Mapping geo data¶

Bokeh supports creating map-based visualizations and working with geographical data.

Tile provider maps¶

Bokeh is compatible with several XYZ tile services that use the Web Mercator projection. The module bokeh.tile_providers contains several pre-configured tile sources with appropriate attribution. To add these to a plot, use the method add_tile().

from bokeh.plotting import figure, output_file, show
from bokeh.tile_providers import CARTODBPOSITRON, get_provider

output_file("tile.html")

tile_provider = get_provider(CARTODBPOSITRON)

# range bounds supplied in web mercator coordinates
p = figure(x_range=(-2000000, 6000000), y_range=(-1000000, 7000000),
           x_axis_type="mercator", y_axis_type="mercator")
p.add_tile(tile_provider)

show(p)

Notice that passing x_axis_type="mercator" and y_axis_type="mercator" to figure generates axes with latitude and longitude labels, instead of raw Web Mercator coordinates.

Google Maps¶

To plot glyphs over a Google Map, use the function gmap(). For the function to work, you must pass it a Google API Key and configure the Google Map underlay GMapOptions. The Google API Key will be stored in the Bokeh Document JSON.

from bokeh.io import output_file, show
from bokeh.models import ColumnDataSource, GMapOptions
from bokeh.plotting import gmap

output_file("gmap.html")

map_options = GMapOptions(lat=30.2861, lng=-97.7394, map_type="roadmap", zoom=11)

# For GMaps to function, Google requires you obtain and enable an API key:
#
#     https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key
#
# Replace the value below with your personal API key:
p = gmap("GOOGLE_API_KEY", map_options, title="Austin")

source = ColumnDataSource(
    data=dict(lat=[ 30.29,  30.20,  30.29],
              lon=[-97.70, -97.74, -97.78])
)

p.circle(x="lon", y="lat", size=15, fill_color="blue", fill_alpha=0.8, source=source)

show(p)

Note

Any use of Bokeh with Google Maps must be within Google’s Terms of Service.

Google Maps exerts explicit control over aspect ratios at all times, which imposes some limitations on GMapPlot:

Only Range1d ranges are supported. Attempting to use other range types will result in an error.
Usage of BoxZoomTool is incompatible with GMapPlot and adding one will have no effect.

GeoJSON data¶

GeoJSON is a popular open standard for representing geographical features with JSON. It describes points, lines, and polygons (called Patches in Bokeh) as a collection of features. Each feature can also have a set of properties.

Bokeh’s GeoJSONDataSource can be used almost seamlessly in place of Bokeh’s ColumnDataSource. For example:

import json

from bokeh.io import output_file, show
from bokeh.models import GeoJSONDataSource
from bokeh.plotting import figure
from bokeh.sampledata.sample_geojson import geojson

output_file("geojson.html")

data = json.loads(geojson)
for i in range(len(data['features'])):
    data['features'][i]['properties']['Color'] = ['blue', 'red'][i%2]

geo_source = GeoJSONDataSource(geojson=json.dumps(data))

TOOLTIPS = [
    ('Organisation', '@OrganisationName')
]

p = figure(background_fill_color="lightgrey", tooltips=TOOLTIPS)
p.circle(x='x', y='y', size=15, color='Color', alpha=0.7, source=geo_source)

show(p)

Warning

Bokeh converts the GeoJSON coordinates into columns called x and y or xs and ys (depending on whether the features are Points, Lines, MultiLines, Polygons, or MultiPolygons). Properties with clashing names will be overridden when the GeoJSON is converted and should be avoided.