Replace Bing Maps with Esri World Imagery

[Scavanger]

Bing Maps is out of service.

Esri World Imagery (+ World Boundaries and Transportation) is not quite as detailed but can be used free of charge and does not require an API key.

[sensei-hacker]

Thank you so much, Scavanger!

Linux zip available for testing here:
https://github.com/iNavFlight/inav-configurator/actions/runs/15574766724/artifacts/3301919165

Windows here:
https://github.com/iNavFlight/inav-configurator/actions/runs/15574766724/artifacts/3301938929

[b14ckyy]

We should make a 8.0.2 configurator for that soon don't you think?

[MrD-RC]

I'm thinking 8.1 and add the change Breadoven has recently made a PR through, to allow the old altitude estimator use. But, it should be well tested.

[stronnag]

Appears to address everything, including elevation API
+1

[Jetrell]

The only thing I could mention. Is that it shows Map data not yet available, when zoomed beyond what the imagery provides.
Not a deal breaker by any means. But it may be raised by some after the release, as being a problem.

I'm thinking 8.1 and add the change Breadoven has recently made a PR through, to allow the old altitude estimator use. But, it should be well tested.

@MrD-RC I have yesterdays build loaded and ready. And intend to test and tune it on a couple of the planes I had troubles with. But the weather down here is miserable. So I'm looking for a day that I can spend a good amount of time trying different adjustments.

[Scavanger]

@Jetrell

The only thing I could mention. Is that it shows Map data not yet available, when zoomed beyond what the imagery provides. Not a deal breaker by any means. But it may be raised by some after the release, as being a problem.
stments.

Can you show me how you did it?
I had actually set the max zoom so that this doesn't happen, it works for me too.

[Jetrell]

@Scavanger This is using the WIndows version.

This is max resolution.

Then once it's zoomed in more.

[sensei-hacker]

It may be the maximum available depends on the location, and may change over time.
Avoiding the possibility may mean detecting it live. Or just allow it - let people zoom until they see that particular location can't be zoomed any further at the moment.

[stronnag]

This is an issue with the data set. If you live in Western Europe or the USA, the data is available at all advertised scales.
If you live the the Australian outback or other less populated area, the data is not available.

INAV cannot fix this. However, we might mention it in the release note.

If this bothers you, you can add a more comprehensive source via the "Map Proxy" option.

You may know this place ....

MapBox

Google

Bing (RIP)

Esri (alas)

[b14ckyy]

yeah that makes sense. In my area where the max level is available, I can zoom in to a full screen single pixel as the map drawer just does not load more and zooms what it has.
But when I go into some outback or desert, then the server delivers a "no map data" tile instead. Configurator cannot know that this is no actual map.

But overall looks good to me and I think we can merge.