Animate a marker

Animate the position of a Marker by updating its location on each frame.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>Animate a marker</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no" />
<script src="https://cdn.ndrive.com/nmapsgl/v1.6.6/nmaps-gl.js"></script>
<link href="https://cdn.ndrive.com/nmapsgl/v1.6.6/nmaps-gl.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<style>
body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
#map { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
<script>
// TO MAKE THE MAP APPEAR YOU MUST ADD YOUR ACCESS TOKEN
nmapsgl.accessToken = '<your access token here>';
const map = new nmapsgl.Map({
container: 'map',
style: 'Streets',
center: [0, 0],
zoom: 2
});
const marker = new nmapsgl.Marker();
function animateMarker(timestamp) {
const radius = 20;
// Update the data to a new position based on the animation timestamp. The
// divisor in the expression `timestamp / 1000` controls the animation speed.
marker.setLngLat([
Math.cos(timestamp / 1000) * radius,
Math.sin(timestamp / 1000) * radius
]);
// Ensure it's added to the map. This is safe to call if it's already added.
marker.addTo(map);
// Request the next frame of the animation.
requestAnimationFrame(animateMarker);
}
// Start the animation.
requestAnimationFrame(animateMarker);
</script>
</body>
</html>