Following my previous article on extracting Wuhan's planning map services using Geo Hound, the original Wuhan data source implemented access restrictions. For a recent leadership demonstration, I identified an alternative: Shanghai's Detailed Planning Map service.

Note: While workarounds exist for Wuhan's restricted data, this article focuses on ethically accessible sources.

Shanghai Detailed Planning Map

Shared by members of the MalaGIS community (special thanks!), this official platform provides comprehensive urban planning data:
https://shanghai.tianditu.gov.cn/xg/map.html

Notably: HTTPS secured, clean interface, and error-free console output.

Data Extraction with Geo Hound

  1. Install the Geo Hound browser extension
  2. Navigate to Shanghai's planning map
  3. Geo Hound auto-detects two services:

Service URLs:

https://map4.shanghai-map.net/arcgis/rest/services/planblock20250110/MapServer

https://mape.shanghai-map.net/arcgis/rest/services/SHMAP_LAN/MapServer

Loading Services in GIS Software

QGIS

  1. Add via ArcGIS REST Servers
  2. Paste detected URLs

ArcGIS Pro

  1. Map Tab → Add Data → Data From Path
  2. Enter service URL

ArcMap

  1. Catalog → Add ArcGIS Server
  2. Input service URL
  3. Drag layers into map

Final Notes

Geo Hound remains indispensable for discovering public map services. Share other valuable GIS service URLs in the comments!

Plugin Reference:
Geo Hound: Automatically Discover and Capture GIS Map Services from Any Website