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Aerial imagery can be added using core XYZ Tile Server functionality (implemented in 2018):

Locate the Tile Server entry in the browser and right click it to add a new service.

Enter the URL of the service which you would like to use. Example URLs are listed at he bottom of this page.

 OpenStreetMap:  http://tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png
 Bing Aerial:  http://ecn.t3.tiles.virtualearth.net/tiles/a{q}.jpeg?g=1
 Google Hybrid:  https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=y&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}
 Google Satellite:  https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=s&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}
 Google Road:  https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=m&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}

Open aerial imagery by right clicking the relevant service link and selecting Add Layer to Project.

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+Aerial imagery can be added using core XYZ Tile Server functionality (implemented in 2018):
-OpenLayers is a plugin that can be added to QGIS, this plugin allows Google, Bing and Yahoo layers to be added.
+* Locate the Tile Server entry in the browser and right click it to add a new service.
+[[File:QGIS_Aerial_001.png]] <br>
+* Enter the URL of the service which you would like to use. Example URLs are listed at he bottom of this page.
+  OpenStreetMap:  http://tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png
+  Bing Aerial:  http://ecn.t3.tiles.virtualearth.net/tiles/a{q}.jpeg?g=1
+  Google Hybrid:  https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=y&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}
+  Google Satellite:  https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=s&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}
+  Google Road:  https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=m&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}
-To install the plugin, select ''Plugins >> Fetch Python Plugins'', type OpenLayers into the filter and install plugin.
+[[File:QGIS_Aerial_002.png]] <br>
+* Open aerial imagery by right clicking the relevant service link and selecting Add Layer to Project.
-Once installed, to access the plugin, simply select ''Plugins >> OpenLayers Plugin'' and select the layer you wish to add.
+[[File:QGIS_Aerial_003.png]] <br>
+<br>
-[[File:QGIS OpenLayers 01.png|frame|none]]
+<br>
+{{Tips Navigation
-The layer should then appear in the map window.  If the layer is displaying incorrectly, check the projection of the project is correct, this is the under CRS tab of the ''Settings >> Project Properties'' dialogue.
+|uplink=[[QGIS_Tips | Back to QGIS Tips And Tricks]]
+}}
-[[File:QGIS OpenLayers 02.png|frame|none]]

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