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WMTS and WMS integration quick guide

Terramonitor WMTS and WMS layers can be integrated to different GIS platforms over the Internet. This happens by connecting a GIS client to our map server. The Terramonitor Map Server operates at maps.terramonitor.com, and its specific endpoints are listed here.

Authentication is handled using an access token. You can get an access token by signing up to terramonitor app.

WMTS endpoint

### Terramonitor Pro ###
https://maps.terramonitor.com/$ACCESS_TOKEN/pro/wmts/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml

### Terramonitor Free ###
https://maps.terramonitor.com/$ACCESS_TOKEN/free/wmts/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml

WMS endpoint

### Terramonitor Pro ###
https://maps.terramonitor.com/$ACCESS_TOKEN/pro/wms

### Terramonitor Free ###
https://maps.terramonitor.com/$ACCESS_TOKEN/free/wms

This section describes how to use Terramonitor in QGIS using the Web Map Service (WMS) protocol.

Authentication
Authentication is handled using an access token. You can get an access token by signing up to terramonitor app.

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To add Terramonitor in QGIS via WMTS:

1. Open QGIS. Click on the Layer menu, select Add Layer, and choose Add WMS/WMTS Layer...
2. In the Add Layer(s) from a WM(T)S Server window, click New.
3. In the Create a new WMS connection window:
    At Name, enter Terramonitor.
    At URL, enter the WMTS endpoint including your access token:
    https://maps.terramonitor.com/$ACCESS_TOKEN/pro/wmts/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml
    Click OK.
4. In the Add Layer(s) from a WM(T)S Server window, click Connect.
5. Choose a map layer by clicking on it. All layers cover land areas globally.
NOTE: If you are using WMS endpoint, select from Image encoding: PNG for date layers (e.g. True color date) and JPEG for other layers (e.g. True color).

This section describes how to use Terramonitor in ArcGIS using the Web Map Service (WMS) protocol.

Authentication
Authentication is handled using an access token. You can get an access token by signing up to terramonitor app.

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To add Terramonitor in ArcGIS via WMS:

1. Click on the File menu, select Add Data, and choose Add Data...
2. From the dropdown list "Look in" choose GIS Servers.
3. Double-click "Add WMS Server".
4. Fill URL, enter the WMS endpoint including your access token: https://maps.terramonitor.com/$ACCESS_TOKEN/pro/wms
5. Click Get Layers and then click OK.
6. Double-click Terramonitor Pro/Free WM(T)S on maps.terramonitor.com.
7. Choose Terramonitor Pro/Free WM(T)S and click button Add. Terramonitor layers are now added as a map layers.

This section describes how to use Terramonitor in Leaflet using the Tile Map Service (TMS) or the Web Map Service (WMS) protocol.

Authentication
Authentication is handled using an access token. You can get an access token by subscribing to Terramonitor Pro here.

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The Terramonitor true color WMS layer can be added to Leaflet using the following code:

var rgb = L.tileLayer.wms('https://maps.terramonitor.com/$ACCESS_TOKEN/pro/wms',{
    layers: 'rgb',
    format: 'image/jpeg'
}).addTo(map);

The Terramonitor true color TMS layer can be added to Leaflet using the following code:

var rgb = L.tileLayer(
    'https://maps.terramonitor.com/$ACCESS_TOKEN/rgb/{z}/{x}/{y}.jpg'
).addTo(map);

A complete example on how Terramonitor Pro layers are added to Leaflet using HTML and JavaScript is presented in this jsFiddle.

Tech specs

Terramonitor map layers may be viewed using a web browser or integrated to a GIS client. For integration, we offer map layers in widely supported WMS and WMTS protocols. The tile path of WMTS doubles as a TMS service. We also support CORS, meaning Terramonitor map layers may be integrated directly to third party web browser clients.

The Terramonitor web browser interface supports all modern browsers, including Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Safari 5+. It requires support for cookies and JavaScript. The web browser interface may be used to view all map layers associated with a plan, as well as uploading areas of interest (AOIs) and downloading analysis results.

Integrating Map Layers to External GIS Clients
Integrating Terramonitor map tiles to external clients is included in the Pro plan. We support integration using an access token that is available via the web interface dashboard. Terramonitor map layers may also be integrated via HTTP Basic Authorization. In this case, the authorization credentials are the same as the web interface credentials.

Map layers over WMS may be requested in either PNG or JPEG format. We recommend PNG for best quality, but requesting in JPEG format will halve required bandwidth. Map layers over WMTS and TMS are always in PNG format.

Our native and recommended tile size is 256 by 256 pixels. Larger tiles reduce request overhead, but result in a less fluid user experience.Tiles of 256 by 256 pixels in PNG format are from 50kB to 100kB on average, and half of this in JPEG format.

Date layers are designed to be used as overlay layers and the tiles are mostly transparent. This is why they should always be requested in PNG format, that supports transparency. They are only a few kilobytes in size and size shouldn’t be an issue.

The Terramonitor Vegetation heatmap layer includes a legend.

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