[Chessiesteam]

Stephen Hjellum, on 25 May 2018 - 08:50 PM, said:

Now here's a new problem with the Load Map Tool. I click Load Map, and select Raster Images Z17 as normal. Now I get a No data from the network message. Clicking Z18 causes the editor to crash to the desktop. Now I'm confused.

I have this SAME EXACT problem and I have a good API key.

[Chessiesteam]

Stephen Hjellum, on 25 May 2018 - 08:50 PM, said:

Now here's a new problem with the Load Map Tool. I click Load Map, and select Raster Images Z17 as normal. Now I get a No data from the network message. Clicking Z18 causes the editor to crash to the desktop. Now I'm confused.

Anybody know how to fix this? It would really help me out on my Chicago-area route since the OSM feature isnt working anymore.

[goku]

Google Maps works for me and others fine.

[Stephen Hjellum]

So what steps must we take? What steps DID YOU take?

[goku]

I just have Google Static Maps API key.
1. If you have just google maps key, it will not work. It must be static maps.
2. Maybe your URL in settings.txt is wrong. I see sometimes people putting stupid values there, like latitude or longitude and TSRE crashes.

Since 16 July you will have to configure payment account for maps services to use API keys. So it will be even more difficult.

[Stephen Hjellum]

Since I can't upload a text file for some reason, here's a link to the file at hand. Can you review it and tell me where I went wrong?
Settings.txt

[goku]

Everywhere :)

URL should look like:

imageMapsUrl = http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center={lat},{lon}&zoom={zoom}&size={res}x{res}&maptype=satellite&key=YOUR_KEY

for example:

imageMapsUrl = http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center={lat},{lon}&zoom={zoom}&size={res}x{res}&maptype=satellite&key=ATcaERt5vvSraYMs7y_A3uMT3sT3L1fdt1At7g9

[Stephen Hjellum]

Thank you Goku. It works now. I copy+pasted everything before the = and input the latest API.
Whoever is updating the manual, please take note of this.

[goku]

I can't put the google link in TSRE software or manual because using google maps this way is piracy.
You need custom license from google for this type of use.

[Stephen Hjellum]

I totally understand where you're coming from on that issue, Goku. But at least mentioning a how to while pointing to this thread can't possibly violate those terms, can it?

[Weter]

Since some time, there was some problem with api key.
But it was discussed here in past year - try to search these words.

[longiron]

Check out this thread
https://www.trainsim...tes#post2323010

[3dmax]

Hello. In the 0.8.005y version of the editor, loading the earth's Mapbox surface looks like this. What is the problem?

https://i.ibb.co/xq9bBH7Q/2025-10-17-22-36-18-747.jpg

[Kapitaen13]

Sorry, I can't confirm that; it works perfectly.

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[eric from trainsim]

3dmax, on 17 October 2025 - 01:53 PM, said:

Hello. In the 0.8.005y version of the editor, loading the earth's Mapbox surface looks like this. What is the problem?

https://i.ibb.co/xq9bBH7Q/2025-10-17-22-36-18-747.jpg

Using MapBox requires an offset value in the Settings.txt:

imageMapsZoomOffset = -1         /// required for MapBox  

This is due to a difference in what Google defines for Z17 resolution and what MapBox defines as Z17 resolution.