Fly to a Location Based on Scroll Position
Move the map camera as the user scrolls down the page.
const API_KEY = 'toursprung';
const map = new maptoolkit.Map({
container: 'map',
style: `https://static.maptoolkit.net/styles/toursprung/terrain.json?api_key=${API_KEY}`,
center: [11.39085, 47.27574],
zoom: 12,
interactive: false,
attributionControl: { compact: false }
});
const steps = document.querySelectorAll('.step');
const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
entries.forEach(entry => {
if (entry.isIntersecting) {
const el = entry.target;
const [lng, lat] = el.dataset.center.split(',').map(Number);
const zoom = Number(el.dataset.zoom);
map.flyTo({ center: [lng, lat], zoom, essential: true });
}
});
}, { threshold: 0.5 });
steps.forEach(step => observer.observe(step));<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Fly to a Location Based on Scroll Position – Maptoolkit Maps JS</title>
<meta property="og:description" content="Move the map camera as the user scrolls down the page." />
<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>
body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
#map { position: sticky; top: 0; width: 100%; height: 100vh; }
#story {
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
pointer-events: none;
}
.step {
height: 100vh;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
padding: 0 40px;
}
.step-inner {
background: rgba(255,255,255,0.9);
padding: 20px;
border-radius: 8px;
max-width: 300px;
pointer-events: auto;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
<div id="story">
<div class="step" data-center="11.39085,47.27574" data-zoom="12">
<div class="step-inner"><h3>Innsbruck</h3><p>Capital of Tyrol, nestled in the Alps at 574 m elevation.</p></div>
</div>
<div class="step" data-center="13.0550,47.8095" data-zoom="13">
<div class="step-inner"><h3>Salzburg</h3><p>Birthplace of Mozart and UNESCO World Heritage city.</p></div>
</div>
<div class="step" data-center="16.3738,48.2082" data-zoom="13">
<div class="step-inner"><h3>Vienna</h3><p>Austria's capital and cultural heart on the Danube.</p></div>
</div>
</div>
<script>
const API_KEY = 'toursprung';
const map = new maptoolkit.Map({
container: 'map',
style: `https://static.maptoolkit.net/styles/toursprung/terrain.json?api_key=${API_KEY}`,
center: [11.39085, 47.27574],
zoom: 12,
interactive: false,
attributionControl: { compact: false }
});
const steps = document.querySelectorAll('.step');
const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
entries.forEach(entry => {
if (entry.isIntersecting) {
const el = entry.target;
const [lng, lat] = el.dataset.center.split(',').map(Number);
const zoom = Number(el.dataset.zoom);
map.flyTo({ center: [lng, lat], zoom, essential: true });
}
});
}, { threshold: 0.5 });
steps.forEach(step => observer.observe(step));
</script>
</body>
</html>