Workshop by CartoDB
Purpose of the workshop including specific learning objectives
We will show how to go from your data to interactive maps in just 30 seconds.
We will guide you through map-publishing in the Editor GUI, and expand on this for additional customization via the open libraries and APIs. Participants will review geo-spatial data formatting, SQL querying, styling with CartoCSS, and the mechanics of map integration with CartoJS.
Target workshop audience
Everyone is invited, as CartoDB is an easy-to-use platform that can be used in a wide array of situations.
From Business Intelligence analysts to educators and researchers, geospatial data can help almost any professional to make insightful and smart decissions.
Workshop duration
90 minutes
Instructions for participants - materials required
Bring a laptop with internet connection.
Background on computers and Internet, preferably Javascript/HTML basics
Detailed description of workshop
CartoDB is an open-source mapping platform allowing users to design, publish, and share maps online. It automates the building of maps from dynamic data, applies style and query functions from CSS and SQL standards, and implements customizations to both UI and data structure components on the fly. The easy-to-use Editor runs in your web browser and enables mapmaking in minutes. More custom integrations of maps into your own applications is as easy as leveraging the CartoDB APIs and libraries, which extend the Editor functionality with PostGIS SQL and Javascript.
Workshop Facilitator
This workshop will be led by Ernesto Martínez Becerra. He is a Geographer, Educator and GIS specialist. He is concerned about maps, data visualization and the effect it could have in Education. As part of the CartoDB team, he is now helping clients develop their geospatial projects and applications with the CartoDB technology.
For any queries, kindly write to ernesto@cartodb.com or on Twitter @ernesmb
presentation
http://cartodb.github.io/training/intermediate/gwf-workshop.html