View source for CEM How to generate tiles for leaflet basemap

== create new basemap for leaflet ==
goal: to create leaflet basemap overlay layer

== georeference a png image file ==



  Install QGIS from qgis.org


  Run QGIS 

      Start a new project 
          first icon with a blank paper
          load a map
                 Select XYZ Tiles and OpenStreetMap and zoom to region of interest 

      Load a png that needs to be geo-referenced  
          select Layer -> georeferencer
          select open-raster and load the png file

      Mark several map coordinates 
           select 'From Map Canvas' and mark the matching location at the background map(remember to click OK)
              There will be a matching marker on the background map and georeferencer map

      Georeference and Export a tif file
           select georeferencing and exit


{|
| [[FILE:qgis1.png|thumb|300px|gqis1]]
| [[FILE:qgis2.png|thumb|300px|gqis2]]
| [[FILE:qgis3.png|thumb|300px|gqis3]]
| [[FILE:qgis4.png|thumb|300px|gqis4]]
|}
{|
| [[FILE:qgis5.png|thumb|300px|gqis5]] 
| [[FILE:qgis6.png|thumb|300px|gqis6]] 
| [[FILE:qgis7.png|thumb|300px|gqis7]] 
| [[FILE:qgis8.png|thumb|300px|gqis8]] 
|}
{|
| [[FILE:qgis9.png|thumb|300px|gqis9]]
|}

== generate image tile set ==


Download gdal2tiles

  pip install gdal2tiles

    (also available from conda)

Depending on the resolution of the original png file and also the area that it covers, 
zoom level does not have to be higher than 10. (higher zoom equals to more required memory)


  gdal2tiles.py -e  --zoom=5-10  georeference_image.tif output_folder

== add to leaflet's basemap collection ==

Move generated data tile folder to the explorer's web data location

and add the layer information to explorer's basemap declaration.

<pre>  

  var lyr = L.tileLayer('./data/cybershake22_12/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {tms: 1, opacity: 1, attribution:scecAttribution, minZoom: 5, maxZoom: 13});
  var lyr2 = L.tileLayer('./data/vs30_2022_v2/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {tms: 1, opacity: 1, attribution:scecAttribution, minZoom: 5, maxZoom: 10});

  baseLayers = {
    "esri topo" : esri_topographic,
    "esri imagery" : esri_imagery,
    "jawg light" : jawg_light,
    "jawg dark" : jawg_dark,
    "osm streets relief" : osm_streets_relief,
    "otm topo": otm_topographic,
    "osm street" : osm_street,
    "esri terrain": esri_terrain,
    "cybershake":lyr,
    "v3 etree":lyr2
  };

</pre>