Zoom lens

Create an interface for scanning maps through a lens.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Zoom lens</title>
<meta name='viewport' content='initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no' />
<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.1.1/mapbox.js'></script>
<link href='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.1.1/mapbox.css' rel='stylesheet' />
<style>
  body { margin:0; padding:0; }
  #map { position:absolute; top:0; bottom:0; width:100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>

<style>
#map {
  pointer-events:all;
  cursor:none
  }
#zoommap {
  background:#73b5e5;
  width:200px;
  height:200px;
  overflow:hidden;
  -webkit-transform:rotate(-60deg);
     -moz-transform:rotate(-60deg);
      -ms-transform:rotate(-60deg);
       -o-transform:rotate(-60deg);
          transform:rotate(-60deg);
  }
#zoomlens {
  overflow:visible;
  top:-9999px;
  left:-9999px;
  }
#border {
  border:5px solid #404040;
  margin-top: -5px;
  margin-left: -5px;
  border-radius:50%;
  box-shadow:0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
  }
.overlay {
  position:absolute;
  pointer-events:none;
  overflow:hidden;
  width:200px;
  height:200px;
  z-index:1000;
  }
.rotater {
  -webkit-transform:rotate(30deg);
     -moz-transform:rotate(30deg);
      -ms-transform:rotate(30deg);
       -o-transform:rotate(30deg);
          transform:rotate(30deg);
  }
</style>
<div id='map'></div>
<div id='zoomlens' class='overlay'>
    <div class='overlay rotater'>
        <div class='overlay rotater'>
            <div id='zoommap' class='overlay'></div>
        </div>
    </div>
    <div id='border' class='overlay'></div>
</div>
<script>
L.mapbox.accessToken = '<your access token here>';
var map = L.mapbox.map('map', 'mapbox.light');
var zoommap = L.mapbox.map('zoommap', 'mapbox.streets', {
    fadeAnimation: false,
    zoomControl: false,
    attributionControl: false
});

var zl = document.getElementById('zoomlens');

// Call update or zoom functions when
// these events occur.
map.on('mousemove', update);
map.on('zoomend', zoom);

function zoom(e) {
    if (zoommap._loaded) zoommap.setZoom(e.target.getZoom() + 1);
}

function update(e) {
    zl.style.top = ~~e.containerPoint.y - 100 + 'px';
    zl.style.left = ~~e.containerPoint.x - 100 + 'px';
    zoommap.setView(e.latlng, map.getZoom() + 1, true);
}
</script>

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

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