/leaflet-ruler

A simple leaflet plugin to measure true bearing and distance between clicked points

Primary LanguageJavaScriptMIT LicenseMIT

Leaflet-Ruler Plugin

A simple leaflet plugin to measure true bearing and distance between clicked points. Extends L.Control.

Demo

Requirements

  • Leaflet 1.0.0+

Usage

  • Create a leaflet map
  • Include leaflet-ruler.js and leaflet-ruler.css files.
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cdn.rawgit.com/gokertanrisever/leaflet-ruler/master/src/leaflet-ruler.css">
<script src="https://cdn.rawgit.com/gokertanrisever/leaflet-ruler/master/src/leaflet-ruler.js"></script>
  • Add Ruler control to map
L.control.ruler().addTo(map);
  • Escape button finishes measurement path and starts a new measurement. Second push to escape turns off the plugin.
  • Double-click also finishes measurement path and starts a new measurement.
  • It's possible to add other units. No need to specify any option value to use defaults.
  • Pass in an onToggleMeasure function to listen for toggling the ruler on/off
var options = {
          position: 'topleft',
          onToggleMeasure: (isActive) => console.log(isActive),   // true/false
          lengthUnit: {
            factor: 0.539956803,    //  from km to nm
            display: 'Nautical Miles',
            decimal: 2
          }
        };
L.control.ruler(options).addTo(map);

Clear C2 Differences

  • Default measurements are in miles
  • "Bearing" label changed to "Azimuth"
  • Entering/exiting "Ruler Mode" calls an onToggleMeasure function with the updated status (true === active, false === inactive). See "Usage" above for example.

Default Options

options: {
      position: 'topright',         // Leaflet control position option
      circleMarker: {               // Leaflet circle marker options for points used in this plugin
        color: 'red',
        radius: 2
      },
      lineStyle: {                  // Leaflet polyline options for lines used in this plugin
        color: 'red',
        dashArray: '1,6'
      },
      lengthUnit: {                 // You can use custom length units. Default unit is kilometers.
        display: 'km',              // This is the display value will be shown on the screen. Example: 'meters'
        decimal: 2,                 // Distance result will be fixed to this value.
        factor: null                // This value will be used to convert from kilometers. Example: 1000 (from kilometers to meters)  
      },
      angleUnit: {
        display: '&deg;',           // This is the display value will be shown on the screen. Example: 'Gradian'
        decimal: 2,                 // Bearing result will be fixed to this value.
        factor: null                // This option is required to customize angle unit. Specify solid angle value for angle unit. Example: 400 (for gradian).
      }
    }