Map Panel¶

The AI-Hydro map panel renders geospatial analysis outputs as interactive layers inside VS Code — watershed boundaries, TWI grids, gauge networks, GEE tiles, and any file you drop on the canvas appear here automatically. No copy-pasting coordinates into an external tool; no Mapbox token; no QGIS dependency.

The renderer is built on deck.gl (GPU-accelerated) and talks to the extension host over gRPC streaming so the map updates in real time as Python tools push layers.

Opening the Map¶

Click the Map icon in the AI-Hydro activity bar, or run AI-Hydro: Open Map from the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P). The panel opens in editor column 2, side-by-side with the chat.

Tool Ribbon¶

The right-edge ribbon provides quick access to every map tool. Click an icon to open its panel; click again to collapse. Only one panel is open at a time.

Basemaps¶

All basemaps are free — no API token required.

Hydrology-focused¶

General purpose¶

Carto Voyager · Carto Dark · Carto Light · Stadia Terrain · Esri World Topo · Esri Satellite · Humanitarian (HOT).

Note on OpenStreetMap direct: tile.openstreetmap.org disallows embedded-app traffic. Use Carto or HOT basemaps — both are OSM-derived and permit this use case.

Map Status Bar¶

The bar at the bottom of the map shows:

Feature Pages¶