Online Maps
New Organizing Institute
Data Bootcamp 2014
Noah Glusenkamp
cofounder | Empower Engine
OBJECTIVES
Share your beautiful maps with the world
Learn the most common web mapping data formats
Know which frameworks are worth your attention
and how they differ
KML
data format based on XML
popular and promoted by Google
export from QGIS
open in Google Earth or Fusion Tables
Export KML FROM QGIS
EXPORT KML FROM QGIS
Fusion TABLES
GeoJSON
data format based on JSON
lots of momentum
export from QGIS
upload to geojson.io or Github
geojson.io Demo
GEoJSON on Github
automatic mapping
visual diffs!
CartoDB
great for making maps quickly
CARTODB
great for mapping time-series data
but, can be costly
50MB of data = $30 /month
1 GB of data = $300 /month
TIlemIll
Map Tiles
web browsers choke on complex vectors
tiles pre-convert them to raster images for the web
TIleMill ExerCISE
DNC EXPLORER
DNC Analytics Platform "Vertica" query + color scales = Map
Empower engine
auto-generation of locally-scoped maps
nightly Votebuilder field data updates
Empower ENGINE
share maps securely like google docs
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hit up the NOI email list
noah@empowerengine.com
@noahglus