Tumonz now supports multiple integrated Map Tile Services – a few of these servers require an Activation Key to enable this feature. Follow the instructions below to create your own key(s). Click on any image to enlarge it.
All services has a very generous free monthly allowance which would be sufficient for all our users except for rare cases where you regularly browse very large areas at high resolution – for more detail please see Service Usage notes below.
Select Create Free Account at www.maptiler.com, sign in with Google or your e-mail and verify the address with the link they send, and finally answer the two questions (role = ‘Cartographer’, use for = ‘Utilise static maps API’). Click on API Keys and copy the Default key – this is the key to enter in Tumonz settings.
Select Get started for free at www.mapbox.com, choose Business/Individual and fill in the few other fields, and finally verify your e-mail with the link they sent. Click on Tokens and copy the Default public token – this is the key to enter in Tumonz settings.
Usage notes
- MapTiler allows for 100k free tiles per month, while MapBox allows for 200k free tiles per month. It takes ~2k tiles to cover a very large farm (taking into account all the levels of detail), and since Tumonz caches tiles the free allowance will be sufficient even when for example a new farm was to be added daily.
- You can check your account usage if you are interested (select Analytics in Maptiler, or Statistics in MapBox), but even in the rare case that you exceed the allowance it will simply start loading new tiles when the month rolls over. If you do get a lot of commercial value out of the tile layers and use them extensively, consider extending your account allowance with one of their well-priced plans.