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deckgl module

leafmap.deckgl

Map

Bases: Map

The Map class inherits lonboard.Map.

__init__(center=(20, 0), zoom=1.2, height=600, layers=[], show_tooltip=True, view_state={}, **kwargs)

Initialize a Map object.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
center tuple

Center of the map in the format of (lat, lon). Defaults to (20, 0).

(20, 0)
zoom float

The map zoom level. Defaults to 1.2.

1.2
height int

Height of the map. Defaults to 600.

600
layers list

List of additional layers to add to the map. Defaults to [].

[]
show_tooltip bool

Flag to show tooltips on the map. Defaults to True.

True
view_state dict

The view state of the map. Defaults to {}.

{}
**kwargs Any

Additional keyword arguments to pass to lonboard.Map.

{}

Returns:

Type Description
None

None

add_basemap(basemap='HYBRID', visible=True, **kwargs)

Adds a basemap to the map.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
basemap str

Can be one of string from basemaps. Defaults to 'HYBRID'.

'HYBRID'
visible bool

Whether the basemap is visible or not. Defaults to True.

True
**kwargs Any

Keyword arguments for the TileLayer.

{}

add_gdf(gdf, zoom_to_layer=True, pickable=True, color_column=None, color_scheme='Quantiles', color_map=None, color_k=5, color_args={}, alpha=1.0, rescale=True, zoom=10.0, **kwargs)

Adds a GeoPandas GeoDataFrame to the map.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
gdf GeoDataFrame

A GeoPandas GeoDataFrame with geometry column.

required
zoom_to_layer bool

Flag to zoom to the added layer. Defaults to True.

True
pickable bool

Flag to enable picking on the added layer. Defaults to True.

True
color_column Optional[str]

The column to be used for color encoding. Defaults to None.

None
color_map Optional[Union[str, Dict]]

The color map to use for color encoding. It can be a string or a dictionary. Defaults to None.

None
color_scheme Optional[str]

The color scheme to use for color encoding. Defaults to "Quantiles". Name of a choropleth classification scheme (requires mapclassify). A mapclassify.MapClassifier object will be used under the hood. Supported are all schemes provided by mapclassify (e.g. 'BoxPlot', 'EqualInterval', 'FisherJenks', 'FisherJenksSampled', 'HeadTailBreaks', 'JenksCaspall', 'JenksCaspallForced', 'JenksCaspallSampled', 'MaxP', 'MaximumBreaks', 'NaturalBreaks', 'Quantiles', 'Percentiles', 'StdMean', 'UserDefined'). Arguments can be passed in classification_kwds.

'Quantiles'
color_k Optional[int]

The number of classes to use for color encoding. Defaults to 5.

5
color_args dict

Additional keyword arguments that will be passed to assign_continuous_colors(). Defaults to {}.

{}
zoom Optional[float]

The zoom level to zoom to. Defaults to 10.0.

10.0
**kwargs Any

Additional keyword arguments that will be passed to lonboard.Layer.from_geopandas()

{}

Returns:

Type Description
None

None

add_layer(layer, zoom_to_layer=True, pickable=True, **kwargs)

Adds a layer to the map.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
layer Any

A lonboard layer object.

required
zoom_to_layer bool

Whether to zoom to the layer extent. Defaults to True.

True
pickable bool

Flag to enable picking on the added layer if it's a vector layer. Defaults to True.

True
**kwargs Any

Additional keyword arguments that will be passed to the vector layer if it's a vector layer.

{}

Returns:

Type Description
None

None

add_raster(source, indexes=None, colormap=None, vmin=None, vmax=None, nodata=None, tile_size=256, attribution=None, layer_name='Raster', zoom_to_layer=True, visible=True, opacity=1.0, array_args={}, client_args={'cors_all': True}, **kwargs)

Add a local raster dataset to the map. If you are using this function in JupyterHub on a remote server (e.g., Binder, Microsoft Planetary Computer) and if the raster does not render properly, try installing jupyter-server-proxy using pip install jupyter-server-proxy, then running the following code before calling this function. For more info, see https://bit.ly/3JbmF93.

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import os
os.environ['LOCALTILESERVER_CLIENT_PREFIX'] = 'proxy/{port}'

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
source str

The path to the GeoTIFF file or the URL of the Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF.

required
indexes int

The band(s) to use. Band indexing starts at 1. Defaults to None.

None
colormap str

The name of the colormap from matplotlib to use when plotting a single band. See https://matplotlib.org/stable/gallery/color/colormap_reference.html. Default is greyscale.

None
vmin float

The minimum value to use when colormapping the palette when plotting a single band. Defaults to None.

None
vmax float

The maximum value to use when colormapping the palette when plotting a single band. Defaults to None.

None
nodata float

The value from the band to use to interpret as not valid data. Defaults to None.

None
attribution str

Attribution for the source raster. This defaults to a message about it being a local file.. Defaults to None.

None
layer_name str

The layer name to use. Defaults to 'Raster'.

