Folium - Build route maps

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Tags: #folium #maps #routes #python #visualization #data

Author: Florent Ravenel

Last update: 2023-07-31 (Created: 2023-07-31)

Description: This notebook will show how to use Folium to build route maps.

References:

Input

Import libraries

In [1]:

try:
    import folium
except:
    !pip install folium --user
    import folium

Setup variables

start_point: Starting point of the route
end_point: Ending point of the route
waypoints: List of waypoints to be included in the route

In [2]:

start_point = (48.85837009999999, 2.2944813)
end_point = (48.85837009999999, 2.2944813)
waypoints = [(48.85837009999999, 2.2944813), (48.85837009999999, 2.2944813)]

Model

Create route map

Long description of the function without break

In [3]:

# Create route map
route_map = folium.Map(location=start_point, zoom_start=13)

# Create route
folium.PolyLine(
    locations=[start_point, end_point], color="red", weight=2.5, opacity=1
).add_to(route_map)

# Add waypoints
for point in waypoints:
    folium.Marker(location=point).add_to(route_map)

Output

Display result

In [4]:

route_map