Leaflet is an open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly, cross-browser, interactive maps. For the R leaflet package, please use the r-leaflet tag.
Leaflet is an open-source JavaScript library for displaying interactive maps. It can be extended with the use of plugins and has an extensive well-documented API.
Leaflet is designed with simplicity, performance and usability in mind. It works efficiently across all major desktop and mobile platforms out of the box, taking advantage of HTML5 and CSS 3 on modern browsers while still being accessible on older ones. It can be extended with many plugins, has a beautiful, easy to use and well-documented API and a simple, readable source code that is a joy to contribute to.
Browser Support
On Desktop
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Safari 5+
- Opera 12+
- Internet Explorer 7–11
On Mobile
- Safari for iOS 3–7+
- Android browser 2.2+, 3.1+, 4+
- Chrome for Android 4+ and iOS
- Firefox for Android
- Other WebKit-based browsers (WebOS, BlackBerry 7+, etc.)
- Internet Explorer 10 and later for Windows 8-based devices
There are now two packages for using Leaflet from within the R language for data analysis and visualization. You can also use Leaflet from within R using the Leaflet package at Leaflet for R. Additionally, you can read the documentation on another package r-leaflet at http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/leafletR/leafletR.pdf.
