issues/140

        • QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (45)Beck says:

          28 November 2017 at 17:41

          Thanks Maxim. That’s really useful.

  17. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (46)Pedro Monteiro says:

    29 September 2017 at 12:00

    Hello:
    I use Qgis (v. 2.14.1 Essen) inside Portable Gis (http://www.archaeogeek.com/pages/portable-gis/). I usually don’t have any issues in installing modules from the official repo, except for the Quick Map Services module, which I cannot install. Phyton always throws an error “No module name requests”. How can I solve this problem?

    • 6 October 2017 at 15:38

      Unfortunately we can’t help with different packaging systems.

      • QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (48)Pedro Monteiro says:

        10 October 2017 at 17:22

        Thanks Maxim:
        But is there any special difference in Quick Map Services that could explain that only that module – unlike all the others – cannot be installed?
        Best regards

        • 10 October 2017 at 19:32

          Try one more time, if you were trying to install one of the previous versions there was a bug on our side with packaging requests. 0.19.3 should be good if this was related.

          • QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (50)Pedro Monteiro says:

            18 October 2017 at 12:24

            Hello Maxim:
            QMS is finally installed (in Portable Gis latest version), some default services are ok, but these don’t show up (EPSG 3035):
            1. Landsat (Gis-Lab.info) – Message: Timeout
            2. NASA Fires – Past 24 hours – Message in red under layername: layer’s legend has failures
            3. NASA Fires – Past 48 hours – [same as above]
            4. OSM Veloroad – Message: failed to download all 20 files
            5. eAtlas EGIP – [no message]
            Thank you very much

          • 22 October 2017 at 12:32

            Please try using QMS search. Generally we gradually moving away from the catalog, search should be more up to date.

            Fixes for the default catalog can be sent here: https://github.com/nextgis/quickmapservices/tree/master/src/data_sources

  18. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (52)Ashan says:

    31 January 2018 at 20:30

    Please, can you mention the Path of Adding API key for request maps?

    • 31 January 2018 at 23:28

      Please check the discussion above on the same topic: http://nextgis.com/blog/quickmapservices/comment-page-1/#comment-1135

  19. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (54)Ricardo Sampaio says:

    23 February 2018 at 17:08

    Hi, I’m trying to access the google satellites image using the QuickMapServices, but when I click on the “more services-Get contributed pack, the message: “Error on getting contrib pack: 6” appears! I’m using Mac. Can you tell me how I can solve that?
    regards
    Ricardo

    • 25 March 2018 at 16:28

      We need more info on your system, QGIS and QMS setup, please contact us at info@nextgis.com

  20. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (56)David says:

    25 February 2018 at 23:58

    Is QGIS3 support coming?

    • QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (57)Rémi says:

      28 February 2018 at 14:01

      I am also greatly interested in a QGIS3 porting.
      Please let us know if it is planned, and when.
      Regards.
      Rémi

      • 1 March 2018 at 8:49

        Hi there, we hope this will help to speed it up: http://nextgis.com/qms-plugin-crowdfunding/ Please consider joining!

    • 1 March 2018 at 8:50

      We’re mostly using LTR, but if you’d like to speed it up, please consider http://nextgis.com/qms-plugin-crowdfunding/

  21. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (60)dja says:

    28 February 2018 at 23:50

    hi there. trying to install the contributor pack and i’m getting this error:
    Error on getting contrib pack: 6
    any ideas?

    • 25 March 2018 at 16:28

      We need more info on your system, QGIS and QMS setup, please contact us at info@nextgis.com

  22. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (62)val says:

    5 March 2018 at 16:22

    Hi,
    Thanks for this amazing plugin ! It’s so usefull and powerfull.
    I just have one question though. Is it possible to fix the zoom/scale (eg : high definition for a large area)

    • 7 March 2018 at 16:46

      Hello, not sure if I understood your question correctly. QMS and Tile services in general already operate at fixed zooms/scales.

  23. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (64)Chad says:

    28 March 2018 at 11:53

    Hi, I’m a new QGIS user and just discovered this plugin that I was hoping to use in creating shapefiles. So I installed QMS in QGIS 2.18.16 but when try to use by clicking “Get contributed pack” under QMS Settings/More services, I get an error message that says “Error on getting contrib pack: 3”.
    Next I installed QMS in the latest QGIS 3.0.1 (on same computer concurrently with 2.18.16), and again click on “Get contributed pack”. This time the following error message comes out:

