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Hillshade Style Layer

The HillshadeStyleLayer is either used by the map style or can be added to the map programmatically to use DEM tiles. Those tiles are used to render elevation on the map.

Hillshade Style Layer

Basic Usage

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late final MapController _controller;

@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
  return MapLibreMap(
      options: MapOptions(center: Geographic(lon: 9.17, lat: 47.68)),
      onMapCreated: (controller) => _controller = controller,
      onStyleLoaded: (style) async {
        const hillshade = RasterDemSource(
          id: _sourceId,
          url: 'https://demotiles.maplibre.org/terrain-tiles/tiles.json',
          tileSize: 256,
        );
        await style.addSource(hillshade);
        const layer = HillshadeStyleLayer(
          id: _layerId,
          sourceId: _sourceId,
          paint: {'hillshade-shadow-color': '#473B24'},
        );
        await style.addLayer(layer);
      }
  );
}

Check out the example app to learn more.

Style & Layout

Use the paint property to change the style and the layout property to change the behavior on the map.

Read the Paint & Layout chapter to learn more on this topic.