TileMill is a design environment developed by MapBox for cartography, constituting Mapnik as a renderer, CartoCSS as a stylesheet language, and a locally-served web interface with Node.JS as a server and based on Backbone.js for the client.
Older versions up to 0.10.x are available with a native GUI on all supported platforms.
TileMill works well to load OSM data from a PostGIS database, in addition to loading shapefiles, GeoTIFFs, GeoJSON files, CSV files, both locally and from URLs.
TileMill supports exporting to multiple formats: MBTiles, PDF, PNG, JPG and Mapnik XML configuration files. Mercator is the main-supported projection.
This is a small lightweight Python + JavaScript project that enables you to scrap Google Map leads in almost no time.
Features
1. Scrape up to 1200 Google Map Leads in just 25 minutes, providing you with an extensive pool of potential customers to drive sales.
2. Access 30 Data Points,
Raven - Advanced Cyber Threat Map (Simplified, customizable and responsive. It uses D3.js with TOPO JSON, has 247 countries, ~100,000 cities, and can be used in an isolated environment without external lookups!.
Inkscape is a Free and open source vector graphics editor for GNU/Linux, Windows and macOS. It offers a rich set of features and is widely used for both artistic and technical illustrations such as cartoons, clip art, logos, typography, diagramming and flowcharting. It uses vector graphics to allow for
Takes 2D GIS datasets (e.g. topographical datasets) and "3dfies" them (as in "making them three-dimensional") by lifting every polygon to 3D. The elevation is obtained from a point cloud (we support LAS/LAZ at this moment), and the semantics of every polygon is used to perform the lifting. That
OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD objects. It is free software and available for Linux/UNIX, MS Windows and macOS.
Unlike most free software for creating 3D models (such as the famous application Blender), OpenSCAD focuses on the CAD aspects rather than the artistic aspects of 3D
QuakeFeed is a lightweight free iOS app that notify and alert users with earthquakes. It uses multiple sources, uses an interactive map, and contains a historical data back to 1900.
With its latest update, the app also supports wildfires, hurricanes, and erupting volcanoes.
Features
1. Simple clutter-free interface
2. Browse
Bike Router is an interactive open-source map app that can help you plan your cycling trips. It allows you to set the start point, end point and several mid-points for your trip.
It calculates and display the path, distance, and routes on a map and a visual graph.
The project
Designing maps might seem easy, but it is not, especially when many tools require certain levels of technical knowledge. A good map design can promote your presentation, website, and increase your work exposure.
Data scientists, business analysts, marketeers, advertisers, and many other professions require map design in their daily work.