get_map_snapshot
Get map snapshot
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Render a weather map image for visual analysis. Simple form: pass product (a viz-catalog product_id like "mrms_qpe_01h_pass2_conus", "goes_truecolor_conus", "spc_day1_categorical", "hrrr_precip_hybrid_derived_conus" (future radar), "hrrr_subhourly_conus" (15-min Future Radar), "mrms_radar_nowcast_conus", "rtma_conus", "nbm_daily_temps", or "nexrad_l3:{SITE}:{PRODUCT}" for single-site radar, e.g. "nexrad_l3:TLX:N0B") plus a location and zoom (5=regional, 8=metro, 10=city). Composed form: pass scene -- a declarative scene document layering basemap + multiple weather products + active alerts + storm features + inline GeoJSON in one image (layers draw bottom-to-top, under basemap labels). Example scene: {"scene":"1.0","view":{"center":{"lat":43.8,"lon":-91.2},"zoom":8},"layers":[{"type":"weather","product":"goes_truecolor_conus"},{"type":"weather","product":"nexrad_l3:ARX:N0B"},{"type":"alerts","filter":{"events":["Tornado Warning"]},"onError":"skip"}]}. Alert filters (all optional, AND-combined): ids (specific alerts), events, severities, minSeverity (Extreme>Severe>Moderate>Minor>Unknown). Single-site radar keys: the address is nexrad_l3:{SITE}:{KEY} where KEY is N{tilt}{measurement} and tilt 0 is the 0.5 degree sweep -- N0B reflectivity (dBZ, where and how heavy), N0G base velocity (knots toward/away from the radar), N0S storm-relative velocity (storm motion removed, so a couplet is rotation rather than translation -- prefer it for rotation questions), N0C correlation coefficient (0-1, debris and hail), N0X differential reflectivity (dB). Legacy codes (N0V, N0R, N0Q) are accepted as aliases. Not every site produces every key; when a render reports which keys a site has, retry with one of those. Optional time (unix seconds): closest frame. Forecast (HRRR/nowcast/NBM) honors future times; analysis (MRMS/NEXRAD/RTMA/GOES) clamps to latest past. Pass time for future-radar asks — do not claim that capability is missing. Product ids must be real viz-catalog entries -- shorthand like "radar" or "reflectivity" is not one. Omit product for the default hybrid precip still. For Alaska and Hawaii prefer a local site or mrms_precip_hybrid_derived_alaska over CONUS mosaics, which do not cover them. Returns the rendered image plus per-layer resolved valid times.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| location | string | no | Free-text place: city ("Denver"), city+state ("Portland, OR"), US ZIP ("50219"), or "lat,lon" ("39.74,-104.99"). Provide either this OR explicit lat+lon, not both. |
| lat | number | no | Latitude in decimal degrees (-90 to 90). Most tools also accept a `location` place-name string instead of lat/lon. |
| lon | number | no | Longitude in decimal degrees (-180 to 180). For continental US use negative values (west of the prime meridian). |
| product | string | no | viz-catalog product_id or nexrad_l3:{SITE}:{KEY} (simple form) |
| zoom | number | no | Map zoom (simple form) |
| time | integer | no | Unix seconds; closest frame (default: latest). Forecasts honor future times. |
| opacity | number | no | Weather layer opacity |
| width | integer | no | |
| height | integer | no | |
| scene | object | no | Full scene document (composed form). When set, product/location/zoom are ignored. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"location": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "Free-text place: city (\"Denver\"), city+state (\"Portland, OR\"), US ZIP (\"50219\"), or \"lat,lon\" (\"39.74,-104.99\"). Provide either this OR explicit lat+lon, not both."
},
"lat": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": -90,
"maximum": 90,
"description": "Latitude in decimal degrees (-90 to 90). Most tools also accept a `location` place-name string instead of lat/lon."
},
"lon": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": -180,
"maximum": 180,
"description": "Longitude in decimal degrees (-180 to 180). For continental US use negative values (west of the prime meridian)."
},
"product": {
"type": "string",
"description": "viz-catalog product_id or nexrad_l3:{SITE}:{KEY} (simple form)"
},
"zoom": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 2,
"maximum": 14,
"default": 7,
"description": "Map zoom (simple form)"
},
"time": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Unix seconds; closest frame (default: latest). Forecasts honor future times."
},
"opacity": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 1,
"description": "Weather layer opacity"
},
"width": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 300,
"maximum": 2000,
"default": 720
},
"height": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 200,
"maximum": 2000,
"default": 440
},
"scene": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": {},
"description": "Full scene document (composed form). When set, product/location/zoom are ignored."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}