mapserver/README.md

Mapserver

A map tile server written using Flask and LeafletJS.

Prerequisites

First you need to have map tile data. The easiest way to obtain this is to use KDE Marble and use the download maps feature.

To Run

servemaps \
  --tile-path=~/.local/share/marble/maps/earth/openstreetmap \
  --port=9001

References

I mainly referenced: https://medium.com/@Nithanaroy/create-your-own-tile-server-and-map-client-5f7515fff28

Other Useful links:

• https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Zoom_levels
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9356724/google-map-api-zoom-range
• https://github.com/freayd/marble-maps/blob/master/earth/google-maps-satellite/google-maps-satellite.dgml