Glob3d

An npm package for creating interactive 3D globes. Built with TypeScript and Three.js, Glob3d allows you to customize many aspects of the globe appearance and visualize geographic data in an engaging way.

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Technologies

• Typescript
• Three.js
• h3-js

Features

• creating a 3D globe with hexagonal tiles representing the land areas
• creating a 3D globe with hexagonal bars, where the height and location of each bar is determined by the provided data
• customizing the appearance of the globe, including the color of the land, water, hexagonal tiles, tooltips, etc.
• ability to rotate and pan the camera around the globe
• tooltips with information about each hexagonal prism, with size adjusted to the distance from the camera
• specifying the number of tooltips to display, starting from the ones closest to the camera
• highlighting the hexagonal prisms and tooltip on hover or click

Installation

npm install glob3d

Usage

Import

ES6 usage:

import { BarGlob3d, Glob3d } from 'glob3d';

1. Creating a globe

To create a simple globe with hexagonal tiles and default options, use the following code:

new Glob3d(container, options);

• container: A DOM element where the globe will be rendered.
• options: (optional) An object with the following properties:
  • globeColor: The color of the globe (water areas, gaps between hexagons).
  • globeOpacity: The opacity of the globe, value between 0 and 1.
  • globeRadius: The radius of the globe.
  • hexPadding: The hexagon's padding, value between 0 and 1.
  • hexRes: The resolution of hexagons, integer between 1 and 5.

2. Creating a globe with hexagonal prisms

To create a globe with hexagonal prisms, use the following code:

new BarGlob3d(container, data, options);

• container: A DOM element where the globe will be rendered.
• data: An array of objects, each representing a hexagonal prism. Each object should have the following properties:
  • coordinates: An object with properties:
    • lon: The longitude of the vertex.
    • lat: The latitude of the vertex.
  • value: The value determining the height of the prism.
  • country: (optional) The name of the country belonging to the prism.
  • city: (optional) The name of the city belonging to the prism.
• options: (optional) An object with the following properties:
  • ... the options for the Glob3d class
  • barColor The color of the hexagonal prisms.
  • barOpacity The opacity of the hexagonal prisms, value between 0 and 1.
  • barActiveColor The color of the hexagonal prisms when hovered or clicked.
  • barActiveOpacity The opacity of the hexagonal prisms when hovered or clicked, value between 0 and 1.
  • highestBar The height of the highest hexagonal prism in relation to the globe diameter, value between 0 and 1.
  • tooltipActiveBackgroundColor The background color of the tooltip when hovered or clicked.
  • tooltipActiveTextColor The text color of the tooltip when hovered or clicked.
  • tooltipsLimit The number of tooltips to display, starting from the ones closest to the camera.
  • tooltipValueSuffix The suffix added to the value displayed in the tooltip.