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Customization

Icon Map Slicer provides a number of customization options for displaying the background layers:

Background layer configuration options

Layer​

Provides the ability to select one of the provided styles.

Language​

Map shown in French

Where multiple language variants have been provided in the underlying OpenStreetMap data, Icon Map Slicer can display these options based on the language option selected here.

Extrude Buildings​

Extruded Buildings in Central London

Some buildings have height information included. Turning on Extrude Buildings will show these buildings in 3D mode.

Show Labels​

Shows or hides all the label text on the background map, including place names and street names.

Show Transportation​

Shows or hides roads and railways on the background map.

Show Boundaries​

Shows or hides the regional, national and international boundaries.

Show Buildings​

Shows or hides buildings.

Show POIs​

Shows or hides points of interests and their respective labels.

Show Land Use and Land Cover​

Shows or hides the land use and cover layers within the background map.

Override Formatting​

Map with customized background and water colors

This option enables you to set specific colors for the water and background.