Data/Styles in MapBox

Data in Mapbox

EXAMPLE – Toronto Area Food Retailers (Points, geojson)

EXAMPLE – US States (Polygons, geojson)

Styling the Data

  • We can access the data we uploaded in the style section

    • Edit colors, other traits

  • Limits to this method

    • Need javascript to do more complicated styling

  • We can also download the whole thing as a json file

EXERCISE

  • Add Toronto CMA, Toronto DAs, and Toronto Supermarkets as new tilesets
    • Create a new style
  • Add the three data layers
    • Make CMA visible at low zoom levels (higher altitude)
    • Make DAs visible at medium zoom levels
    • Add supermarkets, and stylize
  • Publish your map