StaticMaps

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

Prerequisites

Image manipulation is based on Sharp. Pre-compiled libvips binaries for sharp are provided for use with Node.js versions 14+ on macOS (x64, ARM64), Linux (x64, ARM64) and Windows (x64, x86) platforms. For other OS or using with Heroku, Docker, AWS Lambda please refer to sharp installation instructions.

Releases

Version	sharp	libvips	Node.js (pre-compiled)
1.13.1+	0.33.2	8.15.1	18.17.0+
1.12.0	0.31.3	8.13.3	14.15.0+
1.11.1	0.31.3	8.13.3	14.15.0+
1.10.0	0.30.7	8.12.2	12.13.0+

Changelog

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 or null for empty base layer. {x},{y},{z} or {quadkey} supported.
tileSubdomains	[]	(optional) Subdomains of tile server, usage ['a', 'b', 'c']
tileLayers	[]	(optional) Tile layers to use, usage [{tileUrl: ..., tileSubdomains: ...}, {tileUrl: ..., tileSubdomains: ...}] (replaces tileUrl and tileSubdomains if set)
tileSize	256	(optional) Tile size in pixel
tileRequestTimeout		(optional) Timeout for the tiles request
tileRequestHeader	{}	(optional) Additional headers for the tiles request (default: {})
tileRequestLimit	2	(optional) Limit concurrent connections to the tiles server
zoomRange	{ min: 1, max: 17 }	(optional) Defines the range of zoom levels to try
maxZoom		(optional) DEPRECATED: Use zoomRange.max instead: forces zoom to stay at least this far from the surface, useful for tile servers that error on high levels
reverseY	false	(optional) If true, reverse the y index of the tiles to match the TMS naming format

Methods

Method	Description
addMarker	Adds a marker to the map
addLine	Adds a polyline to the map
addPolygon	Adds a polygon to the map
addMultiPolygon	Adds a multipolygon to the map
addCircle	Adds a circle to the map
addText	Adds text to the map
render	Renders the map and added features
image.save	Saves the map image to a file
image.buffer	Saves the map image to a buffer

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 marker image in px
width	Required	Width of marker image in px
drawHeight	height	(optional) Resize marker image to height in px
drawWidth	width	(optional) Resize marker image to width in px
resizeMode	cover	(optional) Applied resize method if needed. See: [https://sharp.pixelplumbing.com/api-resize]
offsetX	width/2	(optional) X offset of the marker image in px
offsetY	height	(optional) Y offset of the marker image in px

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

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	(optional) Stroke color of the polygon
width	3	(optional) Stroke width of the polygon
fill	#000000BB	(optional) 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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addMultiPolygon (options)

Adds a multipolygon to the map.

map.addMultiPolygon(options);

Multipolygon options

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

Usage example

  const multipolygon = {
    coords: [
      [
        [-89.9619685, 41.7792032],
        [-89.959505, 41.7792084],
        [-89.9594928, 41.7827904],
        [-89.9631906, 41.7827815],
        [-89.9632678, 41.7821559],
        [-89.9634801, 41.7805341],
        [-89.9635341, 41.780109],
        [-89.9635792, 41.7796834],
        [-89.9636183, 41.7792165],
        [-89.9619685, 41.7792032],
      ],
      [
        [-89.9631647, 41.7809413],
        [-89.9632927, 41.7809487],
        [-89.9631565, 41.781985],
        [-89.9622404, 41.7819137],
        [-89.9623616, 41.780997],
        [-89.963029, 41.7810114],
        [-89.9631647, 41.7809413],
      ],
    ],
    color: '#0000FFBB',
    width: 3
  };

  map.addMultiPolygon(multipolygon);

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addCircle (options)

Adds a circle to the map.

map.addCircle(options);

Circle options

Parameter	Default	Description
coord	Required	Coordinate of center of circle
radius	Required	Circle radius in meter
color	#000000BB	(optional) Stroke color of the circle
width	3	(optional) Stroke width of the circle
fill	#AA0000BB	(optional) Fill color of the circle

Usage example

  const circle = {
    coord: [13.01, 51.98],
    radius: 500,
    fill: '#000000',
    width: 0,
  };

  map.addCircle(circle);

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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])
text	Required	The text to render
color	#000000BB	(optional) Stroke color of the text
width	1px	(optional) Stroke width of the text
fill	#000000	(optional) Fill color of the text
size	12	(optional) Font-size of the text
font	Arial	(optional) Font-family of the text
anchor	start	(optional) Anchor of the text (start, middle or end)
offsetX	0	(optional) X offset of the text in px.
offsetY	0	(optional) Y offset of the text in px.

Usage example

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

  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 buffer.

map.image.buffer('image/jpeg', { 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];

await map.render(center, zoom);
await map.image.save('center.png');

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, ...
];

await map.render(bbox);
await map.image.save('bbox.png');

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);
await map.render();
await map.image.save('single-marker.png');

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);

await map.render();
await map.image.save('multiple-marker.png');

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);
await map.render();
await map.image.save('test/out/polyline.png');

Output

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Map with circle

 const circle = {
  coord: [13.01, 51.98],
  radius: 500,
  fill: '#000000',
  width: 0,
};

map.addCircle(circle);
await map.render();
await map.image.save('test/out/099-circle.png');

Output

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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',
    zoomRange: {
      max: 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);

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

Output

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Tile server with subdomains

{s} - subdomain (subdomain), is necessary in order not to fall into the limit for requests to the same domain. Some servers can block your IP if you get tiles from one of subdomains of tile server.

const options = {
    width: 1024,
    height: 1024,
    tileUrl: 'https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
    tileSubdomains: ['a', 'b', 'c'],
};

const map = new StaticMaps(options);

await map.render([13.437524, 52.4945528], 13);
await map.image.save('test/out/subdomains.png');

Mulitple tile layers

const options = {
    width: 1024,
    height: 600,
    tileLayers: [{
      tileUrl: 'https://tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
    }, {
      tileUrl: 'http://www.openfiremap.de/hytiles/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
    }],
};

const map = new StaticMaps(options);

await map.render([13.437524, 52.4945528], 13);
await map.image.save('test/out/multipleLayers.png');

Output

Contributers

• Stefan Warnat
• Jordi Casadevall Franco
• Joe Beuckman
• Ergashev Adizbek
• Olivier Kamers
• Wesley Flynn
• Thomas Konings
• Gihan S
• Sergey Averyanov
• boxcc
• Maksim Skutin
• Jorgen Phillips