Add the option to add external map layer/service (WMS/WMTS) in Create route/Heatmaps

[Flo0103]

A lot of countries have a national mapping agency that provides their topo maps as web services (usually OGC WMS or WMTS). The national topo maps give additional information about route/trail types, topo names, have better symbology, etc.

Within the create route tool (web browser), It would be very useful to add the possibility to add an external map service as background map. Instead of opening another map window besides the Strava planner and comparing, it would be much easier to simply add the map as background.

[Gertjan101]

In the Netherlands there maps available with positions of watertappoints. It’s a good idea to integrate this in your app. 

[Jane]

Hello @Gertjan101 

Thanks for your post. Our map data for roads, places, parks, points of interest, and trails is sourced from OpenStreetMap. It is possible to add Points of Interest to OSM so they can be viewed and used by others on Strava.

Find out more about Points of Interest here

More about adding these to OSM is here

[krisalfthan]

FATMAP has several national maps / top layers available (Norway, swiss, Austria, Spain, France etc) as well as terrain features (gradient, avalanche runout zones, aspect etc. With FAtmap integrating with Strava im hoping all these features will now become available in Strava? Can someone from Strava confirm? These festures are invaluable in planning backcountry trips and if they won’t be available then I’ll be canceling Strava/Fatmap subscription and looking else where..

[J-Wid73]

What I liked about FATMAP was that it included the national service topographic maps, e.g. IGN for France and OS for UK. Will Strava incorporate these once it closes FATMAP?