As we described in the Overview page Overview of base mapping available via Astun Data Services & OS Maps API, you can have access to Ordance Survey’s WMTS Basemaps in different styles directly through the OS Maps API and to the custom OS Maps API basemaps through Astun Data Services.
To configure the available base maps in iShare (either Maps or GIS) you need to first obtain an API key from OS Data Hub. You can see how to do so here: How to create a Project and generate an API key in OS Data Hub. After you obtain your API key you are ready to configure the OS WMTS base maps in Studio as described in the following guides. Please note that the process is the same whether you use Maps or GIS.
To make this process smoother for you we have already prepared the MapSources and a basic Mapfile ready to be loaded into iShare. All you need to do is place the MapSourcesand the corresponding MapFile in the correct directories, Import the MapSources into Studio, and enter your customer name and API key in the appropriate places, which we have highlighted in the guides.
In the zip folder that is attached to the end of this guide, you will find several MapSources and a Mapfile. The MapSources that have the prefix _direct are those powered by OS Maps API directly and the MapSources that have the _wmts_ads prefix are those powered by OS Maps API through the Astun Data Services. Below you will find two pages guiding you through how to set up the base maps via OS and the base maps via the Astun Data Services.
Configure iShare Maps/GIS to use custom OS Maps API WMTS & WMS base maps via ADS
MapSources available here: