Features and modes
Map features are specialized layers that overlay a map scheme to provide additional context and enhance the map display to support specific use cases. Each map feature can include multiple modes, offering different styling options to suit various visualization requirements.
| Feature | Description | Available modes | Product availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| ambient occlusion | screen-space ambient occlusion to add depth shading to 3D surfaces |
all – enablednone –
disabled
|
HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore) |
| building extruded | 3D building volumes |
all – enablednone –
disabled
|
HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore), HERE Maps API for JavaScript |
| building footprints | building polygons |
all – enablednone –
disabled
|
HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore), HERE Maps API for JavaScript |
| building landmarks | 3D landmark models |
grayscale – grayscale textured landmarkstextureless –
custom colored landmarks without texturestextured
– color-coded landmark texturesnone –
disabled
|
HERE SDK (Navigate) |
| shadows | shadows for all building types |
all – enablednone –
disabled
|
HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore) |
| congestion zones | congestion zone polygons |
all – enablednone –
disabled
|
HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore), HERE Maps API for JavaScript, Raster Tile API |
| environmental zones | environmental zone polygons |
all – enablednone –
disabled
|
HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore), HERE Maps API for JavaScript, HERE Raster Tile API |
| low speed zones | speed regulation city areas |
all – enablednone – disabled
|
HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore), HERE Maps API for JavaScript, HERE Raster Tile API |
| contours | elevation contour lines |
all – enablednone –
disabled
|
HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE Maps API for JavaScript |
| terrain | elevation topography |
hillshade – shaded relief3d
– full 3D terrain (only HERE SDK (Navigate))none – disabled
|
HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE Maps API for JavaScript |
| pois | points of interest |
all – enablednone –
disabled
|
HERE Raster Tile API |
| public transit | public transit system lines |
all systems –
all available public transit linesasia selected systems
–
regional subset of public transit lines: subway lines in Japan
(Japan only)none – disabled
|
HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE Maps API for JavaScript, HERE Raster Tile API |
| road exit labels | road exit labels |
numbers only – road exit numbers onlyall – road exit numbers and/or namesnone – disabled
|
HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore), HERE Maps API for JavaScript |
| safety cameras | safety and speed camera POIs |
all – enablednone –
disabled
|
HERE SDK (Navigate) |
| traffic flow | traffic flow speed |
with free flow – all traffic flow stateswithout free flow –
traffic flow states without free flow (green) speed categoryjapan without free flow –
regional variant without free flow (green) state
(Japan only)none – disabled
|
HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore) |
| traffic incidents | traffic incident icons |
all – enablednone – disabled
|
HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore) |
| traffic lights | traffic lights |
all – enablednone –
disabled
|
HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore), HERE Maps API for JavaScript |
| truck preferred roads | truck preferred routes emphasis |
all – enablednone –
disabled
|
HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE Maps API for JavaScript, HERE Raster Tile API |
| vehicle restrictions | vehicle restriction lines and icons |
active & inactive –
shows active and inactive time-based restrictionsactive only –
doesn't show inactive time-based restrictionsactive & inactive differentiated –
shows active and inactive restrictions, inactive restriction style is
de-emphasizedpermanent only –
shows time independent restrictions only
(HERE Raster Tile API only)none – disabled
|
HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE Maps API for JavaScript, HERE Raster Tile API |
Default features and modes per map scheme
The following lists the exposed default features and modes per map scheme for the following products:
- HERE SDK (Navigate) and HERE SDK (Explore)
- HERE Maps API for JavaScript
- HERE Raster Tile API
NoteHERE Style Editor has the same default features and modes as HERE Maps API for JavaScript.
Product specific defaults
HERE SDK (Navigate)
| Feature | Normal | Normal.Hybrid | Logistics | Logistics.Hybrid | Lite | Lite.Hybrid | Topo | Road Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ambient occlusion | none |
- |
none |
- |
none |
- |
none |
— |
|
| building extruded | all |
- |
all |
- |
all |
- |
all |
— |
|
| building footprints | all |
- |
all |
- |
all |
- |
all |
— |
|
| building landmarks | grayscale |
- |
grayscale |
- |
textureless |
- |
grayscale |
— |
|
| shadows | none |
- |
none |
- |
none |
- |
none |
— |
|
| congestion zones | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
— |
|
| environmental zones | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
— |
|
|
low speed zones
(Japan only) |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
— |
|
| contours | none |
- |
none |
- |
none |
- |
all |
— |
|
| terrain | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
hillshade |
— |
|
| public transit | Rest of world | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
— |
| Japan | asia selected systems |
asia selected systems |
none |
none |
asia selected systems |
asia selected systems |
asia selected systems |
— |
|
| road exit labels | numbers only |
numbers only |
all |
all |
numbers only |
numbers only |
numbers only |
— |
|
| safety cameras | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
— |
|
| traffic flow | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
— |
|
| traffic incidents | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
— |
|
| traffic lights | all |
all |
all |
all |
all |
all |
all |
— |
|
| truck preferred roads | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
— |
|
| vehicle restrictions | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
— |
HERE SDK (Explore)
| Feature | Normal | Normal.Hybrid | Logistics | Logistics.Hybrid | Lite | Lite.Hybrid | Road Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ambient occlusion | none |
- |
none |
- |
none |
- |
— |
| building extruded | all |
- |
all |
- |
all |
- |
— |
| building footprints | all |
- |
all |
- |
all |
- |
— |
| shadows | none |
- |
none |
- |
none |
- |
— |
| congestion zones | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
— |
| environmental zones | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
— |
|
low speed zones
(Japan only) |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
— |
| road exit labels | numbers only |
numbers only |
all |
all |
numbers only |
numbers only |
— |
| traffic flow | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
— |
| traffic incidents | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
— |
| traffic lights | all |
all |
all |
all |
all |
all |
— |
HERE Maps API for JavaScript
| Feature | Normal | Normal.Hybrid | Logistics | Logistics.Hybrid | Lite | Lite.Hybrid | Topo | Road Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| building extruded | all |
- |
all |
- |
all |
- |
all |
- |
|
| building footprints | all |
- |
all |
- |
all |
- |
all |
- |
|
| congestion zones | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
- |
|
| environmental zones | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
- |
|
|
low speed zones
(Japan only) |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
- |
|
| contours | none |
- |
none |
- |
none |
- |
all |
- |
|
| terrain | none |
- |
none |
- |
none |
- |
hillshade |
- |
|
| public transit | Rest of world | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
- |
| Japan | asia selected systems |
asia selected systems |
none |
none |
asia selected systems |
asia selected systems |
asia selected systems |
- |
|
| road exit labels | numbers only |
numbers only |
all |
all |
numbers only |
numbers only |
numbers only |
- |
|
| traffic lights | all |
all |
all |
all |
all |
all |
all |
- |
|
| truck preferred roads | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
- |
|
| vehicle restrictions | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
- |
HERE Raster Tile API
| Feature | Normal | Normal.Hybrid | Logistics | Logistics.Hybrid | Lite | Lite.Hybrid | Topo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| congestion zones | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
|
| environmental zones | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
|
|
low speed zones
(Japan only) |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
|
| pois | all |
all |
all |
all |
all |
all |
all |
|
| public transit | Rest of world | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
| Japan | asia selected systems |
asia selected systems |
none |
none |
asia selected systems |
asia selected systems |
asia selected systems |
|
| truck preferred roads | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
|
| vehicle restrictions | none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
Updated 11 days ago