NYT OS Science Fair

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##SCIENCE FAIR FACT SHEET

CartoDB

####Map Your World's Data

Storytelling with Torque.js, Vecnik.js + Odyssey.js

• open source libraries for coders and creatives building narrative with data
• easy education resources to make dynamic maps
• awesome ways to stack data sensitive to spacetime

####Maps that Tell Time

• Torque GUI Demo
  1. Demonstrations in Brazil
  2. Tweets that mention sunrise map
  3. Animal migration patterns
  4. Beyonce Album Release
  5. Diwali Celebrated
  6. Ramadan Tweets w/OdysseyJS
  7. Alcatraz Escapees
  8. Lynching and the Press
  9. Eurasian Bird Migration Map

####Maps that Tell Stories

• Vecnik
  1. Points
  2. Lines
  3. Polygons
  4. Choropleth
  5. Vector Tile GUI

###Resources

• Map Academy
  • CartoDB.js -- build a web app to visualize your data, allowing for user interaction
  • SQL and PostGIS
• CartoDB Tutorials
• CartoDB Editor Documentation
• CartoDB APIs
• Community help on StackExchange
• CartoDB Map Gallery

REACH OUT

My contact: aurelia@cartodb.com

If you make a map you're proud of or just want to say hello, connect with me @auremoser

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