Making beautiful maps with Mapbox Studio by Charley Glynn
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Making beautiful maps with Mapbox Studio
Charley Glynn
About meI am a
Cartographic Designerat
Ordnance Surveywhere
I make mapsamongst other things
How we use QGIS at OSIt has become the go-to GIS for many
Customer support staff use QGIS
We create and release QML stylesheets
Carto Design use QGIS to create one-off maps
We use QGIS to create how-to guides
Workshop material online
Go to this link:
goo.gl/vEeqWO
This folder contains two workshop activitiesplus a guide on loading OML into Mapbox Studio
I’m gonna cover all these thingsCartography
Cartographic Design PrinciplesOS OpenData
The Mapbox StackMapbox Studio
Loading data (Sources)Making maps (Styles)Advanced cartography
Web maps and print mapsThe future of web maps
What is cartography?“Cartography (map-making) is the discipline dealing with the conception,
production, dissemination and study of maps in all forms.”International Cartographic Association
Communication of spatial information
Portraying a message or telling a story
Form and Function
Carto Design PrinciplesUnderstanding on user requirements
Consideration of display formatA clear visual hierarchy
SimplicityLegibility
ConsistencyAccessibility
Good composition
os.uk/cartodesign
OS Open Map - Local
The Mapbox Stack
Mapbox Plans
Mapbox Studio
Mapbox Studio
Mapbox Studio
Mapbox Studio
Mapbox Studio
Mapbox Studio
os.uk/osmaps
Mapbox Studio
Sourcesdata - vector tiles
Mapbox StreetsMapbox TerrainMapbox Satellite
Add your own
Stylescartography
CartoCSSMultiple Sources
Web & Print
Full design control
CartoCSS“A Mapnik stylesheet pre-processor developed by MapBox and inspired by
Cascadenik”
First introduced in Tilemill
Based on CSS - a web design language
Relatively easy to learn and use
CartoCSS
Zoom levelsDefine zoom (scale) range per layer/feature
Above, below or equal to
VariablesDefine common colours, fonts, fields
Can save time
PointsSimple markers or custom images (PNG, SVG)
Lots of placement options
Lines
PolygonsLots of options here
From simple fill colour to custom textures
Labels
Advanced cartographyFilters
TexturesCustom fonts
Custom symbologyRegular expressions
Drop shadows and glowsComposite and blend colours
And lots more
Mapbox Studio Classic
Mapbox Studio
New Mapbox StudioOnline map design studio (currently in beta)
Full control over styleA new GUI - no coding required
Mapbox GLOn-device vector renderer
High speed rendering
The future of web maps
Mapbox GL
Online resourcesMapbox Guides
(including the docs within Studio)
Check out Mapbox’s styles
OS OpenData
OS Carto Design Principles
Inspiration on QGIS Flickr Group
OS OpenData16 free-to-use products
National coverage
Quality assured
Regularly updated
> 1 million downloads
New OS Open productsOS Open Rivers
OS Open Roads
OS Open Names
OS Open Map - Local (OML)
Launched on 24th March 2015
Workshop material online
Go to this link:
goo.gl/vEeqWO
This folder contains two workshop activitiesplus a guide on loading OML into Mapbox Studio
Come and talk to me about...Mapbox Studio
OS OpenData
OS Maps
Maps API (coming soon)
Cartography...and of course QGIS
ThanksCharley [email protected]
@charley_glynn