This Python plugin reads Mapbox Vector Tiles (MVT) from vector tile servers, local MBTiles files or from a t-rex cache.

For more information about the Vector Tiles concept and limitations of the plugin see homepage.

Important web links:

• Homepage : http://giswiki.hsr.ch/Vector_Tiles_Reader_QGIS_Plugin
• Issues tracker : https://github.com/geometalab/Vector-Tiles-Reader-QGIS-Plugin/issues
• Code repository: https://github.com/geometalab/Vector-Tiles-Reader-QGIS-Plugin (this webpage)

A user guide can be found here: https://github.com/geometalab/Vector-Tiles-Reader-QGIS-Plugin/wiki/User-Guide#user-guide

The Vector Tile Reader plugin is released under the GNU license (see LICENSE)

Vector Tile Reader has been developed by

• Martin Boos

Acknowledgments:

• Stefan Keller
• Dijan Helbling
• Nicola Jordan
• Raphael Das Gupta
• Carmelo Schumacher

Name conventions for Vector Tiles Reader QGIS Plugin:

• Official full name : "Vector Tiles Reader" or "Vector Tiles Reader QGIS Plugin"
• Camel Case no space: VectorTilesReader
• Lower Case no space: vector_tiles_reader
• Abbreviated name : vtr

• QGIS 2.18
• This Plugin was tested on Ubuntu 16.10 and Windows 10

Download the latest published release inside QGIS:

1. Plugins -> Manage and Install Plugins...
2. Search for 'Vector Tiles Reader'
3. Install

Copy cloned folder or create symlink to: %userprofile%/.qgis2/python/plugins

To create the symlink open a command prompt as Administrator and run:

mklink /D "%userprofile%/.qgis2/python/plugins/vector_tiles_reader" X:{YourPathToTheCloned}\vector_tiles_reader

The script install.sh creates a symlink from the current directory to the qgis plugins directory

Any vector tile service, implementing the TileJSON specification should work.

For the feature to work, you have to create a connection using a URL pointing to the TileJSON of the tile service.

For example you can use http://free.tilehosting.com/data/v3.json?key={API-KEY} and get your own API-Key from OpenMapTiles.com