WMTS to QGIS

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Hello QGIS users,

I’m writing to introduce Qtiler, a new open-source tool from MundoGIS for generating, inspecting, and publishing WMTS/XYZ tile caches from QGIS projects.

Short summary

  • Project: Qtiler (MundoGIS) — https://github.com/MundoGIS/Qtiler

  • Purpose: convert QGIS projects into tile caches (WMTS/XYZ), create Capabilities, and publish results so they can be added back into QGIS or used in web mapping clients.

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Why you might try it

  • Speed up visualization by serving pre-generated tiles rather than rendering on the fly.

  • Share styled maps from QGIS as WMTS/XYZ across teams and web apps.

  • Inspect caches and capabilities via the included web UI.

Basic workflow

  1. Prepare a QGIS project (.qgs or .qgz) with the layers/styles you want.

  2. Use Qtiler (see README) to generate the cache and Capabilities.

  3. Add the created WMTS/XYZ endpoint in QGIS (Layer → Add Layer → Add WMS/WMTS Layer or Add XYZ Tiles).

Repository:

Request for feedback We would greatly appreciate:

  • Testing with different CRSs, large vector datasets, and various styling scenarios.

  • Reports of any issues or missing documentation in the repo issues.

  • Suggestions on whether a Processing script or full plugin would be more useful for the community.

If there’s interest, we can submit a tutorial to the QGIS documentation or prepare a Processing script / minimal plugin for easier installation. We’re also available to demo the workflow on a short presentation or meeting.

Thanks for your time — looking forward to feedback.

Best regards, MundoGIS https://github.com/MundoGIS/Qtiler contact: abel.gonzalez@mundogis.se