Display a 3D terrain map

This tutorial demonstrates how to create a 3D terrain map and display it on a web page using MapTiler Cloud.

1. Copy the following code, paste it into your favorite text editor, and save it as a .html file.

2. Replace YOUR_MAPTILER_API_KEY_HERE with your actual MapTiler API key.

3. The next it’s up to you. You can start the map in a different place by modifying the starting position and starting zoom, and you can change the look of the map to any of our styles, or yours, by updating the style. See what’s available here.

4. Install the npm package.

5. Include the CSS file.

   If you have a bundler that can handle CSS, you can import the CSS or include it with a <link> in the head of the document via the CDN

6. Include the following code in your JavaScript file (Example: app.js).

7. Add options to the map to load the terrain elevation to the map.

   
    const map = new maptilersdk.Map({
        container: 'map', // container id
        style: maptilersdk.MapStyle.OUTDOOR,
        center: [8.94738, 45.97812], // starting position [lng, lat]
        zoom: 14, // starting zoom
        terrain: true,
      });
    

8. Add options to the map to load the terrain control to the map. The terrainControl shows a button to enable/disable the 3D terrain (does not tilt the map).

   
    const map = new maptilersdk.Map({
        container: 'map', // container id
        style: maptilersdk.MapStyle.OUTDOOR,
        center: [8.94738, 45.97812], // starting position [lng, lat]
        zoom: 14, // starting zoom
        terrain: true,
        terrainControl: true,
      });
    

9. Add options to the map to load the map with a 3D view.

   
    const map = new maptilersdk.Map({
        container: 'map', // container id
        style: maptilersdk.MapStyle.OUTDOOR,
        center: [8.94738, 45.97812], // starting position [lng, lat]
        zoom: 14, // starting zoom
        terrain: true,
        terrainControl: true,
        pitch: 70,
        bearing: -100.86,
        maxPitch: 85,
        maxZoom: 14
      });
    

View complete source code on GitHub