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Layer Stacking

Add a new GeoJSON layer below the map’s labels. The New England City and Town Areas data source is from the United States Census Cartographic Boundary Files

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8" />
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maps-sdk.trimblemaps.com/v3/trimblemaps-3.19.0.css" />
        <script src="https://maps-sdk.trimblemaps.com/v3/trimblemaps-3.19.0.js"></script>
        <style>
            body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }

            #map {
                position: absolute;
                top: 0;
                bottom: 0;
                width: 100%;
            }

        </style>
    </head>
    <body>
        <div id="map"></div>

        <script>
            TrimbleMaps.APIKey = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE';
            const map = new TrimbleMaps.Map({
                container: 'map',
                style: TrimbleMaps.Common.Style.TRANSPORTATION,
                center: new TrimbleMaps.LngLat(-71.973, 43.61),
                zoom: 7.5,
                hash: true
            });

            map.on('load', function() {
                let firstSymbolLayerId;
                const layers = map.getStyle().layers;
                for (let i = 0; i < layers.length; i++) {
                    const layer = layers[i];
                    if (layer.type === 'symbol') {
                        firstSymbolLayerId = layer.id;
                        break;
                    }
                }
                const origin = `${window.location.origin}`;
                let dataPath = 'maps-sdk/data';
                if (origin === 'http://127.0.0.1:8080') {
                    dataPath = 'data';
                }
                const data = `${origin}/${dataPath}/cb_2018_us_necta_500k.geojson`;
                // Data source
                // New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs)
                // https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/carto-boundary-file.html
                map.addSource('new-england-city-town-areas', {
                    'type': 'geojson',
                    'data': data
                });

                map.addLayer({
                    'id': 'new-england-city-town-areas-fill',
                    'type': 'fill',
                    'source': 'new-england-city-town-areas',
                    'paint': {
                        'fill-color': '#EDBF8A',
                        'fill-opacity': 0.8
                    }

                    // The addLayer method takes 2 arguments: the layer as an object, and a string
                    // representing an existing layer's ID. The new layer will appear visually beneath the existing layer.
                    // If the 2nd argument is not specified, the layer will appear visually above all other layers.

                    // Insert the layer beneath the first symbol layer.
                }, firstSymbolLayerId);
            });
        </script>
    </body>
</html>
Last updated June 15, 2023.