Style a feature layer

Learn how to use data-driven styling to apply symbol colors and styles to feature layers.

A feature layer is a dataset in a feature service hosted in ArcGIS. Each feature layer contains features with a single geometry type (point, line, or polygon), and a set of attributes. A feature layer can be styled in MapLibre GL JS with a layer connected to a GeoJSON source. Layers can contain expressions which use attribute values to calculate values. This lets you create complex, data-driven visualizations by relating visual variables to data attributes.

In this tutorial, you use symbol, line and fill layers to style three hosted feature layers in ArcGIS.

Prerequisites

Steps

Create a new pen

1. To get started, you can complete the Display a map tutorial or use the Display a map tutorial solution (CodePen).

Get an access token

You need an access token with the correct privileges to access the resources used in this tutorial.

1. Go to the Create an API key tutorial and create an API key with the following privilege(s):
   

   • Privileges
     • Location services > Basemaps
   • Item access
     • Note: If you are using your own custom data layer for this tutorial, you need to grant the API key credentials access to the layer item. Learn more in Item access privileges.

2. Copy the API key access token to your clipboard when prompted.

3. In CodePen, update the accessToken variable to use your access token.

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   const accessToken = "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN";
   const basemapEnum = "arcgis/outdoor";
   const map = new maplibregl.Map({
     container: "map", // the id of the div element
     style: `https://basemapstyles-api.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/styles/v2/styles/${basemapEnum}?token=${accessToken}`,
     zoom: 12, // starting zoom
     center: [-118.805, 34.027] // starting location [longitude, latitude]
   });
   

4. Run the code to ensure the basemap is displayed in the map.

To learn about the other types of authentication available, go to Types of authentication.

Load a hiker icon

To use an image as an icon, you must first load the image into the map style using map.loadImage and map.addImage.

1. Call map.loadImage with 'https://static.arcgis.com/images/Symbols/NPS/npsPictograph_0231b.png' as the first parameter. The second parameter is a callback taking an error and the image.

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   See the MapLibre GL JS documentation for more information.

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         const map = new maplibregl.Map({
           container: "map", // the id of the div element
           style: `https://basemapstyles-api.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/styles/v2/styles/${basemapEnum}?token=${accessToken}`,
           zoom: 12, // starting zoom
           center: [-118.805, 34.027] // starting location [longitude, latitude]
         });
   
         map.loadImage("https://static.arcgis.com/images/Symbols/NPS/npsPictograph_0231b.png", (error, image) => {
   
         });
   

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2. Call map.addImage to define hiker-icon as the provided image.

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   A MapLibre style can contain a number of images as part of its sprite file. map.addImage is required to display images that are not included in its sprite file.

   See the MapLibre GL JS documentation for more information.

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         map.loadImage("https://static.arcgis.com/images/Symbols/NPS/npsPictograph_0231b.png", (error, image) => {
   
           if (error) {
             throw error;
           }
           map.addImage("hiker-icon", image);
   
         });
   

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Style and display trailheads with a hiker icon and labels

To display an icon of a hiker for each trailhead, along with a label, you can use a single symbol layer. Properties for the label start with text- and properties for the icon start with icon-.

1. Create a function called showTrailheads. Inside, add a GeoJSON source.

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         map.loadImage("https://static.arcgis.com/images/Symbols/NPS/npsPictograph_0231b.png", (error, image) => {
   
           if (error) {
             throw error;
           }
           map.addImage("hiker-icon", image);
   
         });
   
         function showTrailheads() {
   
           const trailheadsLayerName = "Trailheads";
           const trailheadsLayerURL =
             "https://services3.arcgis.com/GVgbJbqm8hXASVYi/arcgis/rest/services/" +
             trailheadsLayerName +
             "/FeatureServer/0/query?where=1%3D1&outFields=*&returnGeometry=true&f=pgeojson";
           map.addSource("trailheads", {
             type: "geojson",
             data: trailheadsLayerURL,
   
           });
   
         }
   

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2. Add the data attribution for the feature layer source.

   • Go to the Trailheads (Santa Monica Mountains) item.
   • Scroll down to the Credits (Attribution) section and copy its value.
   • Create an attribution property and paste the attribution value from the item.
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           map.loadImage("https://static.arcgis.com/images/Symbols/NPS/npsPictograph_0231b.png", (error, image) => {
     
             if (error) {
               throw error;
             }
             map.addImage("hiker-icon", image);
     
           });
     
           function showTrailheads() {
     
             const trailheadsLayerName = "Trailheads";
             const trailheadsLayerURL =
               "https://services3.arcgis.com/GVgbJbqm8hXASVYi/arcgis/rest/services/" +
               trailheadsLayerName +
               "/FeatureServer/0/query?where=1%3D1&outFields=*&returnGeometry=true&f=pgeojson";
             map.addSource("trailheads", {
               type: "geojson",
               data: trailheadsLayerURL,
     
               // Attribution text retrieved from https://arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=883cedb8c9fe4524b64d47666ed234a7
               attribution: "Los Angeles GeoHub"
     
             });
     
           }
     

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3. Add a symbol layer for the hiker icons. Use icon-image to reference the icon you loaded.

