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+// ==UserScript==
+// @id             iitc-plugin-basemap-mapquest-open-aerial@jonatkins
+// @name           IITC plugin: MapQuest Open Satellite view (US Only)
+// @category       Map Tiles
+// @version        0.1.0.@@DATETIMEVERSION@@
+// @namespace      https://github.com/jonatkins/ingress-intel-total-conversion
+// @updateURL      @@UPDATEURL@@
+// @downloadURL    @@DOWNLOADURL@@
+// @description    [@@BUILDNAME@@-@@BUILDDATE@@] Adds the MapQuest Open Aerial satellite view tiles as a map layer. High detail in the US (lower 48) only
+// @include        https://www.ingress.com/intel*
+// @include        http://www.ingress.com/intel*
+// @match          https://www.ingress.com/intel*
+// @match          http://www.ingress.com/intel*
+// @grant          none
+// ==/UserScript==
+
+@@PLUGINSTART@@
+
+// PLUGIN START ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+
+// use own namespace for plugin
+window.plugin.mapTileMapQuestSat = function() {};
+
+window.plugin.mapTileMapQuestSat.addLayer = function() {
+
+  var mqSubdomains = [ 'otile1','otile2', 'otile3', 'otile4' ];
+  var mqTileUrlPrefix = window.location.protocol !== 'https:' ? 'http://{s}.mqcdn.com' : 'https://{s}-s.mqcdn.com';
+  //MapQuest satellite coverage outside of the US is rather limited - so not really worth having as we have google as an op!
+  var mqSatOpt = {attribution: 'Portions Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech and U.S. Depart. of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency', mazZoom: 18, subdomains: mqSubdomains};
+  var mqSat = new L.TileLayer('http://{s}.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/sat/{z}/{x}/{y}.jpg',mqSatOpt);
+
+  layerChooser.addBaseLayer(mqSat, "MapQuest Open Satellite");
+};
+
+var setup =  window.plugin.mapTileMapQuestSat.addLayer;
+
+// PLUGIN END //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+@@PLUGINEND@@