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Leaflet Draw

Add drawing tools for users to author shapes using the Leaflet Draw plugin.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Leaflet Draw</title>
<meta name='viewport' content='initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no' />
<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.3.1/mapbox.js'></script>
<link href='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.3.1/mapbox.css' rel='stylesheet' />
<style>
  body { margin:0; padding:0; }
  #map { position:absolute; top:0; bottom:0; width:100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<link href='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/plugins/leaflet-draw/v0.4.10/leaflet.draw.css' rel='stylesheet' />
<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/plugins/leaflet-draw/v0.4.10/leaflet.draw.js'></script>

<div id='map'></div>

<script>
L.mapbox.accessToken = '<your access token here>';
  var map = L.mapbox.map('map')
      .setView([38.89399, -77.03659], 17)
      .addLayer(L.mapbox.styleLayer('mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v11'));

  var featureGroup = L.featureGroup().addTo(map);

  // Define circle options
  // http://leafletjs.com/reference.html#circle
  var circle_options = {
      color: '#fff',      // Stroke color
      opacity: 1,         // Stroke opacity
      weight: 10,         // Stroke weight
      fillColor: '#000',  // Fill color
      fillOpacity: 0.6    // Fill opacity
  };

  var circle_one = L.circle([38.89415, -77.03738], 20, circle_options).addTo(featureGroup);
  var circle_two = L.circle([38.89415, -77.03578], 20, circle_options).addTo(featureGroup);

  // Create array of lat,lon points
  var line_points = [
      [38.893596444352134, -77.0381498336792],
      [38.89337933372204, -77.03792452812195],
      [38.89316222242831, -77.03761339187622],
      [38.893028615148424, -77.03731298446655],
      [38.892920059048464, -77.03691601753235],
      [38.892903358095296, -77.03637957572937],
      [38.89301191422077, -77.03592896461487],
      [38.89316222242831, -77.03549981117249],
      [38.89340438498248, -77.03514575958252],
      [38.893596444352134, -77.0349633693695]
  ];

  // Define polyline options
  // http://leafletjs.com/reference.html#polyline
  var polyline_options = {
      color: '#000'
  };

  // Defining a polygon here instead of a polyline will connect the
  // endpoints and fill the path.
  // http://leafletjs.com/reference.html#polygon
  var polyline = L.polyline(line_points, polyline_options).addTo(featureGroup);

  var drawControl = new L.Control.Draw({
    edit: {
      featureGroup: featureGroup
    }
  }).addTo(map);

  map.on('draw:created', function(e) {
      featureGroup.addLayer(e.layer);
  });
</script>
</body>
</html>
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