The mapgl 0.5 release adds substantial UI controls, notably a standalone slider that enables interactive client-side filtering (no Shiny required). The author demos filtering the past year of Texas drilling permits with a resizable histogram brush; the control can be repositioned on the map and includes a play button to animate time-based views.
mapgl v0.5 (rstats) introduces a new slider control for interactive data filtering that works without Shiny.
The upcoming 0.5 release of the #rstats mapgl package is going to be massive.
Tons of new features are landing, including this new slider control that allows for interactive data filtering - no Shiny required.
In this example: filter the past year of Texas drilling permits with a resizable brush over a histogram.
Move the slider control around if it gets in the way of your map, use the play button to animate the view.
Video