mapbox / mapbox/mapbox-maps-ios

Allow applying a shader to a raster layer.

Open
#2,205 7 comments 3 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

auto-triaged feature :green_apple:
Dominant language
Swift
Stars
601
Forks
196
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

Asking to allow us to apply a shader to a specific raster layer. This would open up a lot of possibilities that are not currently possible. This would work how I imagine the Hillshade Layer works and also as shown in mapbox-gl-js

https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js/blob/7dec10fe9c1a9a5a7ddf1116dbf03345026245bc/src/shaders/hillshade.fragment.glsl

Examples of use with DEM raster imagery:

- Replicate what Shademap is doing on device - https://shademap.app/@47.0949,15.5751,15z,1719305813809t,0b,0p,0m
- Sea level rise using DEM raster data as shown in this mapbox-gl-js example https://dnomadb.github.io/shader/#6.47/37.527/-122.114
- Indicate different snow heights at different elevations

I imagine there could be quite a few use cases with custom Raster data and Satellite imagery as well

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Review the existing Hillshade Layer behavior and the linked mapbox-gl-js hillshade fragment shader first; no repository files or tests are named in the issue. Establish the scope for applying a custom shader to one raster layer, then validate it against the DEM examples: hillshade, sea-level rise, and elevation-based snow visualization.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
swift
Domain
computer-graphics, mobile-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.