Create a Time Slider
Filter map features by a time range using a slider control.
const API_KEY = 'toursprung';
const events = [];
const cities = [
[11.39085, 47.27574], [16.3738, 48.2082], [13.0550, 47.8095],
[15.4395, 47.0707], [11.576, 48.1374], [8.5417, 47.3769],
[7.5886, 47.5596], [9.0, 48.5], [13.4, 52.5]
];
for (let year = 2018; year <= 2024; year++) {
for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
const city = cities[Math.floor(Math.random() * cities.length)];
events.push({
type: 'Feature',
geometry: { type: 'Point', coordinates: [city[0] + (Math.random()-0.5) * 2, city[1] + (Math.random()-0.5) * 1] },
properties: { year }
});
}
}
const map = new maptoolkit.Map({
container: 'map',
style: `https://static.maptoolkit.net/styles/toursprung/terrain.json?api_key=${API_KEY}`,
center: [12.0, 47.5],
zoom: 5,
attributionControl: { compact: false }
});
map.addControl(new maptoolkit.NavigationControl(), 'top-right');
map.on('load', () => {
map.addSource('events', { type: 'geojson', data: { type: 'FeatureCollection', features: events } });
map.addLayer({
id: 'events',
type: 'circle',
source: 'events',
filter: ['==', ['get', 'year'], 2020],
paint: { 'circle-radius': 10, 'circle-color': '#ee8a65', 'circle-opacity': 0.8 }
});
document.getElementById('slider').addEventListener('input', (e) => {
const year = parseInt(e.target.value);
document.getElementById('year-label').textContent = year;
map.setFilter('events', ['==', ['get', 'year'], year]);
});
});<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Create a Time Slider – Maptoolkit Maps JS</title>
<meta property="og:description" content="Filter map features by a time range using a slider control." />
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<script src="https://unpkg.com/@maptoolkit/maps@11.0.0-beta.2/dist/maptoolkit.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/@maptoolkit/maps@11.0.0-beta.2/dist/maptoolkit.css" />
<style>
html, body { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
#map { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
#slider-container {
position: absolute;
bottom: 30px;
left: 50%;
transform: translateX(-50%);
background: white;
padding: 12px 20px;
border-radius: .4rem;
font-family: sans-serif;
font-size: 14px;
text-align: center;
min-width: 280px;
}
#slider { width: 100%; margin: 8px 0 4px; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
<div id="slider-container">
<strong>Year: <span id="year-label">2020</span></strong>
<input type="range" id="slider" min="2018" max="2024" step="1" value="2020">
</div>
<script>
const API_KEY = 'toursprung';
const events = [];
const cities = [
[11.39085, 47.27574], [16.3738, 48.2082], [13.0550, 47.8095],
[15.4395, 47.0707], [11.576, 48.1374], [8.5417, 47.3769],
[7.5886, 47.5596], [9.0, 48.5], [13.4, 52.5]
];
for (let year = 2018; year <= 2024; year++) {
for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
const city = cities[Math.floor(Math.random() * cities.length)];
events.push({
type: 'Feature',
geometry: { type: 'Point', coordinates: [city[0] + (Math.random()-0.5) * 2, city[1] + (Math.random()-0.5) * 1] },
properties: { year }
});
}
}
const map = new maptoolkit.Map({
container: 'map',
style: `https://static.maptoolkit.net/styles/toursprung/terrain.json?api_key=${API_KEY}`,
center: [12.0, 47.5],
zoom: 5,
attributionControl: { compact: false }
});
map.addControl(new maptoolkit.NavigationControl(), 'top-right');
map.on('load', () => {
map.addSource('events', { type: 'geojson', data: { type: 'FeatureCollection', features: events } });
map.addLayer({
id: 'events',
type: 'circle',
source: 'events',
filter: ['==', ['get', 'year'], 2020],
paint: { 'circle-radius': 10, 'circle-color': '#ee8a65', 'circle-opacity': 0.8 }
});
document.getElementById('slider').addEventListener('input', (e) => {
const year = parseInt(e.target.value);
document.getElementById('year-label').textContent = year;
map.setFilter('events', ['==', ['get', 'year'], year]);
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>