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         function showTrailheads() {
   
           const trailheadsLayerName = "Trailheads";
           const trailheadsLayerURL =
             "https://services3.arcgis.com/GVgbJbqm8hXASVYi/arcgis/rest/services/" +
             trailheadsLayerName +
             "/FeatureServer/0/query?where=1%3D1&outFields=*&returnGeometry=true&f=pgeojson";
           map.addSource("trailheads", {
             type: "geojson",
             data: trailheadsLayerURL,
   
             // Attribution text retrieved from https://arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=883cedb8c9fe4524b64d47666ed234a7
             attribution: "Los Angeles GeoHub"
   
           });
   
           map.addLayer({
             id: "trailheads-symbol",
             type: "symbol",
             source: "trailheads",
             layout: {
               "icon-image": "hiker-icon",
               "icon-size": 0.3,
               "icon-allow-overlap": true,
   
             }
           });
   
         }
   

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4. Add additional label properties. Set a text-anchor of bottom, with a text-offset of [0, -2] to position the label above the icon. Use the TRL_NAME attribute as the text field.

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           map.addLayer({
             id: "trailheads-symbol",
             type: "symbol",
             source: "trailheads",
             layout: {
               "icon-image": "hiker-icon",
               "icon-size": 0.3,
               "icon-allow-overlap": true,
   
               "text-font": ["Arial Italic"],
               "text-field": ["get", "TRL_NAME"],
               "text-size": 12,
               "text-anchor": "bottom",
               "text-offset": [0, -2]
   
             },
             paint: {
               "text-color": "white",
               "text-halo-color": "seagreen",
               "text-halo-width": 2
   
             }
           });
   

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Add a load event handler

It is important to wait for the MapLibre GL JS map to finish loading before adding any layers.

1. Add an event handler to the map load event. Inside, call the showTrailheads function.

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             },
             paint: {
               "text-color": "white",
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           });
   
         }
   
         map.on("load", () => {
   
           showTrailheads();
   
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2. At the top right, click Run to test your map. You should see icons and labels at each of the trailheads.

Style and display all trails

1. Create a showTrails function. Inside, add a GeoJSON source with id trails.

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           const trailsLayerName = "Trails";
           const trailsLayerURL =
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             trailsLayerName +
             "/FeatureServer/0/query?where=1%3D1&outFields=*&returnGeometry=true&f=pgeojson";
           map.addSource("trails", {
             type: "geojson",
             data: trailsLayerURL,
   
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2. Add the data attribution for the feature layer source.

   • Go to the Trails item.
   • Scroll down to the Credits (Attribution) section and copy its value.
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             const trailsLayerURL =
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               trailsLayerName +
               "/FeatureServer/0/query?where=1%3D1&outFields=*&returnGeometry=true&f=pgeojson";
             map.addSource("trails", {
               type: "geojson",
               data: trailsLayerURL,
     
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               attribution: "Los Angeles GeoHub"
     
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           const trailsLayerURL =
             "https://services3.arcgis.com/GVgbJbqm8hXASVYi/arcgis/rest/services/" +
             trailsLayerName +
             "/FeatureServer/0/query?where=1%3D1&outFields=*&returnGeometry=true&f=pgeojson";
           map.addSource("trails", {
             type: "geojson",
             data: trailsLayerURL,
   
             // Attribution text retrieved from https://arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=69e12682738e467eb509d8b54dc73cbd
             attribution: "Los Angeles GeoHub"
   
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           map.addLayer({
             id: "trails-line",
             type: "line",
             source: "trails",
             paint: {
               "line-color": "hsl(291, 44%, 60%)",
   
               "line-opacity": 0.75
             }
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4. At the top right, click Run to test your map. The trails should display as purple lines.

Style trail width by elevation gain

To make the width of the trail line reflect the elevation gain, you can use a MapLibre GL expression as the value of the line-width. You use the ['interpolate'] and ['get'] expressions to achieve this.

1. Update the trails-line layer definition that calculates line-width from the ELEV_GAIN attribute.

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             id: "trails-line",
             type: "line",
             source: "trails",
             paint: {
               "line-color": "hsl(291, 44%, 60%)",
   
               "line-width": ["interpolate", ["linear"], ["get", "ELEV_GAIN"], 0, 3, 2300, 7],
   
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2. At the top right, click Run to test your map. The trails should display as purple lines with varying thickness based on elevation gain.

Display bike-only trails

You can limit a layer to display only certain features by setting a filter. A filter is defined by an expression that should evaluate to true for the features you want included.

