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Display buildings in 3DExtrude polygons for 3D indoor mappingAdd a 3D modelAdjust a layer's opacityAnimate a lineAnimate a series of imagesAnimate a pointChange building color based on zoom levelChange the case of labelsDisplay HTML clusters with custom propertiesCreate and style clustersChange a layer's color with buttonsAdd a custom style layerStyle circles with a data-driven propertyStyle lines with a data-driven propertyDisplay and style rich text labelsAdd a pattern to a polygonAdd a new layer below labelsAdd a GeoJSON lineDraw GeoJSON pointsAdd a GeoJSON polygonCreate a heatmap layerCreate a gradient line using an expressionAdd multiple geometries from one GeoJSON sourceStyle ocean depth dataShow and hide layersChange worldview of administrative boundariesUpdate a choropleth layer by zoom levelVariable label placementVisualize population densityAdd hillshading

Add an image

Dark vector baselayer with radar weather image overlay.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset='utf-8' />
<title>Add an image</title>
<meta name='viewport' content='initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no' />
<script src='https://api.tiles.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v1.0.0/mapbox-gl.js'></script>
<link href='https://api.tiles.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v1.0.0/mapbox-gl.css' rel='stylesheet' />
<style>
body { margin:0; padding:0; }
#map { position:absolute; top:0; bottom:0; width:100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
 
<div id='map'></div>
<script>
mapboxgl.accessToken = '<your access token here>';
var mapStyle = {
"version": 8,
"name": "Dark",
"sources": {
"mapbox": {
"type": "vector",
"url": "mapbox://mapbox.mapbox-streets-v8"
},
"overlay": {
"type": "image",
"url": "https://docs.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/assets/radar.gif",
"coordinates": [
[-80.425, 46.437],
[-71.516, 46.437],
[-71.516, 37.936],
[-80.425, 37.936]
]
}
},
"sprite": "mapbox://sprites/mapbox/dark-v10",
"glyphs": "mapbox://fonts/mapbox/{fontstack}/{range}.pbf",
"layers": [
{
"id": "background",
"type": "background",
"paint": {"background-color": "#111"}
},
{
"id": "water",
"source": "mapbox",
"source-layer": "water",
"type": "fill",
"paint": {"fill-color": "#2c2c2c"}
},
{
"id": "boundaries",
"source": "mapbox",
"source-layer": "admin",
"type": "line",
"paint": {"line-color": "#797979", "line-dasharray": [2, 2, 6, 2]},
"filter": ["all", ["==", "maritime", 0]]
},
{
"id": "overlay",
"source": "overlay",
"type": "raster",
"paint": {"raster-opacity": 0.85}
},
{
"id": "cities",
"source": "mapbox",
"source-layer": "place_label",
"type": "symbol",
"layout": {
"text-field": "{name_en}",
"text-font": ["DIN Offc Pro Bold", "Arial Unicode MS Bold"],
"text-size": [
"interpolate",
["linear"],
["zoom"],
4, 9,
6, 12
]
},
"paint": {
"text-color": "#969696",
"text-halo-width": 2,
"text-halo-color": "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85)"
}
},
{
"id": "states",
"source": "mapbox",
"source-layer": "place_label",
"type": "symbol",
"layout": {
"text-transform": "uppercase",
"text-field": "{name_en}",
"text-font": ["DIN Offc Pro Bold", "Arial Unicode MS Bold"],
"text-letter-spacing": 0.15,
"text-max-width": 7,
"text-size": [
"interpolate",
["linear"],
["zoom"],
4, 10,
6, 14
]
},
"filter": ["==", ["get", "class"], "state"],
"paint": {
"text-color": "#969696",
"text-halo-width": 2,
"text-halo-color": "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85)"
}
}
]
};
 
var map = new mapboxgl.Map({
container: 'map',
maxZoom: 5.99,
minZoom: 4,
zoom: 5,
center: [-75.789, 41.874],
style: mapStyle
});
 
</script>
 
</body>
</html>