[Bug] Terrain has a weird behavior on zoom.
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Description
Description
When using the Mapbox terrain layer, zooming in closely causes markers to behave inconsistently — they flicker or jump back and forth instead of staying stable.
This is a screenshots:
And this is the code:
<Map key={mapBoxStyle} ref={mapRefCallback} mapboxAccessToken={mapBoxAccessToken} initialViewState={viewport} mapStyle={mapBoxStyle} onMouseMove={onMouseMove} onMove={evt => setViewport(evt.viewState)} onMouseEnter={onMouseEnter} onMouseLeave={onMouseLeave} projection='globe' onClick={onClick} onContextMenu={onContextMenu} interactiveLayerIds={['docks', 'drones']} terrain={{ source: 'mapbox-raster-dem', exaggeration: 1, }} // maxZoom={19} > <Source id='mapbox-raster-dem' type='raster-dem' url='mapbox://mapbox.mapbox-terrain-dem-v1' tileSize={512} maxzoom={20} /> </Map>
Expected Behavior
Markers should remain stable and fixed in place when zooming.
Steps to Reproduce
- Enable the terrain layer.
- Zoom in deeply on the map.
- Observe the marker positions.
Environment
- Framework version: "react-map-gl": "^8.0.1",
- Map library: Mapbox (mapbox-gl)- "^3.9.4",
- Browser: Chrome and Firefox.
- OS: Mac and Linux.
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Research direction
Start with the component configuration shown in the issue and reproduce the behavior using the terrain source, globe projection, and deeply zoomed viewport. Investigate how terrain affects marker positioning, then verify that markers remain stable while zooming in Chrome and Firefox on the reported environments.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- react, typescript
- Domain
- data-visualization, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100