    A Python code execution error has occurred (*see note):
    AttributeError: module ‘sys’ has no attribute ‘exc_type’
    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File “C:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\quick_map_services\settings_dialog.py”, line 127, in get_contrib
    ExtraSources().load_contrib_pack()
    File “C:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\quick_map_services\extra_sources.py”, line 76, in load_contrib_pack
    latest_release_info = self._get_latest_release_info()
    File “C:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\quick_map_services\extra_sources.py”, line 109, in _get_latest_release_info
    reply = self.__sync_request(url)
    File “C:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\quick_map_services\extra_sources.py”, line 143, in __sync_request
    raise Exception(error)
    Exception: 3

    During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File “C:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\quick_map_services\settings_dialog.py”, line 135, in get_contrib
    error_message = self.tr(‘Error on getting contrib pack: %s %s’) % (sys.exc_type, sys.exc_value)
    AttributeError: module ‘sys’ has no attribute ‘exc_type’
    Python version: 3.6.0 (v3.6.0:41df79263a11, Dec 23 2016, 08:06:12) [MSC v.1900 64 bit (AMD64)]
    QGIS version: 3.0.1-Girona Girona, a86bec25eb

    Python path:
    C:/PROGRA~1/QGIS3~1.0/apps/qgis/./python
    C:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python
    C:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins
    C:/PROGRA~1/QGIS3~1.0/apps/qgis/./python/plugins
    C:\Program Files\QGIS 3.0\bin\python36.zip
    C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS3~1.0\apps\Python36\DLLs
    C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS3~1.0\apps\Python36\lib
    C:\Program Files\QGIS 3.0\bin
    C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS3~1.0\apps\Python36
    C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS3~1.0\apps\Python36\lib\site-packages
    C:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python
    C:/Users/username/Documents/GIS DataBase/Project

    So I can’t use QMS on either versions of QGIS. 🙁 Hope someone could help me solve this issue. Thanks!

    – Chad

    *Note: I translated the above line to English as the original was in Japanese. I’m using Win 10, Japanese OS.

  24. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (67)Chad says:

    28 March 2018 at 11:58

    Additional info:
    Hi, I’d like to add that I only clicked on “Get contributed pack” as nothing in the map options (NASA, OSM, etc.) display when I click on them. This is true for both QGIS 2.18.16 and 3.0.1. I searched online and could not find any English site that addresses this issue, but found a Japanese site that says to click on “Get contributed pack”.
    – Chad

    • 29 March 2018 at 18:59

      please update QMS to 0.19.7 and try again, this should be fixed now

      • QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (69)Chad says:

        2 April 2018 at 4:30

        Hi, I updated to 0.19.7 but still not working. Below is the error message that I got. Thank you though for trying to fix it.

        AttributeError: module ‘sys’ has no attribute ‘exc_type’
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        File “C:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\quick_map_services\settings_dialog.py”, line 127, in get_contrib
        ExtraSources().load_contrib_pack()
        File “C:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\quick_map_services\extra_sources.py”, line 77, in load_contrib_pack
        latest_release_info = self._get_latest_release_info()
        File “C:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\quick_map_services\extra_sources.py”, line 111, in _get_latest_release_info
        reply = self.__sync_request(url)
        File “C:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\quick_map_services\extra_sources.py”, line 145, in __sync_request
        raise Exception(error)
        Exception: 3

        During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

        Traceback (most recent call last):
        File “C:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\quick_map_services\settings_dialog.py”, line 135, in get_contrib
        error_message = self.tr(‘Error on getting contrib pack: %s %s’) % (sys.exc_type, sys.exc_value)
        AttributeError: module ‘sys’ has no attribute ‘exc_type’

        Pythonバージョン: 3.6.0 (v3.6.0:41df79263a11, Dec 23 2016, 08:06:12) [MSC v.1900 64 bit (AMD64)]
        QGISバージョン: 3.0.1-Girona Girona, a86bec25eb

        Pythonパス:
        C:/PROGRA~1/QGIS3~1.0/apps/qgis/./python
        C:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python
        C:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins
        C:/PROGRA~1/QGIS3~1.0/apps/qgis/./python/plugins
        C:\Program Files\QGIS 3.0\bin\python36.zip
        C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS3~1.0\apps\Python36\DLLs
        C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS3~1.0\apps\Python36\lib
        C:\Program Files\QGIS 3.0\bin
        C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS3~1.0\apps\Python36
        C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS3~1.0\apps\Python36\lib\site-packages
        C:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python
        C:/Users/username/Documents/GIS DataBase/Project

        • 2 April 2018 at 13:08

          Please try 0.19.8 again

          • QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (71)Chad says:

            5 April 2018 at 9:15

            Thanks again Maxim, but sorry to say that it still doesn’t work. I get almost the same error message, but the lines are now 127, 87, 116, 145 and 135. Maybe I’m doing something wrong? This is what I did:
            – Under Plugins, Install from ZIP
            – Restart QGIS
            – Under Web go to QuickMapServices/ Settings/ More services / Get contributed pack

          • 5 April 2018 at 15:53

            can we please move the discussion to our email info@nextgis.com? These comments aren’t really a discussion forum. We’ll follow with resolution here.

