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MapboxMap

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A Map with a 3D Overlay

Displays a geographical map that can contain a 3D overlay.

Set up

  1. Define a data source with Latitude, Longitude, Marker Type, Title, Sub Title, Color, and Icon data.

  2. Set JSON overlay for map polygon image.

  3. Set the API access token in Map Box Key.

  4. Create optional view state parameters for map elements.

Map

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Map Box Key
Access token for the API.
Zoom
The map’s current zoom level.
Latitude
The latitude for the map’s geographical centre point.
Longitude
The longitude for the map’s geographical centre point.
Pitch
The map’s current tilt level.
Bearing
The map’s current rotation level.
Selected
Selected values.
Selected Column
The column used for the selected attribute.

Points

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Plots distinct data points on the map.

Latitude / Longitude

Data Source columns for latitude and longitude.

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Latitude and longitude columns in the Data Source

Marker Type
Data Source columns for a standard point or a simplified point.
Title / Sub Title
Data Source columns for point title and sub title.
Color / Icon
Data Source columns for point color and icon.
Tooltip

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Tooltip on a Mapbox

Custom tooltips

Overlay

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Mapbox overlay

GeoJSON Overlay Data
Define JSON Source for polygon overlays; example:
{ 
"type": "FeatureCollection", 
"features": [ { 
"type": "Feature", 
"properties": { 
"stroke": "#555555", 
"stroke-width": 2, 
"stroke-opacity": 1, 
"fill": "#555555", 
"fill-opacity": 0.5, 
"color": "#99ff99", 
"height": 1 
}, 
"geometry": { 
"type": "Polygon", 
"coordinates": [ [ 
[ -99.59863364696503, 19.298921787061122 ], 
[ -99.59863901138306, 19.297061132726533 ], 
[ -99.59517359733582, 19.297078853343795 ], 
[ -99.59518432617188, 19.297807928504646 ], 
[ -99.59477663040161, 19.297802865493896 ], 
[ -99.5947927236557, 19.29815727586803 ], 
[ -99.59525138139725, 19.29815727586803 ], 
[ -99.5952969789505, 19.298455992587193 ], 
[ -99.59714233875275, 19.298471181558355 ], 
[ -99.59716647863388, 19.298921787061122 ], 
[ -99.59863364696503, 19.298921787061122 ] 
] 
] 
} 
} 
] 
}
GeoJSON Line Data
JSON Line Overlay; example:
{
"type": "Feature",
"properties": {},
"geometry": {
"type": "LineString",
"coordinates": [
[-122.48369693756104, 37.83381888486939],
[-122.48348236083984, 37.83317489144141],
[-122.48339653015138, 37.83270036637107],
[-122.48356819152832, 37.832056363179625],
[-122.48404026031496, 37.83114119107971],
[-122.48404026031496, 37.83049717427869],
[-122.48348236083984, 37.829920943955045],
[-122.48356819152832, 37.82954808664175],
[-122.48507022857666, 37.82944639795659],
[-122.48610019683838, 37.82880236636284],
[-122.48695850372314, 37.82931081282506],
[-122.48700141906738, 37.83080223556934],
[-122.48751640319824, 37.83168351665737],
[-122.48803138732912, 37.832158048267786],
[-122.48888969421387, 37.83297152392784],
[-122.48987674713133, 37.83263257682617],
[-122.49043464660643, 37.832937629287755],
[-122.49125003814696, 37.832429207817725],
[-122.49163627624512, 37.832564787218985],
[-122.49223709106445, 37.83337825839438],
[-122.49378204345702, 37.83368330777276]
]
}
}
GeoJSON Full
Combination of GeoJSON sources – displays all; example: 
{
"id": "points",
"type": "symbol",
"source": {
"type": "geojson",
"data": {
"type": "FeatureCollection",
"features": [{
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Point",
"coordinates": [-77.03238901390978, 38.913188059745586]
},
"properties": {
"title": "Mapbox DC",
"icon": "monument"
}
}, {
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Point",
"coordinates": [-122.414, 37.776]
},
"properties": {
"title": "Mapbox SF",
"icon": "harbor"
}
}]
}
},
"layout": {
"icon-image": "{icon}-15",
"text-field": "{title}",
"text-font": ["Open Sans Semibold", "Arial Unicode MS Bold"],
"text-offset": [0, 0.6],
"text-anchor": "top"
}
}

Style, Margins, Format

Style for common style settings