Topic: nws-alerts.php V1.43 with Leaflet/OpenStreetMap now available

[txweather.org]

I added my (unused) mapbox api key.  Everything still looks the same.  Anybody want to share a link to their page that uses mapbox?  Thanks.

It will only show the map if the  alert includes location code. IE: It shows the map for an alert in Houston but not in Galveston and that's because the location code only came with the Houston alert.

[Jasiu]

Anyone can check out other map options... you do need a key for the Mapbox tiles.

Edit nws-alerts-config.php, around line 100 or so:

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$mapProvider = 'Esri_WorldTopoMap'; // ESRI topo map - no key needed
//$mapProvider = 'OSM';     // OpenStreetMap - no key needed
//$mapProvider = 'Terrain'; // Terrain map by stamen.com - no key needed
//$mapProvider = 'OpenTopo'; // OpenTopoMap.com - no key needed
//$mapProvider = 'Wikimedia'; // Wikimedia map - no key needed
//
//$mapProvider = 'MapboxSat';  // Maps by Mapbox.com - API KEY needed in $mapboxAPIkey
//$mapProvider = 'MapboxTer';  // Maps by Mapbox.com - API KEY needed in $mapboxAPIkey

###   END OF SETTINGS   ###

Just un-comment (get rid of the leading "//") the line you want to try and upload the file. If you decide you don't like that, put the "//" back.

[saratogaWX]

Ken:
I noticed in your posts here you mention MapBox is optional. I don't have an API Key for MapBox what happens if I don't have API key?

Thanks

A MapBox key just enables two additional maps, another Terrain and a Satellite map for display.  Totally optional, and if you don’t have a key, the options for those additional map tiles will not be shown in the map type selection box.

[tshattuck]

Ken:
Thanks for the clarification. It helps a lot.

[yamiacaveman]

Hi Ken,

Just to be clear, the map will only show up when a warning is issued and the map does not show when a watch is issued. Or did I miss a setting?

yamiacaveman


pennlake.us

[mldenison]

It's working.  No map with Watch.  We're now under a Warning and the MapBox map shows up in the Warning.

[saratogaWX]

In my experience with testing the scripts, the County Zone is the one that carries the geo info to outline on the map for Watch and Warning (not all Watches, though).  The Forecast Zone rarely caries geo info in my experience.  If an alert contains geo info, then the map will appear.. no geo info in the collection of alerts results in no map display with the detail page.

[Jasiu]

Some alerts that I've seen with geo info and the type of NWS code included:

• Tornado Warning / county codes
• Severe Thunderstorm Warning / county codes
• Flash Flood Warning / county codes
• Flood Warning / county and zone codes
• Flood Advisory / county and zone codes
• Special Weather Statement (not always) / zone codes

[yamiacaveman]

Gotcha, thanks all.