Welcome to GEOG 384

Principles of the Geospatial Web

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Class 1

Download a rich text editor to use while coding in this course (you are welcome to use any that you like if you have a preference, but in this class we will be using Sublime 3 for instruction).
- Download Sublime Text to use as your text editor (also available on class computers)
- https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/ Notepad ++ is also recommended should you prefer.
Create a Mapbox Account

Add a geoJSON line to a mapbox map
Add a geoJSON polygon to a mapbox map
Look at the structure of the dataset you made and the code in the Mapbox example, replace the relevant section in the example with your own data.
Be careful in coding even a mistake of a single character can cause your code to stop working!

Done with lines and polygons? Can you figure out how to add a point from geoJSON?
Can you add a geoJSON dataset with all three types of data at the same time?
explore other mapbox examples. can you make a custom icon?

Sign up for Code Academy This is the first tool we will use to learn how to Javascript, there will be others
Get a start with sections 1) Introduction and 2)Conditionals

Reminder: as a part of your participation mark you need to sign up for Twitter(X) and tweet with the hashtag #neogeoweb

Today, we will be using W3 Schools, an excellent free resource for learning coding online. The standard format of this website is blocks of explanatory text, followed by sections that feature a "Try It Yourself" button. This button will open a code "sandbox" environment where you get to experiemnt and learn by doing.
W3 Schools - Javascript Variables
We will be using this site to continue learning our coding skills, please sign up for an account with them to track your progress. (look for the button at the top right of the screen)

Reminder: as a part of your participation mark you need to sign up for Twitter(X) and tweet with the hashtag #neogeoweb

Continue your progress on Code Academy By Thursday, you should have completed sections 1-3 Introduction and Conditionals
Billion Dollar Code suggested watching - Netflix miniseries on developmnet of digitial earth and the scandals and struggles that accompanied.

Codeacademy Javascript - (2) Introduction (lesson and projects)
Codeacademy Javascript - (3) Conditionals (lesson and projects)
Codeacademy Javascript - (4) Functions (this module only has the Lesson for free)