How to Create Beautiful Maps using Open Source Tools
This Thursday I will be giving a TileMill talk in Toronto on “How to Create Beautiful Maps using Open Source Tools”. I’ll walk through how TileMill works, talk about ways you can implement a custom map on a site, and demo some work that shows off how interactivity works. The event will be from 7:00 to 9:30 pm EST graciously hosted at Network Orange, 221 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1M4.
Please bring questions and computers. You can register here: http://guestlistapp.com/events/62589 I look forward to seeing you there!
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A map of Toronto designed in TileMill. Data provided for free from toronto.ca/open
Meetup agenda
Walk through what TileMill is and how it works
Talk about Carto
Create a quick map on the fly
Show how to export a map into TileStream and implement on a site
Demo a custom Toronto map made with open data to show off how easy this is to implement:
Talk about Wax
Offer to help get people setup using TileMill if they brought a Linux or Mac
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