Alan McConchie almccon

What time is it? It's onboarding time!

Hi! This is a document with everything you need to know about getting started with your Maptime chapter. Please read through it carefully and respond with any information we've asked for. Thanks! We're so happy to have you!

About MaptimeHQ

MaptimeHQ includes Beth Schechter, Lyzi Diamond, Alan McConchie and Camille Teicheira. All of us are available to help get your chapter onboarded, so don't hesitate to reach out! You can also reach all four of us at [email protected].

Software for making basemaps

We will use both of these in this class:

Mapbox Studio

Download from: http://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-studio/ Download this! (150 MB)

TileMill

Download from: http://www.mapbox.com/tilemill/ Download this! (58.9 MB)

HEY, WE'RE ALL EXHAUSTED, SO WE CANCELED THE TWEETUP. SEE YOU AROUND ON TWITTER!

(previous announcement follows)

#AAG2015 #tweetup

Come meet face-to-face with other geographers that you've only met on twitter! (Non-twitter people also welcome!)

Wednesday, April 22nd, 7pm until whenever

Basic instructions:

http://mapgive.state.gov/learn-to-map/

http://learnosm.org/en/beginner/

https://gist.github.com/meetar/b9929dfec129d1d7f5f2 <-About HOT mapping

About mapping Nepal

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2015_Nepal_earthquake <-overview

SQL for CartoDB to reproject the USA, with Alaska and Hawaii moved to the southwest of the lower 48

Modified from https://gist.github.com/ohasselblad/223582a53d5960c50a86

	path,circle,rect,polygon,ellipse,line {
	vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke;
	}
	svg, canvas {
	top: 0;
	}
	#d3MapZoomBox {
	position: absolute;
	z-index: 10;
	height: 100px;