  25. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (73)Dany says:

    30 March 2018 at 17:21

    Hi, I’ve install quickmapservice on QGIS 3.01 but there are no entries in menu, no QuickMapService under internet .

  26. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (75)Alexander says:

    26 May 2018 at 13:34

    How can I avoid Shrinkage of the labels when printing the OSM Standard Map?

    • 30 May 2018 at 16:20

      Try using different tile renderer. It can be set under QMS settings, TIles.

      • QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (77)Hugo says:

        17 January 2019 at 15:31

        How exactly can I do that?

        • 18 January 2019 at 10:24

          QMS settings, Tiles, check/uncheck under use internal renderer – reload a service.
          If you’re using QGIS3 this will not be possible, I think.

  27. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (79)Max says:

    9 August 2018 at 5:37

    Hi
    How to install QuickmapServices in my QGIS? please

    • 14 August 2018 at 19:36

      go to Plugins, Plugin manager and search for QMS

  28. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (81)bh says:

    14 August 2018 at 1:16

    works well in version 3.2 QGIS?

    Saludos
    https://giseros.com

  29. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (83)Tim Orlov says:

    16 August 2018 at 15:41

    Добрый день,
    Почему-то слетело меню плагина. Нету меню в панели, Хотя утверждается, что модуль установлен. Переустановка модуля и программы не помогает. Заранее спасибо!

  30. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (85)Edelweiss Alcacio says:

    30 August 2018 at 23:02

    Hi, would you tell me what’s means the differents points (Green, red, yellow, black) in the window of plugin please, Thank you

    • 31 August 2018 at 7:57

      Color indicates status of the service from our monitoring.
      green – service is ok
      yellow – service is working, but there might problems
      red – serives is not working

      • QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (87)Edelweiss Alcacio says:

        31 August 2018 at 9:55

        Thank you very much for the answer, other question, the other day appeared me one point black in one string, I do not remember which but ¿it´s important or means somthing different of the other colors? Thank you again. 😉

        • 28 September 2018 at 23:03

          this is a just added service for which status was not determined yet

  31. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (89)me says:

    12 November 2018 at 14:29

    does not work with qgis 3.4.1:
    _____
    Error calling method classFactory ( )
    TypeError: ‘QVariant’ object is not subscriptable
    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File “C:/PROGRA~1/QGIS3~1.4/apps/qgis/./python\qgis\utils.py”, line 335, in startPlugin
    plugins[packageName] = package.classFactory(iface)
    File “C:/Users/…/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\quick_map_services\__init__.py”, line 35, in classFactory
    return QuickMapServices(iface)
    File “C:/Users/…/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\quick_map_services\quick_map_services.py”, line 72, in __init__
    self.locale = Locale.get_locale()
    File “C:/Users/…/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\quick_map_services\plugin_locale.py”, line 30, in get_locale
    return QSettings().value(‘locale/userLocale’)[0:2]
    TypeError: ‘QVariant’ object is not subscriptable

  32. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (90)JR says:

    3 December 2018 at 23:51

    Hi,
    Just to clarify that the QuickMap plugin leverages Quickmap services from this product: http://www.quickmap.co.nz or it’s something different?

    • 25 December 2018 at 9:48

      we’re not related to quickmap

      • QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (92)Lewis says:

        9 December 2021 at 6:55

        Thanks, that clarifies it. I was wondering if you were related, too.

  33. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (93)Rodolfo Piedra says:

    27 December 2018 at 23:48

    Hi, I try update the plugin in Qgis v 2.14.9 Essen and a error message appears. It says that the plugin is broken, can you help me? Thanks

    • 27 December 2018 at 23:52

      try updating your QGIS first to something newer

  34. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (95)Jonathan Gray says:

    20 February 2019 at 19:57

    Very simple question Qgis/Quickmapservice question. I am looking at an area and have the scale set at 1:50000 and using the “OpenTopoMap” and the labels look fuzzy. What is the best way to resolve this?

  35. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (96)mike cusi says:

    29 April 2019 at 0:13

    Hi, I am having the same problem as Chad (2 April 2018). How was this resolved?

