Maptime MSP

#Maptime

August 19, 2015

Logistics

• Coworking & Collaborative Space
• Restrooms
• Pizza-a-la-cartoDB
• Tweet w/ us @MaptimeMSP ☺️

Maptime MSP Update

• Hooray! You're here (or lurking with us on the interwebs)!
• Taylor Long, one of our founders got a sweet new gig in Colorado. Congratulate him on the Twitters!
• We're looking for individual and/or corporate sponsors for future events to help us continue running (e.g. MeetUp costs, Stickers!, and other cool/fun things).

Introductions

• Who are you?
• Why do you ♥ maps?
• What's your favorite font (P.S. Arial is okay!)

Tonight's Agenda

1. NACIS Map Update!
2. Demo: Github
3. Pizza Consumption 🍕 
4. Naptime... er, Maptime!
5. Your Projects & Discussions

NACIS Map Update

• Check out the map (Also, here's the repo)
• The Details!
  • ​100 commits
  • 63 points of interest
  • 9 contributors
• ​What's In There??
  • Transit (LRT & Nice Ride)
  • Hotels
  • Establishments
  • Museums
  • Fun Run/Walk Route

Um, that's kinda a lot of stuff. What can I even contribute?

• A lot!
• YOU know this city better than anyone!
• Where do you hang out? [We may not have an icon made, but we can add it in! Check the list to see what's available, and if you don't see something you think we should add in, submit an issue]!

Cool! So... How do I contribute?

1. Add points of interest!
2. Help us design!
3. Add in some cool features!

But.. How!?

• Check out our Wiki page to get started.
• Once you've forked the repo, you can add a data point!
• After you make changes to your repo, send us a Pull Request.
• We verify your changes, and update the map!

Demo!

{
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "title": "The Depot Renaissance Hotel",
        "address": "225 Third Ave S",
        "web": "http://thedepotminneapolis.com/",
        "poi_type": "conf",
        "scoop": "NACIS conference site"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          -93.26319694519043,
          44.98044862724291
        ]
      }
    }
 ]
}

Demo!

{
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "title": "The Depot Renaissance Hotel",
        "address": "225 Third Ave S",
        "web": "http://thedepotminneapolis.com/",
        "poi_type": "conf",
        "scoop": "NACIS conference site"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          -93.26319694519043,
          44.98044862724291
        ]
      }
    }
 ]
}

Demo!

{
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "title": "The Depot Renaissance Hotel",
        "address": "225 Third Ave S",
        "web": "http://thedepotminneapolis.com/",
        "poi_type": "conf",
        "scoop": "NACIS conference site"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          -93.26319694519043,
          44.98044862724291
        ]
      }
    }
 ]
}

Demo!

{
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "title": "The Depot Renaissance Hotel",
        "address": "225 Third Ave S",
        "web": "http://thedepotminneapolis.com/",
        "poi_type": "conf",
        "scoop": "NACIS conference site"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          -93.26319694519043,
          44.98044862724291
        ]
      }
    }
 ]
}

Demo!

{
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "title": "The Depot Renaissance Hotel",
        "address": "225 Third Ave S",
        "web": "http://thedepotminneapolis.com/",
        "poi_type": "conf",
        "scoop": "NACIS conference site"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          -93.26319694519043,
          44.98044862724291
        ]
      }
    }
 ]
}

Demo!

{
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "title": "The Depot Renaissance Hotel",
        "address": "225 Third Ave S",
        "web": "http://thedepotminneapolis.com/",
        "poi_type": "conf",
        "scoop": "NACIS conference site"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          -93.26319694519043,
          44.98044862724291
        ]
      }
    }
 ]
}

Demo!

{
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "title": "The Depot Renaissance Hotel",
        "address": "225 Third Ave S",
        "web": "http://thedepotminneapolis.com/",
        "poi_type": "conf",
        "scoop": "NACIS conference site"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          -93.26319694519043,
          44.98044862724291
        ]
      }
    }
 ]
}

Demo!

{
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {
        "title": "The Depot Renaissance Hotel",
        "address": "225 Third Ave S",
        "web": "http://thedepotminneapolis.com/",
        "poi_type": "conf",
        "scoop": "NACIS conference site"
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          -93.26319694519043,
          44.98044862724291
        ]
      }
    }
 ]
}

Now it's your turn!

• Questions?
• Let's make a map together (work until ~7:20)
• While consuming 🍕  (thanks, CartoDB       !)

Your Projects

• What projects do you have?
• Do you have any questions?
• Can we discuss together?

Future Maptime Topics

• Typography (September?)
• What do you have interest in sharing?
• What do you have interest in learning?
• Tweet us @MaptimeMSP, create a GitHub issue, or leave a message in MeetUp.