---
title: mapType
framework: mapkitjs
role: symbol
role_heading: Interface Property
path: mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/maptype
---

# mapType

The type of data that the map view displays.

## Declaration

```data
mapType?: MapType;
```

## Discussion

Discussion The map’s initial view type can be one of the types defined by MapType. The default map type is Standard.

## See Also

### Setting the map’s appearance and controls

- [colorScheme](mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/colorscheme.md)
- [padding](mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/padding.md)
- [showsMapTypeControl](mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/showsmaptypecontrol.md)
- [isRotationEnabled](mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/isrotationenabled.md)
- [showsCompass](mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/showscompass.md)
- [isZoomEnabled](mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/iszoomenabled.md)
- [showsZoomControl](mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/showszoomcontrol.md)
- [isScrollEnabled](mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/isscrollenabled.md)
- [showsScale](mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/showsscale.md)