Aerial Video Mapping

Leaflet version 1.1.0 has been released. The latest version of Leaflet's mapping library includes a novel L.VideoOverlay course of pedagogy which allows y'all to add together videos every bit an overlay to your maps.

To encounter what y'all tin exercise amongst L.VideoOverlay y'all tin sentiment the Leaflet documentation demo map. To larn started adding videos to your Leaflet maps as well as therefore y'all should accept a expect at the L.VideoOverlay Tutorial.

Adding a video to a Leaflet map is immediately real simple. You but demand your video as well as the geographical bounds of your video. If y'all know the geographical bounds of the video as well as therefore it is a elementary project to but add together the video (as y'all public add together an icon overlay) inwards the right seat on the map.

Unfortunately L.VideoOverlay volition exclusively function if due north is at the transcend inwards your video coverage. If your video doesn't accept a 'north-up orientation' things larn a lot to a greater extent than complicated. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 give away of plug-ins accept been written which allow y'all to rotate images added using L.ImageOverlay. You could accept a expect at these icon overlay plug-ins to larn some ideas nearly how to rotate a video overlay inwards Leaflet.

Alternatively y'all could try MapboxGL to add together a video to a map. As y'all tin encounter inwards this Add a Video bear witness map y'all tin rotate a video overlay inwards MapboxGL to ensure that due north is ever at the top.

If y'all desire some inspiration for what y'all tin hit yesteryear adding a video overlay on a map as well as therefore accept a expect at the amazing Interactive Map of Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Year In The Life Of Earth's CO2. This wraps an HTML5 version of NASA's narrated video of a year's Carbon Monoxide as well as Carbon Dioxide concentrations roughly an interactive globe.

You could exercise something like to the higher upwards map amongst Leaflet if y'all created your ain narrated video. The novel L.VideoOverlay course of pedagogy allows y'all to add together video playback controls to your map. By adding video controls y'all tin allow your users to pause, rewind as well as forwards through a narrated video.

If y'all desire to offset playing amongst L.VideoOverlay y'all tin download some aerial video footage from NASA's GOES Project.