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Create a Heatmap layer on a globe with terrain elevation

Create a Heatmap layer on a globe with terrain elevation.

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    <title>Create a Heatmap layer on a globe with terrain elevation</title>
    <meta property="og:description" content="Create a Heatmap layer on a globe with terrain elevation." />
    <meta charset='utf-8'>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link rel='stylesheet' href='https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@5.0.1/dist/maplibre-gl.css' />
    <script src='https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@5.0.1/dist/maplibre-gl.js'></script>
    <style>
        body {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
        }

        html,
        body,
        #map {
            height: 100%;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <div id="map"></div>
    <script>



        const map = new maplibregl.Map({
            container: 'map',
            maxPitch: 95,
            center: [-120, 37.422],
            zoom: 7.25,
            bearing: 57,
            pitch: 71,
            hash: true
        });

        map.setStyle('https://tiles.openfreemap.org/styles/liberty', {
            transformStyle: (previousStyle, nextStyle) => {
                nextStyle.projection = { type: 'globe' };
                nextStyle.sources = {
                    ...nextStyle.sources, terrainSource: {
                        type: 'raster-dem',
                        url: 'https://api.maptiler.com/tiles/terrain-rgb-v2/tiles.json?key=get_your_own_OpIi9ZULNHzrESv6T2vL',
                        tileSize: 256
                    },
                    hillshadeSource: {
                        type: 'raster-dem',
                        url: 'https://api.maptiler.com/tiles/terrain-rgb-v2/tiles.json?key=get_your_own_OpIi9ZULNHzrESv6T2vL',
                        tileSize: 256
                    }
                }
                nextStyle.terrain = {
                    source: 'terrainSource',
                    exaggeration: 1
                }

                nextStyle.sky = {
                    'atmosphere-blend': [
                        'interpolate',
                        ['linear'],
                        ['zoom'],
                        0, 1,
                        2, 0
                    ],
                }

                nextStyle.layers.push({
                    id: 'hills',
                    type: 'hillshade',
                    source: 'hillshadeSource',
                    layout: { visibility: 'visible' },
                    paint: { 'hillshade-shadow-color': '#473B24' }
                })

                return nextStyle
            }
        })

        map.addControl(
            new maplibregl.NavigationControl({
                visualizePitch: true,
                showZoom: true,
                showCompass: true
            })
        );


        map.addControl(
            new maplibregl.GlobeControl()
        );

        map.addControl(
            new maplibregl.TerrainControl({
                source: 'terrainSource',
                exaggeration: 1
            })
        );

        map.on('load', () => {
            // Add a geojson point source.
            // Heatmap layers also work with a vector tile source.
            map.addSource('earthquakes', {
                'type': 'geojson',
                'data':
                    'https://maplibre.org/maplibre-gl-js/docs/assets/earthquakes.geojson'
            });

            map.addLayer(
                {
                    'id': 'earthquakes-heat',
                    'type': 'heatmap',
                    'source': 'earthquakes',
                    'maxzoom': 9,
                    'paint': {
                        // Increase the heatmap weight based on frequency and property magnitude
                        'heatmap-weight': [
                            'interpolate',
                            ['linear'],
                            ['get', 'mag'],
                            0,
                            0,
                            6,
                            1
                        ],
                        // Increase the heatmap color weight weight by zoom level
                        // heatmap-intensity is a multiplier on top of heatmap-weight
                        'heatmap-intensity': [
                            'interpolate',
                            ['linear'],
                            ['zoom'],
                            0,
                            1,
                            9,
                            3
                        ],
                        // Color ramp for heatmap.  Domain is 0 (low) to 1 (high).
                        // Begin color ramp at 0-stop with a 0-transparency color
                        // to create a blur-like effect.
                        'heatmap-color': [
                            'interpolate',
                            ['linear'],
                            ['heatmap-density'],
                            0,
                            'rgba(33,102,172,0)',
                            0.2,
                            'rgb(103,169,207)',
                            0.4,
                            'rgb(209,229,240)',
                            0.6,
                            'rgb(253,219,199)',
                            0.8,
                            'rgb(239,138,98)',
                            1,
                            'rgb(178,24,43)'
                        ],
                        // Adjust the heatmap radius by zoom level
                        'heatmap-radius': [
                            'interpolate',
                            ['linear'],
                            ['zoom'],
                            0,
                            2,
                            9,
                            20
                        ],
                        // Transition from heatmap to circle layer by zoom level
                        'heatmap-opacity': [
                            'interpolate',
                            ['linear'],
                            ['zoom'],
                            7,
                            1,
                            9,
                            0
                        ]
                    }
                }
            );


            map.addLayer(
                {
                    'id': 'earthquakes-point',
                    'type': 'circle',
                    'source': 'earthquakes',
                    'minzoom': 7,
                    'paint': {
                        // Size circle radius by earthquake magnitude and zoom level
                        'circle-radius': [
                            'interpolate',
                            ['linear'],
                            ['zoom'],
                            7,
                            ['interpolate', ['linear'], ['get', 'mag'], 1, 1, 6, 4],
                            16,
                            ['interpolate', ['linear'], ['get', 'mag'], 1, 5, 6, 50]
                        ],
                        'circle-color': [
                            'interpolate',
                            ['linear'],
                            ['get', 'mag'],
                            1,
                            'rgba(33,102,172,0)',
                            2,
                            'rgb(103,169,207)',
                            3,
                            'rgb(209,229,240)',
                            4,
                            'rgb(253,219,199)',
                            5,
                            'rgb(239,138,98)',
                            6,
                            'rgb(178,24,43)'
                        ],
                        'circle-stroke-color': 'white',
                        'circle-stroke-width': 1,
                        // Transition from heatmap to circle layer by zoom level
                        'circle-opacity': [
                            'interpolate',
                            ['linear'],
                            ['zoom'],
                            7,
                            0,
                            8,
                            1
                        ]
                    }
                }
            );
        });
    </script>
</body>

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