GeoMap: Add a MapLibre style base layer #102414
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I'd love to keep this open :) |
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Hey @remogeissbuehler, are you able to rebase on grafana |
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@drew08t Happily! I hope I can get on it in the next few days :) |
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done 🥳 |
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I like the PR, thank you @remogeissbuehler 👍🏻
not a big fan of hardcoded URLs 🤔
Is it go-to approach recommended by this library?
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thanks for the feedback! generally I'm also not a fan of hardcoding stuff :D this is actually just how the other configurable generic basemaps do it. For instance, see here
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So I did the same in this layer. The place this shows up is where the users can configure their source, to show them an example:
Meaning this is a "static" value anyway... Do you have an alternate suggestion?
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| - [CARTO basemap](#carto-basemap-layer) adds a layer from CARTO Raster basemaps. | |||
| - [ArcGIS MapServer](#arcgis-mapserver-layer) adds a layer from an ESRI ArcGIS MapServer. | |||
| - [XYZ Tile layer](#xyz-tile-layer) adds a map from a generic tile layer. | |||
| - [MapLibre Style layer](#maplibre-style-layer) adds a map from a MapLibre / Mapbox style URL. | |||
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| The MapLibre Style layer is a map defined using a MapLibre/Mapbox `style.json` URL. The style contains the URL for map elements such as the tiles and layer definitions. Most often, they are based on vector tiles as opposed to raster tiles. | ||
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| - **URL template** - Set a valid style url, for example: https://demotiles.maplibre.org/style.json | ||
| - **Access Token** - An API token for mapbox maps. Only works for `mapbox://` URLs. In other cases, you might have to include the token in the URL, for example: https://example.com/map/style.json?key=XXX |
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| A basemap layer provides the visual foundation for a mapping application. It typically contains data with global coverage. Several base layer options | ||
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| Basemap layer types can also be added as layers. You can specify an opacity. | ||
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| There are four basemap layer types to choose from in a geomap. | ||
| There are five basemap layer types to choose from in a geomap. |
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| - [Open Street Map](#open-street-map-layer) adds a map from a collaborative free geographic world database. | ||
| - [CARTO basemap](#carto-basemap-layer) adds a layer from CARTO Raster basemaps. | ||
| - [ArcGIS MapServer](#arcgis-mapserver-layer) adds a layer from an ESRI ArcGIS MapServer. | ||
| - [XYZ Tile layer](#xyz-tile-layer) adds a map from a generic tile layer. | ||
| - [MapLibre Style layer](#maplibre-style-layer) adds a map from a MapLibre / Mapbox style URL. |
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| "url": "https://demotiles.maplibre.org/style.json" |
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I rebased to fix the yarn.lock conflict and added a test dashboard with a geomap layer to showcase this feature :) |
What is this feature?
This feature adds a new base layer to the GeoMap plugin. This layer allows displaying MapLibre (or Mapbox) style vectorized maps that are defined in a style.json. The URL for said style definition is configurable.
Why do we need this feature?
The current layers only allow for two layers which have configurable URLs: ArcGIS and XYZ. It is my understanding that both of those only support rasterized tiles, not vector tiles. The latter can look much nicer, which is why we want them in my opinion :)
As an example, here is the CARTO light mode map in one of the dev dashboards compared with this style that uses vector tiles:
The text looks much sharper and more readable to me.
Who is this feature for?
Potentially everyone who displays maps in Grafana. It will especially benefit people who would like to use self-hosted, openly available or commercial vector maps as a base. See also linked issue for more examples.
Which issue(s) does this PR fix?:
Fixes #102409
Special notes for your reviewer:
Please check that:
I don't know whether or not this feature, if accepted, is pre-GA 👀