It can load feature data from GeoJSON files, style it and create interactive layers, such as markers with popups when clicked.

It is supported by many browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari 5+, Opera 12+, Internet Explorer 9 or later versions, and Edge.

[7] Being a lightweight (about 42KB of JS) [8] as intended, Leaflet enjoys a fantastic community of contributors helping to maintain it.

It is built with simplicity; one good thing about Leaflet is its readable, easy-to-follow source code with rich API documentation.

The Leaflet is still new; more effort could focused on providing detailed source code examples, such as step-by-step guidance for implementing third-party plugins.

The major Leaflet object types are:[11] There is also a variety of utility classes such as interfaces for managing projections, transformations and interacting with the DOM.

We can utilise properties in each object of geojson to create customised jsonqueries and get, for example, city specific information and display them using layer.bindTooltip, layer.bindPopup etc.

[22] It is also comparable to the proprietary, closed source Google Maps API (debuting in 2005) and Bing Maps API, both of which incorporate a significant server-side component to provide services such as geocoding, routing, search and integration with features such as Google Earth.