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A collection of 20 posts

Leaflet

Plugin: Leaflet Truesize

A Leaflet plugin for creating projection aware draggable polygons and polylines.

Feb 07, 2018
Tine Tine
JavaScript

npm tips & scripts!

In this article we cover some useful tips and tricks about how to use npm.

Nov 07, 2017
Peppe Peppe
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.

Oct 10, 2017
Moritz Moritz
react

Making Maps With React

In this article you can find an overview about different React mapping libraries. A lot of our projects are about data visualizations and maps.

Apr 25, 2017
Stefan Stefan
JavaScript

Image Processing in Javascript

If you’re looking for a way to process or manipulate pictures in your web project, it might be worth having a look at some of the libraries introduced in this blog post.

Feb 20, 2017
Tine Tine
JavaScript

React UI Libraries

This article introduces 5 React UI libraries. You will see how to setup and integrate them for your purposes. We will share our impressions and show an example for each library.

Jun 27, 2016
Stefan Stefan
JavaScript

Document Classification in Javascript

If you want to work with a large amount of data, there are some machine learning techniques that might be helpful for you. A common task in this area is the classification of texts.

Jun 07, 2016
Tine Tine
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.

May 23, 2016
Moritz Moritz
JavaScript

Neural Networks in Javascript

Neural networks provide the possibility to solve complicated non linear problems. They can be used in various areas such as signal classification, forecasting timeseries and pattern recognition.

May 09, 2016
Tine Tine
data visualization

Using Spreadsheets as a CMS for data visualizations

When we build visualizations, we sometimes need small backends for our applications which enable our clients to change data after launch. This is especially useful when the app should update automatically.

Mar 11, 2016
Christopher Christopher
JavaScript

We are hiring: Javascript Developer in Berlin

If you want to work as a Javascript developer on journalistic projects in Berlin, send us a mail with work samples. We are a small group of people working on web applications.

Mar 09, 2016
webkid webkid
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.

Feb 13, 2016
Moritz Moritz
data visualization

Some simple tricks for creating responsive charts with D3

In this post I have collected some techniques that I used recently when creating D3 Charts. These examples might help you to improve the readability and usability of your charts.

Nov 23, 2015
Christopher Christopher
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.

Oct 05, 2015
Moritz Moritz
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.

Jun 25, 2015
Moritz Moritz
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.

May 22, 2015
Moritz Moritz
D3

Replacing jQuery with D3

You can easily replace jQuery in your visualization projects by using D3-only functions. When creating visualizations or interactives we often use a combination of jQuery and D3.

May 14, 2015
Christopher Christopher
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.

Feb 12, 2015
Moritz Moritz
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.

Jan 05, 2015
Moritz Moritz
D3

Small multiple maps using d3

Some datasets consist of geo-referenced values and a time component. We can visualize this type of data using "small multiples". This means that we are creating multiple small representations of the visualization.

Oct 21, 2014
Christopher Christopher
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