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` – enabled `none` – disabled	HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore)
building extruded	3D building volumes	`all` – enabled `none` – disabled	HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore), HERE Maps API for JavaScript
building footprints	building polygons	`all` – enabled `none` – disabled	HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore), HERE Maps API for JavaScript
building landmarks	3D landmark models	`grayscale` – grayscale textured landmarks `textureless` – custom colored landmarks without textures `textured` – color-coded landmark textures `none` – disabled	HERE SDK (Navigate)
shadows	shadows for all building types	`all` – enabled `none` – disabled	HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore)
congestion zones	congestion zone polygons	`all` – enabled `none` – disabled	HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore), HERE Maps API for JavaScript, Raster Tile API
environmental zones	environmental zone polygons	`all` – enabled `none` – disabled	HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore), HERE Maps API for JavaScript, HERE Raster Tile API
low speed zones	speed regulation city areas	`all` – enabled `none` – disabled	HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore), HERE Maps API for JavaScript, HERE Raster Tile API
contours	elevation contour lines	`all` – enabled `none` – disabled	HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE Maps API for JavaScript
terrain	elevation topography	`hillshade` – shaded relief `3d` – full 3D terrain (only HERE SDK (Navigate)) `none` – disabled	HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE Maps API for JavaScript
pois	points of interest	`all` – enabled `none` – disabled	HERE Raster Tile API
public transit	public transit system lines	`all systems` – all available public transit lines `asia 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 only `all` – road exit numbers and/or names `none` – disabled	HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore), HERE Maps API for JavaScript
safety cameras	safety and speed camera POIs	`all` – enabled `none` – disabled	HERE SDK (Navigate)
traffic flow	traffic flow speed	`with free flow` – all traffic flow states `without free flow` – traffic flow states without free flow (green) speed category `japan 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` – enabled `none` – disabled	HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore)
traffic lights	traffic lights	`all` – enabled `none` – disabled	HERE SDK (Navigate), HERE SDK (Explore), HERE Maps API for JavaScript
truck preferred roads	truck preferred routes emphasis	`all` – enabled `none` – 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 restrictions `active only` – doesn't show inactive time-based restrictions `active & inactive differentiated` – shows active and inactive restrictions, inactive restriction style is de-emphasized `permanent 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

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Note
HERE 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`	`—`
public transit	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`	`-`
public transit	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`
public transit	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`