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Web-Mapping-Curriculum

Instructor: Dan Swick, dan@mapbox.com
TA: Megan Danielson, megan.danielson@mapbox.com
Office Hours: By appointment only

Class Meetings: Thursdays, 6:30pm–9:30pm, 01/16 - 03/05
Room/Bldg: Harney G24


Welcome to Introduction to Web Mapping with Mapbox!

Mapbox is the location data platform for mobile and web applications. Mapbox provides the building blocks (APIs and SDKs) to add location features like maps, search, and navigation into any experience you create. Throughout this 8-week course students will be introduced to the basics of web mapping technologies including: web programming, cartographic principles for web and mobile development, GitHub project management, and documentation literacy. In addition to laboratory exercises and assignments, students will develop a class project that employs all of the skills developed throughout this course. No prior programming experience is required, but students should note that the course will teach the basics of selected programming languages.

Course Objectives:

  1. Understand the basic technologies used in web programming and how they interact to form a web application.
  2. Gain proficiency in navigating Mapbox documentation.
  3. Become familiar with JavaScript libraries - specifically Mapbox GL-JS which uses WebGL to render interactive maps from vector tiles and Mapbox styles.
  4. Design and create a complete, interactive web-map that employs the cartographic principles covered in this class.

Software/Web Applications:

  • GitHub Account – for viewing and submitting course assignments.
  • Visual Studio Code – for navigating and editing code documents.
  • Chrome Developer tools – for debugging websites and network activity.
  • Mapbox Account – for designing maps in Mapbox Studio, developing interactive web maps with Mapbox GL JS.
  • USFGsAL Slack Group (invitation provided in your welcome email) - for communicating with students and instructors about class assignments, projects, etc.
  • PKZip or WINZIP or similar program – to compress multiple files and folders for emailing.

Class schedule

Class Topic Lecture Homework Project Due Dates
1 Introduction link link
2 History of web-mapping and working with data link link Select project group, submit possible topics
3 Adding interactivity to your map link link Project data and proposal
4 Client-side rendering/GL maps link link
5 Project clinic and data report link link
6 Incorporating data into your webmap link link Data report
7 Big GeoJSONs link link
8 Work day Project presentations
9 Final submissions due

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