Annotations
Add annotations to the map using point, line, polygon, and circle shapes using MapboxMap
’s AnnotationManager
. Create annotation managers based on the type of annotation that you're interested in. Every annotation manager handles a collection of annotations. Once a manager has been created, you can create and add individually styled instances of the corresponding annotation type.
Benefits:
- Built-in interaction support like tapping on annotations.
- No external data file necessary.
- Every annotation can be individually styled.
- Every annotation layer can be adjusted to be above or below another layer.
- Same performance benefits as using style layers.
Limitations:
- No default image available.
- Inefficient for adding many features to the map.
Markers
A PointAnnotation
can display any image at a fixed geographic coordinate.
Annotations are added after the initial map is loaded by using the onMapCreated
callback. This example loads assets/custom-icon.png
and adds it to the map at the coordinates -74.00913, 40.75183
(near New York City):
Other shapes
MapboxMap
supports putting other shapes on the map including circles using CircleAnnotationManager
, polylines using PolylineAnnotationManager
, and polygons using PolygonAnnotationManager
. These annotations work like the point annotations described above, but do not require an image. The options available for each type of annotation varies and you can find a full list in the API reference documentation.
You can explore more full-featured annotations examples in the Maps SDK for Flutter Examples App on GitHub.