HiStonia is a MapProxy configuration for serving up high-resolution tiles from Estonian Maa-amet (Land Board) aerophoto maps and LIDAR maps, which you can use as imagery in the OpenStreetMap iD editor.

High-resolution tiles and LIDAR tiles are available from Maa-amet's WMS servers, but the iD editor only supports the TMS (Tile Map Service) protocol, not WMS.

This MapProxy configuration provides a TMS service and converts back and forth between WMS.

It's easiest to get started with Docker. The following will work on Linux and macOS:

DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build -t histonia .
docker run -it --rm --name=histonia -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 histonia

Once that is running, you can use the built-in demo: http://localhost:8080/demo/?tms_layer=xgis&format=png&srs=EPSG%3A3857

You should see a map of Estonia!

To use in the iD editor, open "Background Settings", choose "Custom". Click on the "•••" next to "Custom" and enter the following URL:

http://localhost:8080/tiles/xgis/hidpi/{zoom}/{x}/{y}.png

There are two maps derived from LIDAR surveys.

Terrain (DTM)	Surface (DSM)

Digital Terrain Model (DTM) - represents the bare ground surface without any objects like plants and buildings:

• Demo: http://localhost:8080/demo/?tms_layer=xgis_terrain&format=png&srs=EPSG:3857
• URL for iD editor: http://localhost:8080/tiles/xgis_terrain/hidpi/{zoom}/{x}/{y}.png

Digital Surface Model (DSM), overlaid on top of DTM - represents the surface with objects like buildings and trees. Note: The surface layer is only visible at higher zoom levels.

• Demo: http://localhost:8080/demo/?tms_layer=xgis_surface&format=png&srs=EPSG:3857
• URL for iD editor: http://localhost:8080/tiles/xgis_surface/hidpi/{zoom}/{x}/{y}.png

Yes, Maa-amet has issued an official permission to OpenStreetMap: https://svimik.com/Maa-amet_vastus_OSM.pdf

For non-OpenStreetMap-related uses, see the open data license: https://geoportaal.maaamet.ee/docs/Avaandmed/ETAK_ruumiandmete_litsentsileping.pdf

Many public Maa-amet services are documented here: https://geoportaal.maaamet.ee/est/Teenused/WMSWFS-teenused-p65.html