ProfessionalWiki / ProfessionalWiki/Maps
Add option to embed OpenHistoricalMap
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 78
- Forks
- 65
- Avg merge
- 9h 17m
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 6
Description
This extension’s support for Leaflet and openstreetmap-carto raster tiles is useful for some sites, but others like Housetrails, which focuses on historical geography, would benefit from maps that place the overlays in the correct time period instead of the present day. OpenHistoricalMap is a complement to OpenStreetMap that focuses on mapping history. It would be great if a site like Housetrails could embed an OHM map instead of an OSM map when a date is provided as context.
Unlike openstreetmap-carto, the main OHM map uses vector tiles that are rendered on the client side using MapLibre GL JS, but there’s a plugin for bridging the rendered style into Leaflet. openhistoricalmap.org itself uses Leaflet with this plugin.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the extension's existing Leaflet and OpenStreetMap raster-tile embedding options. Review the OpenHistoricalMap vector-tile and MapLibre GL JS approach, including its Leaflet bridging plugin; done means a site can select an OHM map when a date is supplied as context.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend, web-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100