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Add a basemap

Use any map service as a basemap​

Alloy supports most types of online map service. By adding a basemap, you can connect to one of these map services and display its imagery in Alloy!

You can add any number of basemaps to your customer project. However, please ensure you abide by the licensing of each map service you connect to. Some may restrict licensing for commercial use. Others may require the provider to be credited in a watermark (which you can set in Alloy).

If necessary, admins can use permissions to restrict access to individual basemaps for different groups of users.

To begin, select Basemaps in the sidebar, select Add a basemap and choose one of the following.

The options displayed after selecting the Add A Basemap button in the Basemaps panel

Coordinate system​

In Alloy, all geometry is saved using the WGS84 Lat/Lng (EPSG:4326) coordinate system.

While you can add basemaps with different coordinate systems, note that item geometry will be transformed on the fly (by Alloy or the map server) when being displayed. Occasionally, this can result in the geometry appearing slightly misaligned.