Create a heatmap layer
Visualize earthquake frequency by location using a heatmap layer.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Create a heatmap layer</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',
// Choose from Mapbox's core styles, or make your own style with Mapbox Studio
style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/dark-v11',
center: [-120, 50],
zoom: 2
});
map.on('load', () => {
// Add a geojson point source.
// Heatmap layers also work with a vector tile source.
map.addSource('earthquakes', {
'type': 'geojson',
'data': 'https://docs.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/assets/earthquakes.geojson'
});
map.addLayer(
{
'id': 'earthquakes-heat',
'type': 'heatmap',
'source': 'earthquakes',
'maxzoom': 9,
'paint': {
// Increase the heatmap weight based on frequency and property magnitude
'heatmap-weight': [
'interpolate',
['linear'],
['get', 'mag'],
0,
0,
6,
1
],
// Increase the heatmap color weight weight by zoom level
// heatmap-intensity is a multiplier on top of heatmap-weight
'heatmap-intensity': [
'interpolate',
['linear'],
['zoom'],
0,
1,
9,
3
],
// Color ramp for heatmap. Domain is 0 (low) to 1 (high).
// Begin color ramp at 0-stop with a 0-transparancy color
// to create a blur-like effect.
'heatmap-color': [
'interpolate',
['linear'],
['heatmap-density'],
0,
'rgba(33,102,172,0)',
0.2,
'rgb(103,169,207)',
0.4,
'rgb(209,229,240)',
0.6,
'rgb(253,219,199)',
0.8,
'rgb(239,138,98)',
1,
'rgb(178,24,43)'
],
// Adjust the heatmap radius by zoom level
'heatmap-radius': [
'interpolate',
['linear'],
['zoom'],
0,
2,
9,
20
],
// Transition from heatmap to circle layer by zoom level
'heatmap-opacity': [
'interpolate',
['linear'],
['zoom'],
7,
1,
9,
0
]
}
},
'waterway-label'
);
map.addLayer(
{
'id': 'earthquakes-point',
'type': 'circle',
'source': 'earthquakes',
'minzoom': 7,
'paint': {
// Size circle radius by earthquake magnitude and zoom level
'circle-radius': [
'interpolate',
['linear'],
['zoom'],
7,
['interpolate', ['linear'], ['get', 'mag'], 1, 1, 6, 4],
16,
['interpolate', ['linear'], ['get', 'mag'], 1, 5, 6, 50]
],
// Color circle by earthquake magnitude
'circle-color': [
'interpolate',
['linear'],
['get', 'mag'],
1,
'rgba(33,102,172,0)',
2,
'rgb(103,169,207)',
3,
'rgb(209,229,240)',
4,
'rgb(253,219,199)',
5,
'rgb(239,138,98)',
6,
'rgb(178,24,43)'
],
'circle-stroke-color': 'white',
'circle-stroke-width': 1,
// Transition from heatmap to circle layer by zoom level
'circle-opacity': [
'interpolate',
['linear'],
['zoom'],
7,
0,
8,
1
]
}
},
'waterway-label'
);
});
</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(null);
const mapRef = useRef(null);
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: mapContainerRef.current,
style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/dark-v11',
center: [-120, 50],
zoom: 2
});
mapRef.current.on('load', () => {
mapRef.current.addSource('earthquakes', {
type: 'geojson',
data: 'https://docs.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/assets/earthquakes.geojson'
});
mapRef.current.addLayer(
{
id: 'earthquakes-heat',
type: 'heatmap',
source: 'earthquakes',
maxzoom: 9,
paint: {
// Increase the heatmap weight based on frequency and property magnitude
'heatmap-weight': [
'interpolate',
['linear'],
['get', 'mag'],
0,
0,
6,
1
],
// Increase the heatmap color weight weight by zoom level
// heatmap-intensity is a multiplier on top of heatmap-weight
'heatmap-intensity': [
'interpolate',
['linear'],
['zoom'],
0,
1,
9,
3
],
// Color ramp for heatmap. Domain is 0 (low) to 1 (high).
// Begin color ramp at 0-stop with a 0-transparancy color
// to create a blur-like effect.
'heatmap-color': [
'interpolate',
['linear'],
['heatmap-density'],
0,
'rgba(33,102,172,0)',
0.2,
'rgb(103,169,207)',
0.4,
'rgb(209,229,240)',
0.6,
'rgb(253,219,199)',
0.8,
'rgb(239,138,98)',
1,
'rgb(178,24,43)'
],
// Adjust the heatmap radius by zoom level
'heatmap-radius': [
'interpolate',
['linear'],
['zoom'],
0,
2,
9,
20
],
// Transition from heatmap to circle layer by zoom level
'heatmap-opacity': ['interpolate', ['linear'], ['zoom'], 7, 1, 9, 0]
}
},
'waterway-label'
);
mapRef.current.addLayer(
{
id: 'earthquakes-point',
type: 'circle',
source: 'earthquakes',
minzoom: 7,
paint: {
// Size circle radius by earthquake magnitude and zoom level
'circle-radius': [
'interpolate',
['linear'],
['zoom'],
7,
['interpolate', ['linear'], ['get', 'mag'], 1, 1, 6, 4],
16,
['interpolate', ['linear'], ['get', 'mag'], 1, 5, 6, 50]
],
// Color circle by earthquake magnitude
'circle-color': [
'interpolate',
['linear'],
['get', 'mag'],
1,
'rgba(33,102,172,0)',
2,
'rgb(103,169,207)',
3,
'rgb(209,229,240)',
4,
'rgb(253,219,199)',
5,
'rgb(239,138,98)',
6,
'rgb(178,24,43)'
],
'circle-stroke-color': 'white',
'circle-stroke-width': 1,
// Transition from heatmap to circle layer by zoom level
'circle-opacity': ['interpolate', ['linear'], ['zoom'], 7, 0, 8, 1]
}
},
'waterway-label'
);
});
}, []);
return <div id="map" ref={mapContainerRef} style={{ height: '100%' }}></div>;
};
export default MapboxExample;
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