Leaflet.js Essentials

Multiple tile layers

In the previous example, you added a WMS layer and set the transparency to true. The reason you need to do this is because you can add multiple tile layers on top of each other, and with the transparency set to true, you will be able to see them all at the same time. In this example, you need to add the National Weather Service (NWS) radar mosaic WMS on top of the USGS satellite imagery.

Note

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides a list of several WMS layers; they are available at the following link:

http://nowcoast.noaa.gov/help/mapservices.shtml?name=mapservices

The adding of extra WMS layers follows the same format as the previous example, but with a different URL, layer name, and attribution. ...