Map controls
The map controls are located on the right side of the interface. These controls allow you to navigate the map, zoom in and out, and switch between different map styles.
Map navigation
The controls at the top allow you to zoom in and out , and to change the orientation and tilt of the map .
To control the orientation and tilt of the map, you can also drag the map while holding Ctrl.
Search bar
You can use the search bar to look for an address and navigate to it on the map.
Locate button
The locate button centers the map on your current location.
This only works if you have allowed your browser and gpx.studio to access your location.
Street view
This button can be used to enable street view mode on the map. Depending on the street view source chosen in the settings, street view imagery can be accessed differently.
- Mapillary: the street view coverage will appear as green lines on the map. When zoomed in enough, green dots will show the exact locations where street view imagery is available. Hovering over a green dot will show the street view image at that location.
- Google Street View: click on the map to open a new tab with the street view imagery at that location.
Map layers
The map layers button allows you to switch between different basemaps, and toggle map overlays and categories of points of interest.
- Basemaps are background maps that present the main geographic features of the world. Depending on their purpose, basemaps have different styles and levels of detail. Only one basemap can be displayed at a time.
- Overlays are additional layers that can be displayed on top of the basemap to provide complementary information.
- Points of interest can be added to the map to show different categories of places, such as shops, restaurants, or accommodations.
A large collection of global and local basemaps and overlays is available in gpx.studio, as well as a selection of point-of-interest categories. They can be enabled in the map layer settings dialog.
In these settings, you can also manage the opacity of the overlays.
For advanced users, it is possible to add custom basemaps and overlays by providing WMTS, WMS, or Mapbox style JSON URLs.
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