3D Population Towers

There accept been quite a few examples late of interactive maps created using Mapbox GL's extrusion holding to brand 3d buildings (including buildings amongst lite together with shade, the Vancouver Zoning Map map together with the Toronto Zoning Map). All of these maps purpose the meridian information inwards the buildings layer of the map mode to visualize buildings inwards 3d.

The novel extrusion holding tin every bit good endure used amongst your ain information layers inwards Mapbox GL. For event Mapbox has released a map of U.S.A. population density which visualizes the population density of each census block every bit a 3d tower. The Population Density Inspector allows you lot to explore the let on of people living inwards each census block inwards America. The meridian of each census block on the map represents the population density (based on census block population counts).

You tin read nearly how Mapbox created the map (with a piffling assistance from Turf.js together with Tippecanoe) on the Mapbox blog.