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 GeoGraphicsRestyle

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Choose styles for specific elements of GeoGraphics

Contributed by: Jon McLoone

ResourceFunction["GeoGraphicsRestyle"][gr,type→style]

restyles GeoGraphics gr so that elements with the annotation type are styled with style.

ResourceFunction["GeoGraphicsRestyle"][gr, {type1 →style1, type2→style2,…]

restyles multiple elements of GeoGraphics gr.

Details

Annotation types are specified as a list of three strings. Possible values can be found using ResourceFunction["GeoGraphicsCases"].

Examples

Basic Examples (3) 

Restyle a map of the Colosseum with buildings colored red:

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gr = GeoGraphics[Entity["Building", "Colosseum::pq39x"], GeoRange -> Quantity[500, "Feet"]]; ResourceFunction["GeoGraphicsRestyle"][gr, {"fill", "building", "building"} -> Red ]
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Restyle both the buildings and the grass:

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ResourceFunction["GeoGraphicsRestyle"][gr, { {"fill", "building", "building"} -> DarkYellow, {"fill", "landcover_grass_wood", "landcover"} -> DarkGreen } ]
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Use ResourceFunction["GeoGraphicsCases"] to discover the available list of annotation types:

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ResourceFunction["GeoGraphicsCases"][gr]
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Scope (2) 

You can specify collections of graphics styles:

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gr = GeoGraphics[Entity["Building", "Colosseum::pq39x"], GeoRange -> Quantity[500, "Feet"]]; ResourceFunction["GeoGraphicsRestyle"][gr, {"fill", "building", "building"} -> {EdgeForm[{Thick, Dashed, Yellow}], Black} ]
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Textures can be used for polygon elements:

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ResourceFunction["GeoGraphicsRestyle"][gr, { {"fill", "building", "building"} -> Texture[ExampleData[{"ColorTexture", "YellowMarble"}]], {"fill", "landcover_grass_wood", "landcover"} -> Texture[ImageRecolor[ExampleData[{"Texture", "Grass"}], White -> Green]] } ]
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Possible Issues (1) 

GeoGraphicsRestyle does not support bitmap GeoBackround types:

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gr = GeoGraphics[Entity["Building", "Colosseum::pq39x"], GeoRange -> Quantity[500, "Feet"], GeoBackground -> "Satellite"]; ResourceFunction["GeoGraphicsRestyle"][gr, {"fill", "building", "building"} -> Red ]
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Neat Examples (1) 

Highlight the cycle routes in Central Park:

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gr = GeoGraphics[=[Central Park, NY], GeoRange -> Quantity[0.4, "Miles"]]; Legended[ResourceFunction["GeoGraphicsRestyle"][gr, { {"line", "path_cycleway", "transportation"} -> Yellow, {"line", "path_cycleway_bridge", "transportation"} -> Yellow, {"line", "path_cycleway_bridge_casing", "transportation"} -> Yellow, {"line", "path_cycleway_casing", "transportation"} -> Yellow }], SwatchLegend[{Yellow}, {"Cycle routes"}]]
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Publisher

Jon McLoone

Version History

  • 1.0.0 – 27 August 2025

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