StaticMaps

A node.js library for creating map images with polylines, markers and text. This library is a node.js implementation of Static Map.

Prerequisites

Image manipulation is based on Sharp. Pre-compiled binaries for sharp are provided for use with Node versions 6, 8, 10, 11 and 12 on 64-bit Windows, OS X and Linux platforms. For other OS or using with Heroku, Docker, AWS Lambda please refer to sharp installation instructions.

Installation

> npm i staticmaps

Getting Started

Initialization

import StaticMaps from 'staticmaps';

const options = {
  width: 600,
  height: 400
};
const map = new StaticMaps(options);

Map options

Parameter	Default	Description
width	Required	Width of the output image in px
height	Required	Height of the output image in px
paddingX	0	(optional) Minimum distance in px between map features and map border
paddingY	0	(optional) Minimum distance in px between map features and map border
tileUrl		(optional) Tile server URL for the map base layer
tileSize	256	(optional) Tile size in pixel
tileRequestTimeout		(optional) Timeout for the tiles request
tileRequestHeader	{}	(optional) Additional headers for the tiles request (default: {})
maxZoom		(optional) If defined, forces zoom to stay at least this far from the surface, useful for tile servers that error on high levels

Methods

addMarker (options)

Adds a marker to the map.

Marker options

Parameter	Default	Description
coord	Required	Coordinates of the marker ([Lng, Lat])
img	Required	Marker image path or URL
height	Required	Height of the marker image
width	Required	Width of the marker image
offsetX	width/2	(optional) X offset of the marker image
offsetY	height	(optional) Y offset of the marker image

Usage example

const marker = {
  img: `${__dirname}/marker.png`, // can also be a URL
  offsetX: 24,
  offsetY: 48,
  width: 48,
  height: 48,
  coord : [13.437524,52.4945528]
};
map.addMarker(marker);

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addLine (options)

Adds a polyline to the map.

Polyline options

Parameter	Description
coords	Coordinates of the polyline ([[Lng, Lat], ... ,[Lng, Lat]])
color	Stroke color of the polyline (Default: '#000000BB')
width	Stroke width of the polyline (Default: 3)

Usage example

  const polyline = {
    coords: [
      [13.399259,52.482659],
      [13.387849,52.477144],
      [13.40538,52.510632]
    ],
    color: '#0000FFBB',
    width: 3
  };

  map.addLine(polyline);

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addPolygon(options)

Adds a polygon to the map. Polygon is the same as a polyline but first and last coordinate are equal.

map.addPolygon(options);

Polygon options

Parameter	Default	Description
coords	Required	Coordinates of the polygon ([[Lng, Lat], ... ,[Lng, Lat]])
color	#000000BB	Stroke color of the polygon
width	3	Stroke width of the polygon
fill	#000000BB	Fill color of the polygon

Usage example

  const polygon = {
    coords: [
      [13.399259,52.482659],
      [13.387849,52.477144],
      [13.40538,52.510632],
      [13.399259,52.482659]
    ],
    color: '#0000FFBB',
    width: 3
  };

  map.addPolygon(polygon);

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addText(options)

Adds text to the map.

map.addText(options)

Text options

Parameter	Default	Description
coord	Required	Coordinates of the text ([x, y])
color	#000000BB	Stroke color of the text
width	1px	Stroke width of the text
fill	#000000	Fill color of the text
size	12	Font-size of the text
font	Arial	Font-family of the text

Usage example

  const text = {
    coord: [13.437524, 52.4945528],
    text: "My Text",
    size: 50,
    width: 1,
    fill: "#000000",
    color: "#ffffff",
    font: "Calibri"
  };

  map.addText(text);

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render (center, zoom)

Renders the map.

map.render();

Render options

Parameter	Default	Description
center		(optional) Set center of map to a specific coordinate ([Lng, Lat])
zoom		(optional) Set a specific zoom level.

