First Last Mile Styling
This project is used to help provide input for first last mile options.
Resources¶
| Document Title | Link |
|---|---|
| Metro First/Last Mile Projects – Graphic Guidelines | https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Metro-FirstLast-Mile-Projects-Graphic-Guidelines--BXv5EkSskolKgNieB0qnkQS0AQ-VbAlDq6BFyTdg2amOkXQr |
| Metro First/Last Mile Projects – Map Design Elements Additional Guidance | https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Metro-FirstLast-Mile-Projects-Map-Design-Elements-Additional-Guidance--BXstUUQbrAeY8pDgfHqlT1VNAQ-eLU9UJgFntZTXcPUpGhen |
| First/Last Mile SVG Icons | https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/FLM-SVG-Icon-Links-Draft--BWhn6cOIYyOaK9eahK6q~CTWAQ-p6MZrfH555vuDKJQVWqB9 |
Using the Metro basemap with QGIS¶
Warning
In order to use the Metro basemap you must use QGIS 3.16 or later, due to the lack of support for vector tiles in previous versions.
The Metro basemap is a map package that has two components that works as a bundle in ArcPro and ArcGIS Online, but needs to be added individually in QGIS as the following:
- Hybrid Raster Map Service
- Hybrid Vector tile Map
There are two ways to utilize the Metro basemap in QGIS:
Method 1 - Using the qgz file¶
Download the following QGZ file and open it in QGIS:
Custom_Basemap_for_Consultants.qgz
Method 2 - Add the basemap layers individually¶
This method has three steps:
1) Adding the Hybrid Raster Map Service 2) Adding the Vector Tile Service 3) Adding the font styles
URLs¶
The following are the direct URLs for the Metro basemap:
Hybrid Raster Map Service¶
https://tiles.arcgis.com/tiles/TNoJFjk1LsD45Juj/arcgis/rest/services/Hybrid_Raster_tile_Map/MapServer
Hybrid Vector tile Map¶
https://tiles.arcgis.com/tiles/TNoJFjk1LsD45Juj/arcgis/rest/services/Hybrid_Vector_tile_Map/VectorTileServer
Font Styles to import for Vector tile Map¶
Custom_Basemap_Font_Styles.qml
The instructions go through the process step-by-step.
Step 1 - Add the map server¶
Important
The map tiles will not show up when zoomed in beyond 1:4513 due to limitations on tiling.
Go to Layer then Add Layer and click on Add ArcGIS Map Service Layer.
Click on New
Add the following URL to the URL section:
https://tiles.arcgis.com/tiles/TNoJFjk1LsD45Juj/arcgis/rest/services/Hybrid_Raster_tile_Map/MapServer
Click OK.
Click Add.
Now you should have the lines added:
Step 2 - Add the vector tile¶
Go to Layer then Add Layer and click on Add Vector Tile Layer.
Click on New then New ArcGIS Vector Tile Service Connection...
Under Service URL add the following URL:
https://tiles.arcgis.com/tiles/TNoJFjk1LsD45Juj/arcgis/rest/services/Hybrid_Vector_tile_Map/VectorTileServer
FIll in the Name then click OK
Click Add.
Congrats, you are now ready to work with the basemap!
Step 3 - Adding the font styles¶
Warning
You will need the Dinn, Dinn Pro, Dinn Bold, and Dinn Condensed fonts installed in order to follow this part of the guide.
Download the Metro QGIS font style definition here:
Custom_Basemap_Font_Styles.qml
Right click on the Vector Tile layer Metro Vector Tile Map
Go to Properties:
Click on Labels:
Click on Style:
Click on Load Style...:
Click on the ... button to find the downloaded QGIS Styles that were provided at the start.
Select it:
Click Load Style:
Click OK:
Your basemap should now look like the following:
Additional Help¶
For more help, please check this link.