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SO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MAP?William Hurley, Manager of ProgrammingOctober 21, 2012
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What is Mapping?
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Points of InterestGoogle Maps
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DirectionsGoogle Maps
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What Else?
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ChoroplethA map in which areas are shaded or patterned
in proportion to the measurement of the statistical variable being displayed on the
map.
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Obesity Levels in the USCountyHealthRankings.org
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English Passing Rates in NYC Charter SchoolsFriday, February 15, 13
Maps Are Hardhttp://theamazingios6maps.tumblr.com/post/32042128251/taken-on-my-ipad
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What’s the Easy Way?Mapping on the Client
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Flash
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Why Flash?Large install-‐base
Lots of libraries
Compiled code -‐-‐ faster in many browsers
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Why Don’t We All Use It?Low support for mobile devices
Ques4onable future
Black box
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Javascript
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Location Content in DrupalNYCCharterSchools.org, Openlayers & Search API
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Geographic Content in DrupalFreedomHouse.org, jsMap
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Or Something More Complicateddrupal.org/project/timelinemap
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Other Options Map clients
Leaflet -‐-‐ leaflet.cloudmade.com
Google Maps -‐-‐ developers.google.com/maps
Visualiza;on clients
D3 -‐-‐ d3js.org
jQuery Vector Maps -‐-‐ jqvmap.com
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Is There a Catch?
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RaphaelJS State Mapwww.ravelrumba.com/code/demos/us-map-raphael/demo-animated.html
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RaphaelJS County Mapwww.forbes.com/special-report/2011/migration.html
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Openlayers 220 PointsUSGS Earthquake Data, Past 7 Days, M2.5+
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Openlayers 900 PointsUSGS Earthquake Data, Past 7 Days, M1.0+
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So What Does This Mean?Browsers maGer
Scale maGers
Know your limits
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Where Do I Go From Here?Mapping on the Server
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Mapping Services
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TilemillFriday, February 15, 13
Mapbox HostingFriday, February 15, 13
Why Tilemill & Mapbox?Highly customizable
Open source
Good for sta4c maps
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CartoDBData View
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CartoDBMap View
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Why CartoDB?Highly customizable
Open source
Dynamic queries from hosted data
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Google Fusion TablesData View
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Google Fusion TablesMap View
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Why Google Fusion Tables?Highly scalable
Free -‐-‐ sort of
Built-‐in geocoding
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Roll Your Own
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Lots of VariablesCountyHealthRankings.org
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Integration With Other Data Sourcescsr.bclcmaps.com
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What Do I Need?Client libraryOpenlayers, Leaflet, Modest Maps, Google Maps
Map serverMapnik
Tile serverWindsha8, Tilelive, Tilestache
Geographic data sourcePostgreSQL with PostGIS, ElasBc Search, Apache Solr
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