Mapbox

Mapbox is a commercial basemap provider that provides map tiles rendered from OpenStreetMap data. Mapbox operates with several pricing tiers and an additional monthly fee for commercial use. Please see Mapbox’ pricing page for more information.

In order to set up Mapbox as the basemap provider for FreeField, you have to register an account on Mapbox and obtain an access token.

Attention

You are fully responsible for ensuring you comply with the Mapbox terms of service if you use Mapbox as your map provider. You are also fully responsible for ensuring that you stay within your usage quota, and for covering any costs incurred by your usage of Mapbox’ services through FreeField. You are also fully responsible for determining whether or not your usage of Mapbox’ services qualify as commercial use (for example, whether or not you are restricting access to your application), and for covering the cost of a commercial use license if required by Mapbox.

Obtaining an access token

To obtain an access token, go to this page. If you do not have a Mapbox account, create one and follow the steps on the Mapbox website to get an access token.

Using Mapbox with FreeField

1. In the FreeField administration pages, navigate to the “Map settings” menu. Look for the “Map provider” section on this page.
2. In the “Map source” menu, select “Mapbox (mapbox-gl.js)”.
3. Enter your access token in the “Mapbox access token” field.
4. Save the settings using Save settings at the bottom of the page.