Static map from GeoJSON with geo-viewport and geojson-extent

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Use geo-viewport and geojson-extent to find a static map that shows two markers.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Static map from GeoJSON with geo-viewport and geojson-extent</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>

<img id='static-map'></div>

<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/plugins/geo-viewport/v0.4.1/geo-viewport.js'></script>
<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/plugins/geojson-extent/v1.0.0/geojson-extent.js'></script>
<script>
L.mapbox.accessToken = '<your access token here>';

// This is an example using geojson-extent. See the full docs for full details
// https://github.com/mapbox/geojson-extent

// Declare a GeoJSON file with the two places we're interested in.
var sfAndDc = {
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {},
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          -122.41722106933594,
          37.78672476186115
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {},
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          -77.03201293945312,
          38.91133881927709
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
};

// Calculate a bounding box in west, south, east, north order.
var bounds = geojsonExtent(sfAndDc);

// The size of the desired map.
var size = [750, 400];

// Calculate a zoom level and centerpoint for this map.
var vp = geoViewport.viewport(bounds, size, 0, 19, 512);

// Create pins at places in the geojson file.
var pins = [];
for (var i = 0; i < sfAndDc.features.length; i++) {
    pins.push('pin-s(' + sfAndDc.features[i].geometry.coordinates.join(',') + ')');
}

document.getElementById('static-map').src =
    'https://api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/mapbox/streets-v11/static/' +
    pins.join(',') + '/' +
    vp.center.join(',') + ',' +
    vp.zoom-- + '/' +
    size.join('x') +
    '?access_token=' + L.mapbox.accessToken;
</script>

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