Add hillshading

To improve the visual appeal of a map, this demonstration incorporates raster hillshading. This is achieved by integrating the MapTiler Terrain-DEM raster tileset, as a raster-dem source for the hillshade layer. By doing so, the map gains a realistic representation of terrain elevation and shading.


npm install --save @maptiler/sdk

main.js

import { Map, MapStyle, config } from '@maptiler/sdk';
import '@maptiler/sdk/dist/maptiler-sdk.css';

config.apiKey = 'YOUR_MAPTILER_API_KEY_HERE';
const map = new Map({
  container: 'map',
  zoom: 0.3,
  center: [0, 20],
  style: MapStyle.BASE.LIGHT
});

map.on('load', function () {
  map.addSource("terrain", {
    "type": "raster-dem",
    "url": `https://api.maptiler.com/tiles/terrain-rgb-v2/tiles.json`
  });

  map.addLayer(
    {
      'id': 'hillshading',
      'source': 'terrain',
      'type': 'hillshade'
    },
    'Residential'
  );
});

index.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="robots" content="noindex">
  <title>Add hillshading | NPM example | MapTiler SDK JS</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="./style.css">
</head>
<body>
  <div id="map"></div>
  <script type="module" src="./main.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

style.css

body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

#map {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 100%;
}

<html lang="en">

<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title>Add hillshade</title>
  <script src="https://cdn.maptiler.com/maptiler-sdk-js/v4.1.0/maptiler-sdk.umd.min.js"></script>
  <link href="https://cdn.maptiler.com/maptiler-sdk-js/v4.1.0/maptiler-sdk.css" rel="stylesheet" />
  <style>
    body {
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
    }

    #map {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      width: 100%;
    }
  </style>
</head>

<body>
  <div id="map"></div>

  <script>
    maptilersdk.config.apiKey = 'YOUR_MAPTILER_API_KEY_HERE';
    const map = new maptilersdk.Map({
      container: 'map',
      zoom: 0.3,
      center: [0, 20],
      style: maptilersdk.MapStyle.BASE.LIGHT
    });

    map.on('load', function () {
      map.addSource("terrain", {
        "type": "raster-dem",
        "url": `https://api.maptiler.com/tiles/terrain-rgb-v2/tiles.json`
      });

      map.addLayer(
        {
          'id': 'hillshading',
          'source': 'terrain',
          'type': 'hillshade'
        },
        'Residential'
      );
    });

  </script>
</body>

</html>