Node.js 🔊 Making Music from Data An explanation about how to use Scribbletune to create MIDI files from data.
JavaScript Plugin: Swoopy Arrows For Leaflet Maps We created a plugin that helps you to create customizable swoopy arrow annotations on top of Leaflet maps.
css CSS/UI Frameworks: 10 Bootstrap alternatives In this post I will give you an overview of some CSS and UI frameworks. If you are building a rich admin dashboard, Bootstrap is totally fine, but for smaller projects you might not need all its features.
JavaScript Analysing Satellite Images With Google Earth Engine In our recent project we visualized how green German cities really are. It was the first time the interactive team of the Berliner Morgenpost used satellite imagery for a data visualization.
JavaScript How to process geospatial data with Node.js and TURF In the last two years we created several map projects. When you do projects like this it's a common task that you have to process geospatial data before you can use it.
maps Interactive 3D Maps With OSMBuildings In this article I will show you how to create a 3D map based on OSMBuildings with custom geojson data and fly-to animations. Last week we published the project "Berlins neue Skyline".
JavaScript We let 10k+ people draw the former inner-german border. This is what happened. On October 3rd Germany celebrated the 25th anniversary of the reunification. Therefore we published the interactive feature Einheitsreise. As a story intro we asked our readers to draw the former East-West German border.
hapi How to create a REST API with Hapi, Dogwater and Bedwetter Creating a REST API is a common task in web development. I really like the ecosystem of Hapi, so today I want to show you how to do that using the Plugins Dogwater and Bedwetter.
maps You Might Not Need QGIS QGIS is a great tool when you have to work with geospatial data, but when you only want to do one or two little tasks, like renaming or filtering some attributes then you might not need a heavy GUI based program.
maps How we created an interactive map of Europe with 100k+ areas Recently we published an interactive map that visualizes where the population in Europe grows and where it declines. It is a very detailed map with 119.406 colored polygons.
JavaScript 3D Map Library Roundup This is a quick roundup about WebGL map libraries. Since IOS is supporting WebGL and the browser support is getting better in general, it becomes a relevant technology for map applications too.
Node.js Node.js Scraping Libraries In this post I will show you how to use different libraries so you can get a rough idea of how to work with them. These are only very simple examples. Please check out the docs to get to know more.
maps How to create simple effects for map applications with CSS In this post I will show you how to create some effects that let your maps appeal more interesting/fancy/weird. These effects are just proof of concepts, but they could help you to attract more attention.
JavaScript Leaflet: Seven rarely used features In this post I will share some Leaflet features with you I wish I knew earlier. It should help you to use the full power of Leaflet and not only stick to the map related functions.
data visualization Javascript Chart Libraries In this article we will give you a quick overview about open source javascript chart libraries (mostly D3 based). Just leave a comment if you miss one.
maps Maps with Leaflet, TopoJSON & Chroma.js In this post I will show you how to create a world map with random colored countries following 4 steps.