Maptime Chicago

Projections - Understanding distortion of flat maps

We are going to learn about projections.

Maptime is always interactive, so don’t forget to bring your laptop! As always, beginners are very welcome.

Resources

Steven’s portion

• West Wing episode clip
• True Size - Because of the projection that most web maps use, the size of countries is extremely distorted.

Emily’s portion

• QGIS - Download and install version 2.14 “Essen” ahead of time to follow the exercise along with Emily. Works on Windows, Linux, and Mac.
• Map of ChiHackNight members - Download the shapefile that contains the number of CHN members per ward (data collected 2 Feb. 2016).

Derek’s portion

• CartoDB tutorial

Event Details:

• When: Tuesday, April 5, 7:30 PM to 9 PM (come at 6 PM if you want food)
• Where: ChiHackNight, Braintree office, 8th floor, Merchandise Mart
• Contact: Emily Zvolanek or Steven Vance.