---
title: "Animate map camera around a point | JavaScript maps SDK"
description: "Animate the map camera rotating around a specific point."
---
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# Animate map camera around a point
Animate the map camera around a point.
### NPM module setup
```bash
npm install --save @maptiler/sdk
```
#### main.js
```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',
style: MapStyle.STREETS,
center: [-87.62712, 41.89033],
zoom: 15.5,
pitch: 45
});
function rotateCamera(timestamp) {
// clamp the rotation between 0 -360 degrees
// Divide timestamp by 100 to slow rotation to ~10 degrees / sec
map.rotateTo((timestamp / 100) % 360, { duration: 0 });
// Request the next frame of the animation.
requestAnimationFrame(rotateCamera);
}
map.on('load', function () {
// Start the animation.
rotateCamera(0);
// Add 3d buildings and remove label layers to enhance the map
const layers = map.getStyle().layers;
for (let i = 0; i < layers.length; i++) {
if (layers[i].type === 'symbol' && layers[i].layout['text-field']) {
// remove text labels
map.removeLayer(layers[i].id);
}
}
map.addLayer({
'id': '3d-buildings',
'source': 'composite',
'source-layer': 'building',
'filter': ['==', 'extrude', 'true'],
'type': 'fill-extrusion',
'minzoom': 15,
'paint': {
'fill-extrusion-color': '#aaa',
// use an 'interpolate' expression to add a smooth transition effect to the
// buildings as the user zooms in
'fill-extrusion-height': [
'interpolate',
['linear'],
['zoom'],
15,
0,
15.05,
['get', 'height']
],
'fill-extrusion-base': [
'interpolate',
['linear'],
['zoom'],
15,
0,
15.05,
['get', 'min_height']
],
'fill-extrusion-opacity': 0.6
}
});
});
```
#### index.html
```html
Animate map camera around a point
```
#### style.css
```css
body {margin: 0; padding: 0;}
#map {position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%;}
```
### Basic JavaScript setup
```html
Animate map camera around a point
```
## Related examples
### [Navigate the map with game-like controls](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/examples/game-controls/)
Examples
Navigate map using keyboard arrow keys with game controls.
### [Creates an animated map to fly between different locations](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/examples/heatmap-animated/)
Examples
Animate map flights between locations using a heatmap layer.
### [Fly to a location based on the scroll position](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/examples/scroll-fly-to/)
Examples
Fly to locations on the map by scrolling.
### [Customize camera animations](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/examples/camera-animation/)
Examples
Customize map camera animations using the AnimationOptions property.