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Comprised of authoritative maps and data on thousands of topics. Customize design and export to a web application.
Story maps use geography as a mean of organizing and presenting information. They tell the story of a place, event, issue, trend, or pattern in a geographic context. They combine interactive maps with other rich content.
Creates simple, easy maps. Visit the My Maps Help Center for more information.
Assemble a selection of different map layers like backgrounds, satellite imagery, terrain, roads, or labels. Tweak controls like color, masks, opacity, and brightness.
Use Mapbox to create basic maps of locations or use Mapbox Studio to create more complicated, customized maps. Upgrades start at $49 per month.
A high-performance, feature-packed library to create tiled and vector layers that can be customized.
Mapbox Cookbook by
Over 35 recipes to design and implement uniquely styled maps using the Mapbox platformAbout This Book- Design and develop beautifully styled maps using TileMill, MapBox Studio, and CartoCSS- Get to grips with the mapbox.js and Leaflet to create visually stunning web and mobile applications- An easy-to-follow, quick reference guide to integrate powerful APIs and services like Foursquare, Fusion Tables, Geoserver, and CartoDB to populate your mapsWho This Book Is ForIf you are a web developer seeking for GIS expertise on how to create, style, and publish interactive and unique styled maps, then this book is for you. Basic knowledge of programming and javascripts is assumed.What You Will Learn- Get accustomed to the MapBox Editor to visually style your maps- Learn everything about CartoCSS, and how it will help you fine tune your styled maps- Use MapBox Studio and Tilemill to generate your own tiles and vector maps- Publish your maps using a variety of technologies like node.js, PHP, and Geoserver- Integrate with third party APIs and services to populate your maps with public or private data- Create many different map visualization styles like choropleth and heat maps, add interactivity, and even learn how to animate data over time- Work with many different data formats and external services to create robust maps- Learn to use MapBox GL to create a mobile applicationIn DetailMaps are an essential element in today's location aware applications. Right from displaying earth surface information to creating thematic maps displaying plethora of information, most of the developers lack the necessary knowledge to create customizable maps with combination of various tools and libraries. The MapBox platform is one such platform which offers all the tools and API required to create and publish a totally customizable map.Starting with building your first map with the online MapBox Editor, we will take you all the way to building advanced web and mobile applications with totally customizable map styles. Through the course of chapters we'll learn CartoCSS styling language and understand the various components of MapBox platform and their corresponding JavaScript API.In the initial few chapters we will dive deeper into the TileMill and MapBox Studio components of MapBox and use them to generate custom styled map tiles and vector maps. Furthermore, we will publish these custom maps using PHP, node.js and third party tools like Geoserver.We'll also learn to create different visualizations and map styles like a choropleth map, a heat map and add user interactivity using a UFTGrid. Moving on, we dive into advanced concepts and focus on integration with third party services like Foursquare, Google FusionTables, CartoDB, and Torque to help you populate and even animate your maps.In the final chapter we'll learn to use the Mapbox SDK to create and publish interactive maps for the iOS platform. By the end of this book, you will learn about MapBox GL and how to create a fully functional, location-aware mobile app, using the maps styles created in the recipes.Style and approachAn easy-to-use recipe driven book that will not just serve code samples, but also explains all the theory and concepts required to fully understand each recipe.
Mastering OpenLayers 3 by
Create powerful applications with the most robust open source web mapping library using this advanced guideAbout This Book- Develop responsive and platform-independent web mapping applications with OpenLayers 3- Learn the key points of creating great applications with native JavaScript through the step-by-step examples- Master the use of the library, from compiling custom builds to developing a complete WebGIS applicationWho This Book Is ForThis book is intended for front-end developers with basic understanding of JavaScript and GIS concepts, and preferably for those who are familiar with the fundamentals of OpenLayers 3. You might have never used OpenLayers 3 as a seasoned JavaScript developer. If this is the case and you are eager to learn web mapping, this book will definitely set you on the right track.What You Will Learn- Use the advanced functionality of the OpenLayers 3 library effectively- Implement the library in your application, shaping it to your needs- Manage layers and the layer stack dynamically- Create not only stunning but also accurate thematic maps- Extend OpenLayers 3 with your own custom classes- Develop mobile-friendly web mapping applications- Make stunning effects with canvas manipulation, or visualize point clouds with WebGL- Integrate third-party applications, and create custom builds that completely satisfy your needsIn DetailOpenLayers 3 allows you to create stunning web mapping and WebGIS applications. It uses modern, cutting edge browser technologies. It is written with Closure Library, enabling you to build browser-independent applications without painful debugging ceremonies, which even have some limited fallback options for older browsers.With this guide, you will be introduced to the world of advanced web mapping and WebGIS.First, you will be introduced to the advanced features and functionalities available in OpenLayers 3. Next, you will be taken through the key points of creating custom applications with OpenLayers 3. You will then learn how to create the web mapping application of yours (or your company's) dream with this open source, expense-free, yet very powerful library. We'll also show you how to make amazing looking thematic maps and create great effects with canvas manipulation.By the end of this book, you will have a strong command of web mapping and will be well on your way to creating amazing applications using OpenLayers 3.Style and approachThis is an advanced guide packed with comprehensive examples, and it concentrates on the advanced parts of OpenLayers 3 and JavaScript. It intentionally skips the basic and well-known methodologies, but discusses the hard-to-understand ones in great detail.
OpenLayers 3. X Cookbook by
Over 50 comprehensive recipes to help you create spectacular maps with OpenLayers 3About This Book- Create highly customized mapping apps for the web with rich interactivity and diverse content using JavaScript- See how successful mapping apps work and how they integrate with third-party services- Packed full of code examples, screenshots, and explanations from professionals in the industryWho This Book Is ForIf you are a GIS-related professional with basic knowledge of web technologies and want to gain in-depth knowledge of creating web mapping applications, then this book is for you. The recipes will be appropriately mixed to suit JavaScript beginners or experts and cover basic to advanced topics on OpenLayers.What You Will Learn- Create stunning maps, and understand projection- Add customized raster and vector layers- Work with important tile providers- Work with OGC, WMS, and WFS compliant servers- Read/write features from/to different data sources- Style features to improve their visualization- Understand events and work with the main controls- Enhance maps with HTML5 technologies such as GeolocationIn DetailOpenLayers 3 is one of the most important and complete open source JavaScript mapping libraries today.Throughout this book, you will go through recipes that expose various features of OpenLayers 3, allowing you to gain an insight into building complex GIS web applications.You will get to grips with the basics of creating a map with common functionality and quickly advance to more complicated solutions that address modern challenges. You will explore into maps, raster and vector layers, and styling in depth. This book also includes problem solving and how-to recipes for the most common and important tasks.Style and approachThis book teaches you how to create stunning maps that are highly interactive and visually appealing with the help of 50 handpicked recipes. Each recipe will address your need to visualize data on a map. Just follow the steps in the recipes to create maps of your choice in no time.