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image.save (fileName, [outputOptions])

Saves the image to a file in fileName.

map.image.save('my-staticmap-image.png', { compressionLevel: 9 });

Arguments

Parameter	Default	Description
fileName	output.png	Name of the output file. Specify output format (png, jpg, webp) by adding file extension.
outputOptions		(optional) Output options set for sharp

The outputOptions replaces the deprectated quality option. For Backwards compatibility quality still works but will be overwritten with outputOptions.quality.

Returns

<Promise>

If callback is undefined it return a Promise. DEPRECATED

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image.buffer (mime, [outputOptions])

Saves the image to a file.

map.image.buffer('image/jpog', { quality: 75 });

Arguments

Parameter	Default	Description
mime	image/png	Mime type(image/png, image/jpg or image/webp) of the output buffer
outputOptions	{}	(optional) Output options set for sharp

The outputOptions replaces the deprectated quality option. For Backwards compatibility quality still works but will be overwritten with outputOptions.quality.

Returns

<Promise>

If callback is undefined it return a Promise. DEPRECATED

Usage Examples

Simple map w/ zoom and center

const zoom = 13;
const center = [13.437524,52.4945528];

map.render(center, zoom)
  .then(() => map.image.save('center.png'))  
  .then(() => console.log('File saved!'))
  .catch(function(err) { console.log(err); });

Output

Simple map with bounding box

If specifying a bounding box instead of a center, the optimal zoom will be calculated.

const bbox = [
  11.414795,51.835778,  // lng,lat of first point
  11.645164,51.733833   // lng,lat of second point, ...
];

map.render(bbox)
  .then(() => map.image.save('bbox.png'))  
  .then(() => console.log('File saved!'))
  .catch(console.log);

Output

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Map with single marker

const marker = {
  img: `${__dirname}/marker.png`, // can also be a URL,
  offsetX: 24,
  offsetY: 48,
  width: 48,
  height: 48,
  coord: [13.437524, 52.4945528],
 };
map.addMarker(marker);
map.render()
  .then(() => map.image.save('single-marker.png'))
  .then(() => { console.log('File saved!'); })
  .catch(console.log);

You're free to specify a center as well, otherwise the marker will be centered.

Output

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Map with multiple marker

const marker = {
  img: `${__dirname}/marker.png`, // can also be a URL
  offsetX: 24,
  offsetY: 48,
  width: 48,
  height: 48
};

marker.coord = [13.437524,52.4945528];
map.addMarker(marker);
marker.coord = [13.430524,52.4995528];
map.addMarker(marker);
marker.coord = [13.410524,52.5195528];
map.addMarker(marker);

map.render()
  .then(() => map.image.save('multiple-marker.png'))
  .then(() => { console.log('File saved!'); })
  .catch(console.log);

Output

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Map with polyline

var line = {
  coords: [
    [13.399259,52.482659],
    [13.387849,52.477144],
    [13.40538,52.510632]
  ],
  color: '#0000FFBB',
  width: 3
};

map.addLine(line);
map.render()
  .then(() => map.image.save('test/out/polyline.png'))
  .then(() => console.log('File saved!'))
  .catch(console.log);

Output

Blue Marble by NASA with text

const options = {
    width: 1200,
    height: 800,
    tileUrl: 'https://map1.vis.earthdata.nasa.gov/wmts-webmerc/BlueMarble_NextGeneration/default/GoogleMapsCompatible_Level8/{z}/{y}/{x}.jpg',
    maxZoom: 8 // NASA server does not support level 9 or higher
  };

  const map = new StaticMaps(options);
  const text = {
    coord: [13.437524, 52.4945528],
    text: 'My Text',
    size: 50,
    width: '1px',
    fill: '#000000',
    color: '#ffffff',
    font: 'Calibri'
  };

  map.addText(text);

  map.render([13.437524, 52.4945528])
    .then(() => map.image.save('test/out/bluemarbletext.png'));

Output

Contributers

• Thomas Konings
• Gihan S
• Sergey Averyanov
• boxcc
• Maksim Skutin