Mapzen maps. In a browser. Full-screen. With the ability to screenshot themselves.
This doesn't do a bunch of things that any normal map does, yet.
Put it on a web server. Or: Use the handy slippy target in the included Makefile.
Like this:
make slippy
This will start a small local web server that you can visit in your web browser by going to http://localhost:8080
If you don't know what a "Makefile" is or don't make the make program installed on your computer you can start mapzen-slippy-map by hand, from the command-line, like this:
./utils/PLATFORM/www-server -path ./www
Where PLATFORM should be one of the following:
- darwin (as in Mac OS X)
- linux
- windows
It is also possible to proxy (and cache) tiles from Mapzen, assuming you are using the local web server. Like this:
make proxy
Like the slippy Makefile target this is just a convenience for a bunch of typing you can and may want to do by hand.
There's actually a bunch of things going on so it's worth describing them. The first thing the proxy target does is invoke the slippy target passing along a PROXY=1 argument:
/usr/bin/make slippy PROXY=1
if test ! -e www/javascript/slippy.map.config.js; then cp www/javascript/slippy.map.config.js.example www/javascript/slippy.map.config.js; fi
if test ! -e utils/darwin/www-server; then echo "missing build for darwin"; exit 1; fi
if test -z "$$PROXY"; then if test -z "$$TLS"; then utils/$(UNAME)/www-server -path www; else utils/$(UNAME)/www-server -path www -tls; fi; exit 0; fi
Since the PROXY argument the Make program continues along ensuring that there are both a folder to cache proxied tiles in and a config file for how to manage tile proxying:
if test ! -d tiles/cache; then mkdir -p tiles/cache; fi
if test ! -e tiles/config.json; then cp tiles/config.json.example tiles/config.json; fi
As of this writing the functionality and documentation around the tile proxying is still a work in progress so the easiest thing is to not try changing any of the details in the config file.
Next we make sure that the Javascript configuration files enable tile proxying. This is necessary because the local web server is just a dumb file server (with the ability to proxy tiles) and not an application server with any kind of complex interactions with the Javascript code.
perl -p -i -e "s/var\s+_proxy\s+=\s+false;/var _proxy = true;/" www/javascript/slippy.map.config.js
Finally we start the web server with flags to enable tile proxing that you can visit in your web browser by going to http://localhost:8080.
if test -z "$$TLS"; then utils/$(UNAME)/www-server -path www -proxy -proxy-config tiles/config.json; else utils/$(UNAME)/www-server -path www -tls -proxy -proxy-config tiles/config.json; fi
start and listen for requests at http://localhost:8080
As of this writing there are no controls for refreshing tile or invoking any kind of cache invalidation outside of deleting the local tiles/cache directory.
By default the local web server listens for requests on port 80 which is unencrypted. If you want to use an encrypted connection you can pass a TLS=1 to any of the relevant Makefile targets. This will prompt the server to pre-generate a self-signed TLS key and certificate pair, like this:
make proxy TLS=1
start and listen for requests at https://localhost:8080
If you are starting the server manually simply include a -tls argument, like this:
utils/darwin/www-server -path www -tls -proxy -proxy-config tiles/config.json
Please remember that these are self-signed credentials which means your web browser won't know who signed them and complain accordingly. This is the correct behaviour so remember to approach things with patience and diligence.
slippy-map supports the WASD key configuration for panning the map. W will move the map upwards, S downwards. A will move the map to the left and D to the right.
The standard keyboard arrow keys are also supported and pan the map in a direction corresponding the key being pressed.
Load the bubble-wrap style.
Load the cinnabar style.
Toggles between labeled and unlabeled versions of the current style. This is still a bit clunky and does not apply to the bubble-wrap or the walkabout styles.
Load the outdoor style which is now called walkabout. This keyboard control is preserved for backwards compatibility.
Load the refill style.
Load the walkabout style.
Load the zinc style.
This will create a screenshot of the current map view and open it up in another browser tab.
This will create a screenshot of the current map view and try to save it to the place your browser saves downloads. Filenames are generated as follows:
"slippy-map-" + MAP STYLE + "-" + YEARMONTHDAY + "-" GEOHASH(SW lat,lon) + "-" + GEOHASH(NE lat,lon) + ".png"
Run the handy make mapzen target in the included Makefile to update all map styles (and their assets) from source.
- Search
- Geolocation
- Maybe GetLatLon style coordinate display?
- Screenshot controls for touch devices