01 leafmap intro

Introducing the leafmap Python package for interactive mapping

Uncomment the following line to install leafmap if needed.

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# !pip install leafmap

leafmap has four plotting backends: folium, ipyleaflet, here-map, and kepler.gl. Note that the backends do not offer equal functionality. Some interactive functionality in ipyleaflet might not be available in other plotting backends. To use a specific plotting backend, use one of the following:

• import leafmap.leafmap as leafmap
• import leafmap.foliumap as leafmap
• import leafmap.heremap as leafmap
• import leafmap.kepler as leafmap

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import leafmap

Create an interactive map.

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m = leafmap.Map()
m

Specify the default map center and zoom level.

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m = leafmap.Map(center=[50, 19], zoom=4)  # center=[lat, lon]
m

Set the visibility of map controls.

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m = leafmap.Map(
    draw_control=False,
    measure_control=False,
    fullscreen_control=False,
    attribution_control=True,
)
m

Change the map width and height.

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m = leafmap.Map(height="450px", width="800px")
m

Use the ipyleaflet plotting backend.

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import leafmap.leafmap as leafmap

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m = leafmap.Map()
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Use the folium plotting backend.

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import leafmap.foliumap as leafmap

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m = leafmap.Map()
m