Adding a Web Map Service (WMS) map to your SMART basemap and/or SMART Mobile

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This question comes up a lot… You can add a WMS via the “add data” feature in the map tab and then save that map as a basemap. To use that in your SMART Mobile pacakage, select the basemap you’ve saved with the WMS when configuring your mobile package and be sure to set the bounds and min/max zoom appropriate to your site.

I’ve created a PDF with some simple instructions to walk through this because I always have to remind myself how to do this too. They’re attached here: Add a WMS to SMART basemap.pdf (1.3 MB)

The WMS I’ve seen used most commonly is Open Street Maps: https://ows.terrestris.de/osm/service?

I’ve also recently come across this one which looks good too: https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gebco_web_services/web_map_service/mapserv?

It would be great to hear if anyone else as any good WMS recommendations!

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Yes to this. Would be great to have a satellite imagery in SMART Desktop. You can have satellite imagery background in the mobile app. Has anybody found way to do this in Desktop?
Jeremy

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Hi,
Thanks for the helpful PDF @drew.cronin.
When you loaded the basemap in Desktop and added it to the package, do you still need internet connection on your mobile device in order to show the map?
My map is not showing on Mobile.

Kind regards,
Elke

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Hey
If its a WMS coming into SMART Desktop then it wouldn’t be able to carry across to an offline map on SMART Mobile. You are better off having a data connection to have the basemaps viewable on SMART Mobile.

The best way to have a sat image offline map would be to harvest imagery, have it georeferenced and then saved as a basemap within SMART Desktop, then have that as a basemap in an offline environment. There is a link on how to do this if you would like

Regards

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