Building Interactive Maps

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Columns

There are 12 columns in the grid

Elements can take up many columns

Row 1:

Row 2:

Row 3:

Specify columns based on screen-size

Outline

What are maps made of?

Getting resources (open street map)

Making your map (leaflet.js)

Getting data

Putting it all together

{what are maps made of?}

Using D3

Using D3

(paths)

Using Leaflet

Using Leaflet

(map tiles)

{getting resources}

Open Street Map

Free map tiles

Easily accessible 

Customizable

{how do we make the map?}

Leaflet.js

Requests map tiles

Handles panning, zooming

Highly customizable

Some syntax

Create a new leaflet map

var map = L.map('map-container')

Set your center, zoom

map.setView([latitude, longitude], zoom)

Create a tile layer

layer = L.tileLayer('http://{s}.url/{z}/{x}/{y}.png')

Adding it to the map

layer.addTo(map)

Adding Marks

Create a circle

var marker = new L.circle(
    [latitude, longitude], size, {
    color:'red',
    opacity:.3
})

Add it to the map

marker.addTo(map)

{let's get some data}

API

"Application Programming Interface"

Protocols, tools for building software

Exposes components (data) in specified formats

Allows web queries of content

Police Incident Data

Incident data API

https://data.seattle.gov/resource/7ais-f98f.json

Ajax request

Asynchronous data request

Syntax:

var data;
$.ajax({
     url:'https:..../json?year=2015&$limit=50000',
     type: "get",
     success:function(dat) {
       data = dat
       // Create a map using your data!
     }, 
     dataType:"json"
}) 

Used to get/push data from servers/databases

Marker for each data point

Call after completion of ajax call

$.ajax({
     success:function(dat) {
       data = dat
       // Create a point using each element
     }, 
}) 

Loop through data

data.map(function(d) {
    new Circle([d.lat, d.long]....)
})

Binding pop-up

Bind pop-up info to your circle

circle.bindPopup('text goes here')

What information?

Assignments

Bootstrap challenge (due Thursday before class )

Police-shooting challenge (due Monday before class )

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