Add support for Thunderforest tiles #2575
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Good Morning, I have re-signed the CLA after the recent changes to the CLA. This is my first Pull Request in Cartopy: is there anything that you need from me for this Pull Request? Cheers, |
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Looks good to me. You might also want to include this link for the API documentation under the image_url.
https://www.thunderforest.com/docs/map-tiles-api/
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Thank you, @Guymer! |
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Rationale
I wanted to use Thunderforest tiles in my own projects and I wanted an easy way to add them to my Cartopy projects. Looking at the Cartopy source code for other third-party tile resources, such as "Stamen", it did not look too daunting to add another one.
Implications
There are no implications to this change - no pre-existing features are affected in any way. This Pull Request simply adds another third-party tile resource.
Here is an example map using
landscapetiles at@2xscale (with a higher-than-default value ofregrid_shape) using my own personal Thunderforest API key (it shows four day hikes emanating from Finse train station, coloured by walking speed):