---
layout: example
category: example
title: Show drawn polygon area
description: Use GL draw to draw a polygon and turf.js to calculate its area in square meters.
tags:
  - controls-and-overlays
---
<style>
    .calculation-box {
        height: 140px;
        width: 150px;
        position: absolute;
        top: 210px;
        left: 10px;
        background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .9);
        padding: 15px;
        text-align: center;
    }

    #calculate {
        min-height: 20px;
        background-color: #3887be;
        color: #fff;
        font-family: 'Open Sans';
        border-radius: 5px;
        padding: 10px;
        cursor: pointer;
        margin: 10px 0;
    }

    p {
        font-family: 'Open Sans';
        margin: 0;
        font-size: 13px;
    }
</style>

<script src='https://api.tiles.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/plugins/turf/v3.0.11/turf.min.js'></script>
<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/plugins/mapbox-gl-draw/v{{site.data.plugins.mapbox-gl-draw.latest}}/mapbox-gl-draw.js'></script>
<link rel='stylesheet' href='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/plugins/mapbox-gl-draw/v{{site.data.plugins.mapbox-gl-draw.latest}}/mapbox-gl-draw.css' type='text/css'/>
<div id='map'></div>
<div class='calculation-box'>
    <p>Draw a polygon using the draw tools.</p>
    <div id='calculate' class='button button'>Calculate area</div>
    <div id='calculated-area'></div>
</div>

<script>
/* eslint-disable */
var map = new mapboxgl.Map({
    container: 'map', // container id
    style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/satellite-v9', //hosted style id
    center: [-91.874, 42.760], // starting position
    zoom: 12 // starting zoom
});

var draw = new MapboxDraw({
    displayControlsDefault: false,
    controls: {
        polygon: true,
        trash: true
    }
});
map.addControl(draw);

var calcButton = document.getElementById('calculate');
calcButton.onclick = function() {
    var data = draw.getAll();
    if (data.features.length > 0) {
        var area = turf.area(data);
        // restrict to area to 2 decimal points
        var rounded_area = Math.round(area*100)/100;
        var answer = document.getElementById('calculated-area');
        answer.innerHTML = '<p><strong>' + rounded_area + '</strong></p><p>square meters</p>';
    } else {
        alert("Use the draw tools to draw a polygon!");
    }
};

</script>