    Thanks,
    Mike

  36. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (97)Mark Schmucker says:

    15 May 2019 at 5:28

    I’m writing a stand-alone app using Python and QGIS 2.14.9 (upgrading is not an option). I know how to create a QgsRasterLayer, but how can I add a tiled QMS layer programmatically? Do I need to add the plugin code to my Python path and instantiate a TileLayer? Or is there a better way?

    # Create a normal raster layer
    layer = QgsRasterLayer(url_with_params, ‘My Layer’, ‘wms’)
    # Now how to create a tiled QMS layer?
    layer = TiledLayer(?)

  37. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (98)Isabel Ferreira says:

    23 September 2019 at 19:29

    Tentei instalar o plugin quick map service, ele instala normalmente, mas ele não aparece em na menu web, ou em qualquer outra parte do qgis.
    Como posso resolver esse problema?

  38. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (99)Raphael Catarina says:

    22 November 2019 at 23:55

    Cada vez que vou tentar incluir mas um serviço, do google por exemplo, me da esse erro abaixo.

    AttributeError: module ‘sys’ has no attribute ‘exc_type’
    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File “C:/Users/05838810920/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\quick_map_services\settings_dialog.py”, line 127, in get_contrib
    ExtraSources().load_contrib_pack()
    File “C:/Users/05838810920/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\quick_map_services\extra_sources.py”, line 87, in load_contrib_pack
    self._download_file(CONTRIBUTE_ZIP_DIRECT_URL, zip_file_path)
    File “C:/Users/05838810920/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\quick_map_services\extra_sources.py”, line 116, in _download_file
    reply = self.__sync_request(url)
    File “C:/Users/05838810920/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\quick_map_services\extra_sources.py”, line 145, in __sync_request
    raise Exception(error)
    Exception: 99

    During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File “C:/Users/05838810920/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\quick_map_services\settings_dialog.py”, line 135, in get_contrib
    error_message = self.tr(‘Error on getting contrib pack: %s %s’) % (sys.exc_type, sys.exc_value)
    AttributeError: module ‘sys’ has no attribute ‘exc_type’

    Versão do Python: 3.7.0 (v3.7.0:1bf9cc5093, Jun 27 2018, 04:59:51) [MSC v.1914 64 bit (AMD64)]
    Versão do QGIS: 3.4.13-Madeira Madeira, 567300ccf1

    Caminho do Python:
    C:/PROGRA~1/QGIS3~1.4/apps/qgis-ltr/./python
    C:/Users/05838810920/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python
    C:/Users/05838810920/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins
    C:/PROGRA~1/QGIS3~1.4/apps/qgis-ltr/./python/plugins
    C:\Program Files\QGIS 3.4\bin\python37.zip
    C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS3~1.4\apps\Python37\DLLs
    C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS3~1.4\apps\Python37\lib
    C:\Program Files\QGIS 3.4\bin
    C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS3~1.4\apps\Python37
    C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS3~1.4\apps\Python37\lib\site-packages
    C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS3~1.4\apps\Python37\lib\site-packages\win32
    C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS3~1.4\apps\Python37\lib\site-packages\win32\lib
    C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS3~1.4\apps\Python37\lib\site-packages\Pythonwin
    C:/Users/05838810920/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python
    C:\Users\05838810920\AppData\Roaming\QGIS\QGIS3\profiles\default\python\plugins\mmqgis/forms

  39. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (100)belete baychiken says:

    6 January 2020 at 16:51

    OpenTopoMap
    https://tile.opentopomap.org{z}/{x}/{y}.png
    I have done all the steps (right click on XZY tiles-new connection and writhe the name as OpenTopoMap and copy the url and pest it on the provided url space on the dialog box ) but it does not display any thing

  40. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (101)Jiří Fejfar says:

    19 March 2020 at 17:37

    Hi, thank you for QMS!
    I have QGIS 3.10.3-A Coruña and QMS map labels are shrinked to very small unreadable size when printed… is there any workaround?
    Thank you again, Jiří.

  41. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (102)Laila Mureb says:

    15 June 2020 at 23:30

    “Tentei instalar o plugin quick map service, ele instala normalmente, mas ele não aparece em na menu web, ou em qualquer outra parte do qgis.
    Como posso resolver esse problema?”
    My problem is exactly the same as hers: I have installed and checked the QMS plugin, but it doesn’t show at the Web bar, only in “Add layers”, and it doesn’t show Google satellite. I tried: uninstall and reinstall QMS, uninstall and reinstall QGIS, reinitiate my computer… everything. Why does this happen?