'Raster'
zoom_to_layer bool

Whether to zoom to the extent of the layer. Defaults to True.

True
visible bool

Whether the layer is visible. Defaults to True.

True
opacity float

The opacity of the layer. Defaults to 1.0.

1.0
array_args dict

Additional arguments to pass to array_to_memory_file when reading the raster. Defaults to {}.

{}
client_args dict

Additional arguments to pass to localtileserver.TileClient. Defaults to { "cors_all": False }.

{'cors_all': True}

add_tile_layer(url, opacity=1.0, visible=True, tile_size=256, **kwargs)

Adds a TileLayer to the map.

This method adds a TileLayer to the map. The TileLayer is created from the specified URL, and it is added to the map with the specified name, attribution, visibility, and tile size.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
url str

The URL of the tile layer.

required
opacity float

The opacity of the layer. Defaults to 1.0.

1.0
visible bool

Whether the layer should be visible by default. Defaults to True.

True
tile_size int

The size of the tiles in the layer. Defaults to 256.

256
**kwargs Any

Additional keyword arguments that are passed to the lonboard.BitmapTileLayer class. See https://developmentseed.org/lonboard/latest/api/layers/bitmap-tile-layer/#lonboard.BitmapTileLayer.

{}

Returns:

Type Description
None

None

add_vector(vector, zoom_to_layer=True, pickable=True, color_column=None, color_scheme='Quantiles', color_map=None, color_k=5, color_args={}, open_args={}, **kwargs)

Adds a vector layer to the map.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
vector Union[str, GeoDataFrame]

The file path or URL to the vector data, or a GeoDataFrame.

required
zoom_to_layer bool

Flag to zoom to the added layer. Defaults to True.

True
pickable bool

Flag to enable picking on the added layer. Defaults to True.

True
color_column Optional[str]

The column to be used for color encoding. Defaults to None.

None
color_map Optional[Union[str, Dict]]

The color map to use for color encoding. It can be a string or a dictionary. Defaults to None.

None
color_scheme Optional[str]

The color scheme to use for color encoding. Defaults to "Quantiles". Name of a choropleth classification scheme (requires mapclassify). A mapclassify.MapClassifier object will be used under the hood. Supported are all schemes provided by mapclassify (e.g. 'BoxPlot', 'EqualInterval', 'FisherJenks', 'FisherJenksSampled', 'HeadTailBreaks', 'JenksCaspall', 'JenksCaspallForced', 'JenksCaspallSampled', 'MaxP', 'MaximumBreaks', 'NaturalBreaks', 'Quantiles', 'Percentiles', 'StdMean', 'UserDefined'). Arguments can be passed in classification_kwds.

'Quantiles'
color_k Optional[int]

The number of classes to use for color encoding. Defaults to 5.

5
color_args dict

Additional keyword arguments that will be passed to assign_continuous_colors(). Defaults to {}.

{}
open_args dict

Additional keyword arguments that will be passed to geopandas.read_file(). Defaults to {}.

{}
**kwargs Any

Additional keyword arguments that will be passed to lonboard.Layer.from_geopandas()

{}

Returns:

Type Description
None

None

to_html(filename=None)

Saves the map as an HTML file.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
filename Optional[str]

The output file path to the HTML file. Defaults to None.

None

Returns:

Name Type Description
str None

The HTML content if filename is None.

to_streamlit(width=None, height=600, scrolling=False, **kwargs)

Renders deckgl.Mapin a Streamlit app. This method is a static Streamlit Component, meaning, no information is passed back from Leaflet on browser interaction.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
width int

Width of the map. Defaults to None.

None
height int

Height of the map. Defaults to 600.

600
scrolling bool

Whether to allow the map to scroll. Defaults to False.

False

Returns:

Type Description
Any

streamlit.components: components.html object.

apply_categorical_cmap(values, cmap, alpha=None, **kwargs)

Apply a categorical colormap to a set of values.

This function applies a specified categorical colormap to the input values.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
values array - like

The input values to which the colormap will be applied.

required
cmap str or Colormap

The colormap to apply. Can be a string name of a matplotlib colormap or a Colormap object.

required
alpha float

The alpha transparency to apply to the colormap. Defaults to None.

None
**kwargs Any

Additional keyword arguments to pass to the colormap function.

{}

Returns:

Name Type Description
array Any

The colors mapped to the input values.

apply_continuous_cmap(values, cmap, alpha=None, rescale=True, **kwargs)

Apply a continuous colormap to a set of values.

This function rescales the input values to the range [0, 1] if rescale is True, and then applies the specified colormap.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
values array - like

The input values to which the colormap will be applied.

required
cmap str or Colormap

The colormap to apply. Can be a string name of a matplotlib colormap or a Colormap object.

required
alpha float

The alpha transparency to apply to the colormap. Defaults to None.

None
rescale bool

If True, rescales the input values to the range [0, 1]. Defaults to True.

True
**kwargs Any

Additional keyword arguments to pass to the colormap function.

{}

Returns:

Name Type Description
array Any

The colors mapped to the input values.