If you are creating a Mapbox GL map using React, there may come a time when you want to be able to trigger Redux or other actions from within said popup. If you’re not using react-map-gl, this article is for you. If you’re looking for spoilers, see this codepen for a full implementation. What sets …
3D terrain was introduced in Mapbox GL JS in v2 (announcement), providing a seamless digital elevation basemap. I’ve seen some questions about how to: a.) display custom terrain in Mapbox, and b.) how to augment the existing Mapbox terrain with your own elevation data. I outline methods for approximating both below. Choose an area of …
For us, geospatial has always been about the consumer, or commercial applications. For this reason, we use Mapbox tools and services. Their technology is thoughtfully designed and enormously scalable, perfect for consumer consumption. Sparkgeo is proud to reiterate our commitment to consumer geo through our partnership with Mapbox.
In October, we released Terradactile (blog post here), an app hatched during hackathon designed to find, process, and download AWS Terrain tiles. The original application allowed the user to select an area of interest, process the contained elevation data into cloud optimized derived products including a seamless elevation and derived hillshade surface, and view/download the …
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In the summer of this year (2019) we released /quick-map. A very simple tool that turned a text location into a map or birds-eye image inside a discussion on Slack the collaborative messaging tool. On the strength of a few tweets, we picked up a surprising number of organizations and users. This told us a …
Using React Hooks to build a Mapbox GL React Function Component.
