First ever
This is so great! I love that so many people showed up tonight to learn about making maps!
Things we learned today include:
Relations = collection of nodes and ways (or, really, a collection of objects). For example, in OSM, Lake Merritt is a relation comprised of the outlines of multiple islands and a shoreline.
CartoDB! some of us played with CartoDB. I managed to import all of the nodes from the SF Green Map, producing the image below. Next up: playing with CartoCSS to make San Francisco look a little less infected!
Leaflet Tutorial! Someone did a Leaflet tutorial and reported that it needs some updating. I did not do it so I cannot report on specifics.
Also, we’ve set up a Maptime Github, so that we can do things like post tutorials and notes there. Coming soon: this author learns how to use Github AND Terminal! I WILL NOT BE AFRAID OF CODING ENVIRONMENTS!
People socialized and worked on maps. Super fun. More maptime next week!