Continuous zoom

[diehl]

When using the default backend, is it possible to realize a continuous zoom experience similar to that offered by kepler.gl? Would using Mapbox tiles with the default backend deliver that experience? I'm seeing the default backend step in discrete zoom levels as I zoom into the map which is what I'd like to avoid if possible.

[giswqs]

You can set the zoom_snap parameter (Forces the map’s zoom level to always be a multiple of this) when creating the map. See https://ipyleaflet.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api_reference/map.html

m = leafmap.Map(zoom_snap=0.1)

[diehl]

I was wondering if I'd lose implementation options that are offered by the other backends by using kepler. It seems like there's more functionality available with the default backend. Maybe I'm wrong?

I see a reference to the Mapbox key for using Mapbox tiles here: https://leafmap.org/foliumap/?h=mapbox#leafmap.foliumap.Map.add_tile_layer Wondering if that allows me to get the best of both worlds.

[giswqs]

You are correct. The default ipyleaflet plotting backend has the richest functionality. It is possible to add Mapbox tiles. See the example below.

https://xyzservices.readthedocs.io/en/stable/api.html

import leafmap
import xyzservices.providers as xyz
tile_url = xyz.MapBox.build_url(accessToken="my_token")
m = leafmap.Map()
m.add_tile_layer(tile_url, name, attribution)

[diehl]

@giswqs brilliant - thank you for this example! I'll give this a try.

[giswqs]

I just added the plotly backend. You will soon be able to use any Mapbox tiles. #155

[diehl]

Even better!