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Web mapping with CARTO

Web mapping with CARTO

📖 Ahead of time…

Important

REQUIRED You will need to have a (free) account with CARTO to complete this session.

There are several ways of obtaining a free account. The recommended one is to sign up for CARTO for education. Follow the steps provided in the link, which boil down to:

  1. Sign up for Github (if you do not have an account already)

  2. Apply for the Github Education Pack

  3. Wait for verification and confirm. This could take from 1h to several days.

  4. Claim your CARTO student account

Danger

IMPORTANT Do not sign up for a free trial, as this is limited to a couple of weeks

💻 Hands-on

Note

Please refer to the lecture demo for details on how to do achieve the goals outlined in this page.

In this session, we will explore the CARTO platform. This will be a whirlwind tour of some of the main things you can do within the platform, and its potential.

Data

You can access the data file here.

For this overview, we will use the dataset of Cambodian regions we have used earlier in the course.

Workflow

Data ingestion

  • Data Explorer

  • Import data (remote link)

    • Regions

    • Cities

My first map

  • Map Vs data pages

  • Create a map

  • Parts of Builder

    • Map view

    • Sources

    • Layers

  • Control tabs

    • Layer properties

    • Widgets

    • Interactions

    • Legend

    • Basemap

  • Perspective

Interactivity

  • Pan, zoom

  • Tooltips

  • Widgets

Choropleths

  • Color palettes

  • Algorithms

3D

  • Enable 3D

Publishing and sharing

  • Publish

  • Publish updates

Challenge

You can find the datasets from the book at the bottom of the side bar. Each dataset includes a direct link to the file at the bottom of its page.

Pick a dataset from the GDS Book (or an alternative dataset you’re familiar with) and replicate the workflow above to make a map.

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