Add 3D terrain to a map
This example adds 3D terrain to a map using setTerrain with a raster-dem source.
It uses exaggeration to exaggerate the height of the terrain.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Add 3D terrain to a map</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no">
<link href="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v3.9.0/mapbox-gl.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v3.9.0/mapbox-gl.js"></script>
<style>
body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
#map { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
<script>
// TO MAKE THE MAP APPEAR YOU MUST
// ADD YOUR ACCESS TOKEN FROM
// https://account.mapbox.com
mapboxgl.accessToken = 'YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN';
const map = new mapboxgl.Map({
container: 'map',
zoom: 14,
center: [-114.26608, 32.7213],
pitch: 80,
bearing: 41,
// Choose from Mapbox's core styles, or make your own style with Mapbox Studio
style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/satellite-streets-v12'
});
map.on('style.load', () => {
map.addSource('mapbox-dem', {
'type': 'raster-dem',
'url': 'mapbox://mapbox.mapbox-terrain-dem-v1',
'tileSize': 512,
'maxzoom': 14
});
// add the DEM source as a terrain layer with exaggerated height
map.setTerrain({ 'source': 'mapbox-dem', 'exaggeration': 1.5 });
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
This code snippet will not work as expected until you replace
YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN with an access token from your Mapbox account.import React, { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
import mapboxgl from 'mapbox-gl';
import 'mapbox-gl/dist/mapbox-gl.css';
const MapboxExample = () => {
const mapContainerRef = useRef();
const mapRef = useRef();
useEffect(() => {
// TO MAKE THE MAP APPEAR YOU MUST
// ADD YOUR ACCESS TOKEN FROM
// https://account.mapbox.com
mapboxgl.accessToken = 'YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN';
mapRef.current = new mapboxgl.Map({
container: 'map',
zoom: 14,
center: [-114.26608, 32.7213],
pitch: 80,
bearing: 41,
style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/satellite-streets-v12'
});
mapRef.current.on('style.load', () => {
mapRef.current.addSource('mapbox-dem', {
type: 'raster-dem',
url: 'mapbox://mapbox.mapbox-terrain-dem-v1',
tileSize: 512,
maxzoom: 14
});
mapRef.current.setTerrain({ source: 'mapbox-dem', exaggeration: 1.5 });
});
}, []);
return <div id="map" ref={mapContainerRef} style={{ height: '100%' }}></div>;
};
export default MapboxExample;
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