Web Mapping with Mapbox Studio
Event Recap: Mapbox Studio For the April 2016 edition of Maptime Madison we learned all about the latest version of Mapbox Studio from Brad Leege, a Maptime regular and Mapboxer. It was a great time learning how to use the latest version of this design software to make awesome basemaps!
Thanks again to CartoDB for the free pizza!
If you missed out on joining us at the Bubbler for Mapbox Studio, you can view Brad’s slides here.
Next Maptime! Thank you to everyone who came out for this event! Join our mailing list or follow us on Twitter @Maptime Madison for the announcement of our May 2016 event! Hope to see you soon!
Mapbox Studio
This month at Maptime!, we’ll be focusing on a brand new tool that will allow you to better design maps for the web. Learn all about the newest generation of basemap design software: Mapbox Studio! Brad Leege, Madison Maptime-r and Mapboxer will walk us through the new changes to the design tool and how we can build basemaps that are incredible!
Imagine being able to design a map from outerspace, inspired by art, or perfect for hiking outdoors… Mapbox Studio allows you to create basemaps that are as diverse as they are high-tech.
Supplies
If you have a laptop, please feel free to bring it. We will also have about 10 laptops available for people to use. If you don’t have a Mapbox account, please sign up for an account beforehand.
Pizza!!!
There will also be free pizza provided by CartoDB. Please RSVP so we know how much pizza to get.
When and Where
Thursday, April 21st, 6pm - 8pm @ Madison Public Library: Central Library @ the Bubbler 201 W Mifflin St Madison, WI 53703
Show & Tell & Learn
Join Maptime this month for Show and Tell and Learn. We’ll divide this meetup into two sections: first, we’ll have an open floor for you to share a map that you’ve made to show off your hard work and talk about the processes that went into making it (this is not a formal presentation, no need to prepare anything ahead of time!). If you want you can also share a map that you have seen in the last year or so and talk about why you really like it… or maybe why you dislike it? Basically just a time for us to talk about maps and processes of making them. Then, we’ll have “office hours,” or time for you to ask for help or advice on any mapping project you’ve been working on. We are a friendly bunch, and you do not need to be a map expert - the idea is to provide a supportive environment for you to show off your work and get help. Bring your mapping projects and questions!
###Supplies
If you have a laptop, please feel free to bring it. We will also have about 10 laptops available for people to use.
###Pizza!
There will also be free pizza provided by CartoDB. Please RSVP so we know how much pizza to get.
###When and Where
Thursday, March 31st, 6pm - 8pm @ Madison Public Library: Central Library @ the Bubbler 201 W Mifflin St Madison, WI 53703
Google Maps with Custom Data from Your Mobile Device
Making Easy Google Maps with Custom Data from Your Mobile Device
Most of us are familiar with Google Maps for directions, and may have used Google Drive for documents, but did you know they could be used together to create an individualized map with your data?
This next Maptime @RashaunaMead will focus on the Google product called My Maps. My Maps is simple to use and has basic functions that make it easy for new users to quickly begin mapping. We will go over adding data, basic styling, and sharing your map. We will learn ways to leverage Google Sheets to collaboratively add data, and will also cover how to collect locational data from our phones by using IFFT.
New to mapping? No worries! My Maps is simple to use and no previous mapping experience is necessary. Bring a friend!
Supplies / Before Maptime
If you don’t already have a Google account, you may want to sign up for one before the class, if you would like some hands on experience during Maptime. If you have a laptop, please feel free to bring it. We will also have about 10 laptops available for people to use.
Pizza
There will also be free pizza provided by CartoDB. Please be sure to RSVP so we can be sure to bring enough pizza.
When and Where
Monday, February 29th 6pm - 8pm @ Madison Public Library: Central Library @ the Bubbler
201 W Mifflin St Madison, WI 53703
Data Acquisition
At their most basic level, maps are data. Data can be easy to acquire for some maps, but for the majority of interesting or clever ideas it is unlikely that you will find clever_idea.shp waiting for you. This talk will go through various ways to find data, geocoding, dealing with inconvenient formats, and how to navigate other issues that may arise using Python and JavaScript. John Czaplewski will bring his data expertise that he earned through years of finding data on everything from Olympic athletes to geology.
Join Maptime Madison for a free, fun evening of learning all about data. Beginners are always welcome. Some computers will be provided, but bring your own if you have it.
There will also be free pizza provided by CartoDB.
Supplies
If you have a laptop that you would want to use please bring it! Otherwise, we have laptops to borrow supplied to us by the Bubbler.
When and Where?
Thursday, November 19th 6pm - 8pm @ Madison Public Library: Central Library @ the Bubbler
201 W Mifflin St Madison, WI 53703