vector_map_tiles

A plugin for flutter_map that enables the use of vector tiles with slippy maps and Flutter.

Loads vector tiles from a source such as Mapbox or Stadia Maps, and renders them as a layer on a flutter_map.

example screenshot

See the gallery for more examples.

Installing

Details on https://pub.dev/packages/vector_map_tiles

See vector_map_tiles/install for instructions on installing.

Usage

Read the map style:

  Future<Style> _readStyle() => StyleReader(
          uri:
              'https://tiles.stadiamaps.com/styles/osm_bright.json?api_key={key}',
          apiKey: stadiaMapsApiKey,
          logger: const Logger.console())
      .read();

Create the map:

 FlutterMap(
    mapController: _controller,
    options: MapOptions(
        center: style.center ?? LatLng(49.246292, -123.116226),
        zoom: style.zoom ?? 10,
        maxZoom: 22,
        interactiveFlags: InteractiveFlag.drag |
            InteractiveFlag.flingAnimation |
            InteractiveFlag.pinchMove |
            InteractiveFlag.pinchZoom |
            InteractiveFlag.doubleTapZoom),
    children: [
      // normally you would see TileLayer which provides raster tiles
      // instead this vector tile layer replaces the standard tile layer
      VectorTileLayer(
          theme: style.theme,
          sprites: style.sprites,
          // tileOffset: TileOffset.mapbox, enable with mapbox
          tileProviders: style.providers),
    ],
  )

See the example for details.

Customizing a Theme

A theme can be built-in to your application:

VectorTileLayer(theme: ThemeReader().read(_myTheme()), ...)

Specifying Alternate Tiles

Tiles can be loaded from alternate sources:

VectorTileLayer(tileProviders: TileProviders(
                    {'openmaptiles': _tileProvider() },
                    ...)
                )

VectorTileProvider _tileProvider() => NetworkVectorTileProvider(
            urlTemplate: 'https://tiles.example.com/openmaptiles/{z}/{x}/{y}.pbf?api_key=$myApiKey',
            // this is the maximum zoom of the provider, not the
            // maximum of the map. vector tiles are rendered
            // to larger sizes to support higher zoom levels
            maximumZoom: 14),

Tile Providers for other tile sources

Format	Description	Package
PMTiles	A binary file format to bundle tiles and use them from a web or file system source.	vector_map_tiles_pmtiles
MBTiles	A commonly used file format to bundle tiles into a SQLite database.	vector_map_tiles_mbtiles

More Examples

A more complete example showing use of this library is available in the examples repository flutter-vector-map-tiles-examples. The examples include use with multiple themes, tile providers, contours, hillshade and network-loaded styles.

Themes and Tile Providers

Themes and tile providers must be matched to have a working configuration, since themes reference layers and properties in the vector tile.

While we don't test with all configurations, the following themes have been tested with this library:

Tiles from Maptiler or Stadia Maps

Tiles from mapbox

Other combinations of theme/provider may work too.

Some tile providers offer tiles with more detail that are intended to be drawn at a higher zoom level. For example, Mapbox provdies tiles tiles that render at 512px instead of the default 256px (Mapbox docs). Set VectorTileLayerOptions.tileOffset with these providers.

Elevation Contours from DEM (Beta)

Elevation contour lines are available by adding a raster-dem tile source. See the example:

Attribution

Examples provided in vector_map_tiles make use of Mapbox and Stadia Maps, both of which require attribution. Be sure to read the terms of service of your tile data provider to ensure that you understand their attribution requirements.

Upgrading

For guidance on upgrading from a previous version of this library, see the Upgrading Guide.

Development

Continuous Integration

CI with GitHub Actions:

License

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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