Mapping A Galaxy Far, Far Away

Using Mapbox GL to copy the opening credits of Star Wars is perhaps non the about obvious application of an interactive mapping library. It is proficient fun though.

May the Fourth live on With You is an animated map which uses a few of Mapbox GL's capabilities to exercise an accurate rendition of the scrolling text seen inwards the opening credits of the Star Wars films. The map exactly uses Mapbox GL's pitch business office to supply an oblique sentiment of the map together with text. The stars accept been added to the map inwards Mapbox Studio past times exactly adding a star-field icon equally a fill upward inwards the H2O layer.


Once you've viewed the opening credits I'm certain you'll desire to explore the Star Wars universe a footling further. You tin give the axe exercise that amongst the Star Wars Galaxy, a huge 3d WebGL map of the entire fictional galaxy from George Lucas' serial of Star Wars films.

This 3d map of the Star Wars Milky Way was sketched out inwards ArcMap together with tin give the axe live on viewed using the Esri CityEngine. Using the map you lot tin give the axe explore the Star Wars galaxy inwards 3d, visiting all the major planets together with fifty-fifty the Death Star!

When the map loads you lot should press the play push inwards the bottom left-hand corner of the map to ready out on a tour of the whole galaxy together with the major planets. You tin give the axe likewise navigate to private planets using the carte that runs along the bottom of the map. If you lot become lost inwards your travels about the galaxy you lot tin give the axe role the search selection to search for private planets past times name.