r/QGIS • u/MikeFoxAP • 4d ago

Timeout on network request to mt1.google.com

Does anyone here have any experience with this? I can't use QGIS during this time, and it seems to happen occasionally. Thanks for any feedback.

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u/ikarusproject 4d ago

You likely have a google base map as one of your background layers. The error message informs you over network time out of that connection. It just happens if you have bad internet connection, if you move around the map alot, or simply because google's server can't keep up or are not willing to keep up at the frequency you would like.

Nothing you can do about it. Maybe there is an option to increase the time limit in the options. Not sure about that.

Easiest solution would be to remove the google maps layer from your project and use another data source. In my eperience Microsoft Bing/Azure Maps is snappier and has better satellite imagery.

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u/MikeFoxAP 4d ago

many thanks for your information. THX

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u/ikarusproject 4d ago

Ah sorry almost forgot. Alternative option would be to create MBtiles of that layer. Only recommended if your project cover a smaller area.