SPM for GstarCAD > Features > Background maps > Custom User Maps

Custom User Maps in GstarCAD

Configure new custom Maps by entering a minimum of data and share the configuration with other users

Editions: Standard Professional
What's included in the feature Custom User Maps

Discover the full potential of this set of tools designed to enhance GIS data integration and editing within GstarCAD.

User Maps

Configure new Groups and new Maps by entering a minimum of data. There are also tools to edit the Maps configuration data or delete them from the list as well as export/import customized map definitions to be shared with other users.

Connect to custom map services

Connect to your local map provider and access to most common data source types:
  • WMS/OGC API Maps: Web Map Service
  • WMTS/OGC API Tiles: Web Map Tile Service
  • XYZ/TMS: Standard Tile Map Service
  • COG Tiff: Cloud Optimized Geo Tiff

Share between computers

Define your custom user maps, export and import to other computers, a way to easily share the background maps configuration with your workteamDefine your custom user maps, export and import them to other computers — an easy way to share background map configurations with your workteam.
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frequently asked questions
Current compatible GstarCAD applications:
  • Versions: From v.2018 to v.2027 both included. Review the version compatibility page for more details.
  • Editions: Standard, Professional and Educational
System requirements:
  • Windows 7 or higher, within the operating system versions supported by the GstarCAD version used
  • 500 MB free disk space, or more
  • Windows Installer 3.1 or later
Spatial files
  • Esri Shape file - (SHP)
  • Google Earth file - (KML, KMZ)
  • OpenStreetMap file - (OSM, PBF, OSC) (1)
  • LiDAR file - (LAS, LAZ)
  • GPS exchange format file - (GPX)
  • Esri ASCII Grid file - (ASC, ASCII) (1)
  • ASCII text file - (ASC, CSV, NEZ, TXT, XYZ, UPT)
  • SQLite file - (SQLITE, DB)
  • GeoPackage file - (GPKG)
  • GML file - (GML, GZ, XML)
  • Raster image file - (TIF, PNG, JPG, JPEG, TIFF) (1)
  • Autodesk SDF file - (SDF) (3)
  • MicroStation v.7 file - (DGN) (2)
  • AutoCAD DXF file - (DXF) (2)
  • Esri ArcInfo export file (ASCII) - (E00) (1) (2)
  • MapInfo file - (TAB) (2)
  • MapInfo interchange format file - (MIF/MID) (2)
  • GeoJSON file - (GEO.JSON)
  • LandXML file - (XML)

Spatial raster files
  • Raster image file - (TIF, PNG, JPG, JPEG, TIFF) (1)
    • Georeference sources - (World files, Google Earth .GEPRINT, etc.)
  • Variable resolution Raster image file - (Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF/COG TIFF) (1) (4)

Spatial data servers and Geo-databases
  • Esri Geodatabase File - (GDB) (1)
  • PostGIS database
  • Microsoft SQL Server Spatial database
  • MySQL database (1) (3)

Image map servers
  • WMS/OGC API Maps Web Map Services (4)
  • WMTS/OGC API Tiles Web Map Tile Services (4)
  • XYZ/TMS Tile Map Services (4)

Other spatial data sources
  • Open Database Connectivity ODBC (1)
  • WFS/OGC API Features data store (1)

(1) Read-only
(2) OGR data source
(3) FDO provider (May not be available on GstarCAD 32-bit)
(4) Background Maps technology

Note: certain data Providers are only valid for some Editions of the application