- Jon Schleuss
The Los Angeles Times' Map Maker was created and released to help journalists make locator and other maps faster. Whether it's a quick web locator map or a more detailed map of, say, all the rides at Disneyland, the Map Maker allows you to download both images and vector files to create better maps faster. Jon Schleuss from the Times will demo how to install, use and customize Map Maker for your newsroom.
Basic purpose: Make locator map quickly.
Setup config.js and config.yaml. Uses nextzen (mapzen successor).
Can get coordinates from Google Maps if you're not geolocating.
Text is large so it scales on mobile.
Can drag bottom corner for custom sizes.
Can upload basic GeoJSON.
Layer palette to turn on and off different layers.
Add custom labels.
Download as png or svg.
RGB to CMYK converter.
Use Jquery in the console to change imported JSON.
Jon Schleuss is a data reporter, mapmaker and graphics artist at the Los Angeles Times. He enjoys the challenge of telling stories through maps: Los Angeles' homeless population, Girl Scout cookies, California's precinct election results, housing costs and more. When he's not a a deadline he's improving the Times' mapmaking tools. @gaufre
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