point annotation API

[incanus]

This should be direct as well as handling GeoJSON.

[jzarzuela]

I'm quite interested in using offline maps based on vector toles (much smaller map info to be stored in the device). This project seems amazing and just what I was looking for. But to be really useful for me I would need to be able to add custom annotations (mkannotationview alike) and overlays.

I think this feature is intended to do so, right?.

Do you have any estimated date for it?

Thanks

[incanus]

Yes, that's the goal here. Right now, it is possible to convert (albeit manually) custom data into vector tiles hosted with Mapbox, then bring them back down as a layer in the vector renderer. But this ticket is talking about bringing in various formats client-side and rendering them right on the map.

We don't yet have an ETA. We are currently working on shoring up parity between this library and the WebGL version, launching WebGL and the enhanced styling spec and documentation, and driving interest in the base map and other rendering based from vector tiles as the top priority. Then the rest will follow that.

[mrtj]

Why this issue was closed? Is it implemented/won't be fixed/not of interest/duplicate?

[incanus]

Sorry, it is encapsulated by the broader work in mapbox/mapbox-gl-native#507. Annotations in the style of MapKit will most assuredly be part of this library.

[mrtj]

Excellent news, thank you! This feature I wait the most that I could use this very promising library in my live apps!