I use several GIS programs, including ArcGIS, Global Mapper, MAPublisher and Manifold, but for the most part I use QGIS with MAPublisher because they both work on the a Macintosh computer and work well for my needs. The Open Street Map data comes from the Open Layers plugin. The following images show data exported from WikiMapping into QGIS, an open source GIS. These maps summarize data and focus a person’s attention on trends. With permission from Melissa at Nice Ride Minnesota, I want to share some maps based on a WikiMapping project called Nice Ride Suggestions. Thank you for using WikiMapping for your organization. I’d like to help you work with your data, so please contact me using our contact form. This lets you present the map that you want to present.Įven if you don’t have MAPublisher, there are other solutions to getting your data into Map Tiles.
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I’ve shown how to export a MAPublisher created set of map tiles that can now be imported into WikiMapping. Here’s a link to the exported zipped file: sd-demo Here’s what the dialog is set to for the demo: The map projection has to be in WGS Pseudo Mercator Here’s how I prep data using Adobe Illustrator with the MAPublisher plug-inġ. Test – Here’s a sample using custom data. I realize that, even with these instructions, many people will have no clue as to how to create the map tiles. By setting this preference, you’ll now see a menu option called Tiles: You will then get an option to use your own data.Ģ. In Edit Project, select Open Street Map base.
I use MAPublisher to create the custom maps in Adobe Illustrator, and there are other options as well.ġ. Map tiles need to be in the Slippy Map Format. We are using this approach to redesign the Northeast Pennsylvania Hiking and Bicycling Map. Or we can do it for you as an additional service. You can essentially create your own custom map and support your branding. By doing this, we could export map panels that serve as a base map for a WikiMapping project. But since it is a school district map, wouldn’t it be perfect as a tool for assessing walkabilty to schools? We designed the map using Web Mercator projection. We wanted to create a solution that would work as a print map about 28×32″ in size. Yes! You can use your own authoritative base map for your WikiMapping project.įor example, we were making a school district map.
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