Marker movement

Simple marker animation.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Marker movement</title>
<meta name='viewport' content='initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no' />
<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.2.1/mapbox.js'></script>
<link href='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.2.1/mapbox.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>
L.mapbox.accessToken = '<your access token here>';
var map = L.mapbox.map('map')
  .setView([29, -26], 2)
  .addLayer(L.mapbox.styleLayer('mapbox://styles/mapbox/light-v10'));

var marker = L.marker([-73, 40], {
    icon: L.mapbox.marker.icon({
      'marker-color': '#f86767'
    })
});

var t = 0;
window.setInterval(function() {
    // Making a lissajous curve just for fun.
    // Create your own animated path here.
    marker.setLatLng(L.latLng(
        Math.cos(t * 0.5) * 50,
        Math.sin(t) * 50));
    t += 0.1;
}, 50);

marker.addTo(map);
</script>

to create your own custom map and use it in this example.

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