  42. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (103)Hicaro says:

    8 September 2020 at 1:13

    alguém sabe o que esta ocasionando esse erro no Qgis 3.10: Impossível carregar complemento ‘DsgTools’ Devido a um erro ao chamar o método Class Factory(). O mesmo acontece com o ‘quick_map_services

  43. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (104)Manuel says:

    9 April 2021 at 19:32

    Ola. como se puede cambiar el idioma de la visualizacion del mapa base ?en este caso de google

  44. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (105)ali says:

    24 September 2021 at 13:51

    I have added Quick Maps to QGIS 3.16.10, though I can only see OSM maps. If I search I can get other maps but can I add this to the dropdown menu to save time?

  45. QuickMapServices: easy basemaps in QGIS (106)Alex says:

    24 November 2021 at 14:57

    Olá, é possível obter bases do Google Earth mais antigas? Pois, na minha área de interesse a base mais recente é formada por mosaicos de duas épocas distintas (metade da área apresenta lavoura em crescimento e a outra metade apresenta a lavou colhida), deixando um visual feio.
    Verifiquei no Google Earth Pro que para a época 07/2020 (julho de 2020) o mosaico está consistente e assim gostaria de usar essa época e não a mais recente. Isso é possível?

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FAQs

What is the best basemap plugin for QGIS? ›

The QuickMapServices plugin is a simple and easy to use plugin that adds base maps to your QGIS project. It has many different options and settings. Let's start to explore some of its features. Start a new map and add the roads layer from the training_data Geopackage.

How to use QuickMapServices in QGIS? ›

First of all, open the QGIS software and install the QuickMapServices plugin by going to the Plugins menu toolbar > Manage and Install plugins. The QGIS Plugins manager opens. Type “QuickMapServices” in the search box and proceed by installing the plugin.

Does QGIS have built-in basemaps? ›

QGIS allows users to add a wide variety of base maps to their projects, including maps from popular online providers such as Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, and Bing Maps. Users can also create their own custom base maps by importing data from various sources, such as shapefiles, CSV files, or WMS services.

What is QMS in QGIS? ›

A: QuickMapServices (QMS) is an open catalog of geospatial services and a way to add them to your GIS in one click (read more). Q: What is the goal of QMS. A: To make geospatial services more accessible. Q: Why add a service to QMS? A: To easily find and add a service to your GIS project.

Why is QGIS better than ArcGIS? ›

Both QGIS and ArcGIS offer a high level of functionality for various GIS tasks and projects. However, there are some trade-offs between flexibility and complexity. QGIS is more flexible and customizable, as it allows you to install and use various plugins, scripts, and tools from different sources.

How to install Google Maps plugin in QGIS? ›

QGIS: Installing Google Maps Plugin
  1. In QGIS, go to Plugins > Manage and Install Plugins.
  2. Search for OpenLayers in the search bar of the new dialogue window. Select Install.
  3. Go to Web > OpenLayers plugin > Google Maps > Google Satellite. ...
  4. To make the reference projection match your Maps Made Easy GeoTiff, click the.

How do I install QGIS Plugins? ›

Open QGIS. Click on Plugins ‣ Manage and Install Plugins…. to open the Plugins dialog. Click on the All tab, and search for ORS tools. Click on the plugin and click Install Plugin in the QGIS Plugins dialog box.

Can you georeference to a basemap? ›

In ArcGIS Pro, add the reference layers residing in map coordinates. These layers can be a raster, a feature class, or a basemap. Add the raster dataset you want to georeference. Adding the data with the map coordinate system first is a good practice so you do not need to set the map frame coordinate system.

What is the difference between QGIS and QGIS with grass? ›

Whereas GRASS GIS focuses more on data processing and analysis, QGIS focuses more on cartography and map making. They compliment each other well and you can even use the QGIS GRASS Toolbox to load in GRASS data directly, and run GRASS processing commands from the QGIS menus.

Can you clip a basemap in QGIS? ›

Select and export area of extent to use as overlay layer to clip all base map layers. In this case, the ADM1 layer is selected through select feature through polygon tool. Then right click on the ADM1 layer to export only selected features as a new shapefile.

What does Q stand for in QGIS? ›

QGIS is a geographic information system (GIS) software that is free and open-source. QGIS supports Windows, macOS, and Linux. It supports viewing, editing, printing, and analysis of geospatial data in a range of data formats. QGIS was previously also known as Quantum GIS.

Is A QMS the same as an ISO? ›

ISO 9001 represents the set of QMS requirements, whereas a quality management system is a framework that binds all your quality processes together to produce high-quality goods.

How to get OS maps on QGIS? ›

Open QGIS. Select 'open raster layer' from the left hand toolbar. In the next window, click 'browse' and navigate to the folder where the OS OpenMap-Local GeoTIFF files are located. Select one or several GeoTIFF files as required.

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