thinkWhere has developed a plugin to make viewing theMapCloud web services more efficient when using the open source desktop GIS package, QGIS.
Features:
- Gazetteer search
- Easily add WMS/WMTS to the canvas
- Preview layers
- Search layers
This plugin is intended for use by consumers and customers of theMapCloud. The use of this plugin is restricted by token authentication.
The plugin can be installed from the thinkWhere QGIS repository. Navigate to the repository settings : 'Plugins' > 'Manage and in Install plugins' > 'Settings'
Then add a new repository with the URL:
Alternatively, the plugin can be installed by cloning the repository and placing it in your QGIS plugin folder
- QGIS2 on Windows: e.g. C:\Users\USERNAME.qgis2\python\plugins
- QGIS3 on Windows: e.g. C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\QGIS\QGIS3\profiles\default\python\plugins
The branding and target web service URL are parsed from a config file (plugin.cfg) in the directory of the plugin.