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I N T R O T O
C A R T O G R A P H Y
P A R T 1
C A R T O G R A P H Y
W H A T A R E W E G O I N G T O T A L K
A B O U T ?
• Cartography
• Why Make Maps
• Types of Maps
• Coordinate Systems
• Points, Lines, & Shapes
• Glitter
A N D I N A F E W M O R E
L U N C H E S …
• Make your own digital
maps
• #VisualizeNoMalaria
project
W H Y M A K E M A P S ?
R O A D M A P
P O L I T I C A L M A P
P H Y S I C A L M A P
T O P O G R A P H I C A L M A P S
T O P O G R A P H I C A L M A P S
T H E M A T I C M A P
T H E M A T I C M A P
C L I M A T E M A P
W H A T T H E E A R T H L O O K S
L I K E
W H A T A F L A T E A R T H
L O O K S L I K E ?
M A P P R O J E C T I O N S
M E R C A T O R
P O L A R P R O J E C T I O N
L A T I T U D E A N D
X O V E R Y !
P O I N T S , L I N E S , &
P O I N T S , L I N E S , &
S H A P E S
Line
Shape
Point
P O I N T S , L I N E S , &
S H A P E S
Line
Shape
Point
W I T H S T Y L E !
S I Z E , C O L O R , P O S I T I O N ,
S H A P E
W H A T P O I N T S , L I N E S , S H A P E S , A N D
S T Y L E S T O Y O U S E E ?
W H A T P O I N T S , L I N E S , S H A P E S , A N D
S T Y L E S T O Y O U S E E ?
I N T R O M A P B O X A N D
M A P M A K I N G
P A R T 2
L E T ’ S G E T M A P P I N G !
S E T U P Y O U R M A P B O X
A C C O U N T• Go to http://www.mapbox.com
• Click on Sign Up in upper right corner
S E L E C T T O M A K E A N E W S T Y L E
• Click on New Style
• Give your Map a name
• Pick a starter map style and click on Create
P O I N T S , L I N E S & S H A P E S W I T H
G L I T T E R
• Layers of:
• Points
• Lines
• Shapes
S H A P E S
• Select the Water layer to see the Style options
• Pick a new color for the water
• Optional - pick a Stroke Color
L I N E S
• Select the Admin Boundaries folder to open it (this is country boundaries)
• Pick a new color for the boundaries of Admin 2 Boundaries
• Change the line width to be bigger or smaller.
• Zoom and and out
P O I N T S
• Use the Search to find San Francisco
P O I N T S
• Find the layer for Place City Lg N, ad change the color.
• You can change the color at different Zoom Levels
• You can change the Opacity (if it see through or not)
P O I N T S
• Notice the options for Icon, Position, & Placement under Style
• Add and Icon to the Large Cities
• Use the Size to make it larger
• Use Position to move the Label or the Icon
P R O P E R T I E S
• Use the Properties (lower left) to adjust:
• Fonts
• Colors
• Icons
• Etc.
D U P L I C A T E
• Select a Layer you would like to copy
• Click on the Duplicate Layer icon
F I L T E R
• Select a layer to filter
• Go to the Select data tab
• Add a filter, such as on iso = US
P L A Y A N D P U B L I S H
S H A R E . Y O U A R E N O W A F A M O U S
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H U M A N I T A R I A N O P E N
S T R E E T M A P T O H E L P F I G H T
M A L A R I A
P A R T 3
What is malaria?
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Slide Title
using your data skills to have an
• 3.4 billion people live in areas at risk
of malaria transmission
• 104 Countries or territories in which
malaria is currently considered
endemic
• ~200 Million cases of malaria
per year
• $12 Billion UDS the direct costs
of malaria every year
• ~400,000 deaths worldwide
from malaria each yearSlide courtesy of
Where we are going?
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INSERT BETTER PHOTO of CHW
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“Surveillance is the next malaria vaccine”
R E M E M B E R S F W A S P O I N T S , L I N E S
A N D S H A P E S …
Line
Shape
Point
https://vimeo.com/217858137
D R I V I N G T H R O U G H
Z A M B I A
NOW WE WANT TO GET DOWN TO THE
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
WE ARE GOING TO ADD THOSE SHAPES SO MAP MAKERS CAN
USE THEM TO BUILD MAPS
SO WE CAN ALL
HELP
FIGHT MALARIA