To show trails that allow bikes with a dashed line, you can create a new layer that sits above the other trails layer. You can reuse the existing source.

1. Create a function called showBikeTrails. Inside, add a layer with id biketrails-line. Use a filter to only show trails where USE_BIKE has a value of YES. Set line-dasharray to [1, 2] to create short dashes.

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             id: "trails-line",
             type: "line",
             source: "trails",
             paint: {
               "line-color": "hsl(291, 44%, 60%)",
   
               "line-width": ["interpolate", ["linear"], ["get", "ELEV_GAIN"], 0, 3, 2300, 7],
   
               "line-opacity": 0.75
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         function showBikeTrails() {
   
           map.addLayer({
             id: "biketrails-line",
             type: "line",
             source: "trails",
             filter: ["==", ["get", "USE_BIKE"], "Yes"],
             paint: {
               "line-dasharray": [1, 2],
               "line-width": 2,
               "line-color": "hsl(300, 100%, 78.4%)"
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2. In the load event handler, call the showTrails and showBikeTrails functions. Add the calls before showTrailheads so that the trails layers are placed beneath the trailheads.

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           showBikeTrails();
   
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3. At the top right, click Run to test your map. The trails should appear as dashed lines for trails that allow bikes.

Display park areas with different colors

You can use a different style for each unique attribute value in a feature layer. Use a ['match', ...] expression to display park polygons with different colors depending on the TYPE field.

1. Create a function called showParks. Inside, add a GeoJSON source for the parks. Give it an id of parks.

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             id: "biketrails-line",
             type: "line",
             source: "trails",
             filter: ["==", ["get", "USE_BIKE"], "Yes"],
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           const parksLayerURL =
             "https://services3.arcgis.com/GVgbJbqm8hXASVYi/arcgis/rest/services/" +
             parksLayerName +
             "/FeatureServer/0/query?where=1%3D1&outFields=*&returnGeometry=true&f=pgeojson";
           map.addSource("parks", {
             type: "geojson",
             data: parksLayerURL,
   
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2. Add the data attribution for the feature layer source.

   • Go to the Parks and Open Space item.
   • Scroll down to the Credits (Attribution) section and copy its value.
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             map.addLayer({
               id: "biketrails-line",
               type: "line",
               source: "trails",
               filter: ["==", ["get", "USE_BIKE"], "Yes"],
               paint: {
                 "line-dasharray": [1, 2],
                 "line-width": 2,
                 "line-color": "hsl(300, 100%, 78.4%)"
               }
             });
     
           }
     
           function showParks() {
     
             const parksLayerName = "Parks_and_Open_Space";
             const parksLayerURL =
               "https://services3.arcgis.com/GVgbJbqm8hXASVYi/arcgis/rest/services/" +
               parksLayerName +
               "/FeatureServer/0/query?where=1%3D1&outFields=*&returnGeometry=true&f=pgeojson";
             map.addSource("parks", {
               type: "geojson",
               data: parksLayerURL,
     
               // Attribution text retrieved from https://arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=f2ea5d874dad427294641d2d45097c0e
               attribution: "Los Angeles GeoHub"
     
             });
     
           }
     

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3. Add a fill layer with id parks-fill and source parks. For the fill color, use a match expression for different TYPE values.

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         function showParks() {
   
           const parksLayerName = "Parks_and_Open_Space";
           const parksLayerURL =
             "https://services3.arcgis.com/GVgbJbqm8hXASVYi/arcgis/rest/services/" +
             parksLayerName +
             "/FeatureServer/0/query?where=1%3D1&outFields=*&returnGeometry=true&f=pgeojson";
           map.addSource("parks", {
             type: "geojson",
             data: parksLayerURL,
   
             // Attribution text retrieved from https://arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=f2ea5d874dad427294641d2d45097c0e
             attribution: "Los Angeles GeoHub"
   
           });
   
           map.addLayer({
             id: "parks-fill",
             type: "fill",
             source: "parks",
             paint: {
               "fill-color": [
                 "match",
                 ["get", "TYPE"],
                 "Natural Areas",
                 "#9E559C",
                 "Regional Open Space",
                 "#A7C636",
                 "Local Park",
                 "#149ECE",
                 "Regional Recreation Park",
                 "#ED5151",
                 "black"
               ],
               "fill-opacity": 0.2
             }
           });
   
         }
   

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4. Back inside the load event handler, call the showParks functions. Place it before the other functions so that the parks layer is placed under the trails and trailheads.

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         map.on("load", () => {
   
           showParks();
   
           showTrails();
           showBikeTrails();
   
           showTrailheads();
   
         });
   

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Run the app

In CodePen, run your code to display the map.

You should now see trailheads with icons and labels, trails whose width varies by elevation, dashed lines for trails that allow bikes, and parks of different colors.

What's next?

Learn how to use additional ArcGIS location services in these tutorials: