• Introduction 

The Map Providers panel allows the definition of new map providers and the configuration of the existing ones.

Map providers can be classified in 3 types: Online, Offline, and Vectorial.

• Online map providers are map providers that require access to internet to provide mapping. Examples of online map providers are Google Maps or OpenStreet Maps.
• Offline map providers are GISIZE GEOSpatial map providers that behave like cached online map providers. The purpose of the offline map providers is to provide map navigation at environments without internet access.
• Vectorial map providers are GISIZE GEOSpatial map providers based on SVG vector image files. They provide the capability of navigate through a vector image as if it were a map. Vectorial map providers can be optionally georeferenced allowing the use of latitude and longitude coordinates.