Rotating globe
Orthographic projection
Orthographic projection allows projection any map in a globe-like shape.
Go ahead and try to rotate the map!
More about using orthographic projection
Demo source
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#chartdiv {
width: 100%;
height: 500px;
max-width:100%;
background-color:#454a58;
}
</style>
<!-- Resources -->
<script src="https://cdn.amcharts.com/lib/4/core.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.amcharts.com/lib/4/maps.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.amcharts.com/lib/4/geodata/worldLow.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.amcharts.com/lib/4/themes/animated.js"></script>
<!-- Chart code -->
<script>
am4core.ready(function() {
// Themes begin
am4core.useTheme(am4themes_animated);
// Themes end
var chart = am4core.create("chartdiv", am4maps.MapChart);
// Set map definition
chart.geodata = am4geodata_worldLow;
// Set projection
chart.projection = new am4maps.projections.Orthographic();
chart.panBehavior = "rotateLongLat";
chart.deltaLatitude = -20;
chart.padding(20,20,20,20);
// limits vertical rotation
chart.adapter.add("deltaLatitude", function(delatLatitude){
return am4core.math.fitToRange(delatLatitude, -90, 90);
})
// Create map polygon series
var polygonSeries = chart.series.push(new am4maps.MapPolygonSeries());
// Make map load polygon (like country names) data from GeoJSON
polygonSeries.useGeodata = true;
// Configure series
var polygonTemplate = polygonSeries.mapPolygons.template;
polygonTemplate.tooltipText = "{name}";
polygonTemplate.fill = am4core.color("#47c78a");
polygonTemplate.stroke = am4core.color("#454a58");
polygonTemplate.strokeWidth = 0.5;
var graticuleSeries = chart.series.push(new am4maps.GraticuleSeries());
graticuleSeries.mapLines.template.line.stroke = am4core.color("#ffffff");
graticuleSeries.mapLines.template.line.strokeOpacity = 0.08;
graticuleSeries.fitExtent = false;
chart.backgroundSeries.mapPolygons.template.polygon.fillOpacity = 0.1;
chart.backgroundSeries.mapPolygons.template.polygon.fill = am4core.color("#ffffff");
// Create hover state and set alternative fill color
var hs = polygonTemplate.states.create("hover");
hs.properties.fill = chart.colors.getIndex(0).brighten(-0.5);
let animation;
setTimeout(function(){
animation = chart.animate({property:"deltaLongitude", to:100000}, 20000000);
}, 3000)
chart.seriesContainer.events.on("down", function(){
if(animation){
animation.stop();
}
})
}); // end am4core.ready()
</script>
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<div id="chartdiv"></div>