Using Mapproxy to cache and host both online and offline basemaps (Basemap series Part 5)
Here we go again In this post now I will continue about how to simultaneous host and cache basemaps, either from online or offline sources. First, If you want to just use online basemaps to be available or hosted on your favorite protocols (like serving google Street Map to WMS or ArcGIS REST service) you could use Portable Basemap Server. I have previously covered it, check this LINK . If you want to only cache the tiles to be used for offline needs, you can use MOBAC or SasPlanet . Now if you want to have capabilities like both serving basemaps directly to your user using client server services protocols (either online or local online or even pure offline situation) while maintain online access, plus adding caching capabilities (useful if you want your application to be as fast as possible), you can use MAPPROXY . It can do what PBS can do plus it has caching ability, so you wont have to worry if your internet networks get troubled, because the generated caches will serve a...