Google Satellite imagery as a Base Map in the Leaflet

So here we are in part 20 of the GIS Data on the Web tutorial series, and we shall be going deeper in to the whats and hows of the rather fragile world that is the Leaflet API and the capability to connect it to Google Satellite. This very comprehensive tutorial will expose you on how to power the Leaflet API to load Google Satellite imagery in instance to improve on the updating of high-quality satellite images for your Web-based GIS applications.

let's get into it. First of all it is appropriate to give a short outline of the basic capabilities of the API and what is possible to create with the help of it to solve tasks associated with creation of maps on Internet sites. Most developers adopt this plugin due to its flexibility in operation and it has one of the most powerful frameworks for displaying spatial data in web applications across the different devices and browsers.

Next, let us discuss and determine the base map layer, the best when used in developing GIS applications, the integrated Google Satellite Imagery. You will be guided on how to use the humongous database offered by Google on satellite images through adding a simple plus symbol in the existing gadget using the procedure offered by the Leaflet Providers add-on. We will walk you through it, enabling one to move and adjust the map and service to what you require precisely.

In the course of studying to complete the tasks, some of the main themes will be introduced so that the relevance of such integrated layers as tile layers, map providers, and attribution is explained and well-grounded. Caching techniques for tile layers and minimizing the weights of tiles are the key practices focused on the present document to improve perceived performance.