datamaps.co

Datamaps.co is a free and simple platform for creating visualizations with data maps. It allows you to upload CSV file with region data, and fully customize your map's appearance. Your Map can be saved as PNG or SVG.

Main technology stack

React
Redux
d3
Node + express
css-modules

Adding new map

prepare topoJSON file:
- http://www.diva-gis.org/gdata - free spatial data
- http://www.mapshaper.org/ - Tool for editing and converting Shapefile to topoJSON
place topoJSON file in public/data/topo/MAP_TYPE.json
create example csv and put to public/data/csv/
- you can run: node lib/scripts/js_to_csv.js [MAP_TYPE] (it will load topojson file from previous steps)
add map info to src/config/maps.js
create map image thumb and put to public/images/maps/ [resolution: 350x250]

Dependencies

Node v6.6.0
npm v3.10.7
yarnpkg v0.15.1

Development

clone this repo
run yarn install from main repo directory
start express.js server: npm start
go to localhost:3030 in your browser

License