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MapsGL - Customizing alert polygon styles

This example customizes the alert colors of the alerts weather layer by adjusting the color of the alert polygons based on the severity/type of each alert. This type of implementation can be useful when you want to highlight warnings vs watches vs advisories and statements.

custom-alert-styles.html
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <title>MapsGL SDK - Custom alert styles</title> <meta name="description" content="Use custom alert layer styles to show different alert levels." /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> <link href="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v3.12.0/mapbox-gl.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <script defer src="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v3.12.0/mapbox-gl.js"></script> <link href="https://cdn.aerisapi.com/sdk/js/mapsgl/1.10.1/aerisweather.mapsgl.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <script defer src="https://cdn.aerisapi.com/sdk/js/mapsgl/1.10.1/aerisweather.mapsgl.js"></script> <style> body, html { margin: 0; padding: 0; } #map { height: 100vh; width: 100%; } </style> </head> <body> <div id="map"></div> <script> window.addEventListener('load', () => { mapboxgl.accessToken = 'MAPBOX_TOKEN'; const map = new mapboxgl.Map({ container: document.getElementById('map'), style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/light-v9', center: [-96.33207, 40.60621], zoom: 3 }); const account = new aerisweather.mapsgl.Account('CLIENT_ID', 'CLIENT_SECRET'); const controller = new aerisweather.mapsgl.MapboxMapController(map, { account }); const alertColor = [ 'case', ['regex', 'warning|extreme', 'i', ['get', 'ADVISORY']], '#df1616', ['regex', 'watch|severe', 'i', ['get', 'ADVISORY']], '#ff9600', ['regex', 'advisory|moderate', 'i', ['get', 'ADVISORY']], '#009ac8', ['regex', 'statement|alert|minor', 'i', ['get', 'ADVISORY']], '#808080', ['coalesce', ['get', 'COLOR'], '#000'] ]; controller.on('load', () => { controller.addWeatherLayer('alerts', { paint: { fill: { color: alertColor, opacity: 0.5 }, stroke: { color: alertColor, opacity: 1 } } }); }); }); </script> </body> </html>
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