by Ricardo Morin
It is a collection of prototypes for visualizing Oregon wild lands and related information (e.g., old growth forests, clearcuts, wildfires) using the web-based Cesium.js virtual globe and map engine and data from multiple sources.
Wow, I can’t believe that my last post was back in July. I have been pretty busy with some consulting work I am doing in the Internet of Things (IoT) field. Pretty exciting! But I am committed to continuing supporting and improving RikiTraki…
This was a well put together hands-on workshop that introduced the concepts of web mapping using Mapbox, adding data to the map using GeoJSON, handling pop-ups, map interactions, using the Geolocation API and mapping directions. In the end, you actually build a semi-useful mapping web app in just a few hours (note that if you are too far from Raleigh, NC, the walking directions API will not work due to maximum distance limitation 😃).
You can easily embed a track that you have uploaded to RikiTraki, by using the html iframe tag. Simply insert an iframe tag in your post or page with a link to the trail, like shown in the example below. Notice how it is not merely an image of the track, but the active RikiTraki site which you can fully interact with!
Before I report of my FOSS4G NA experiences including a quick summary of my favorite talks, here I am posting my final presentation slides:
This is just a brief post summarizing a few improvements I implemented recently on the 3D visualization part.
I would like to share some exciting changes I made to RikiTraki recently.
First, an invitation code is no longer required in order to create an account on RikiTraki so that you can upload your own GPS tracks and associated pictures right away. So essentially it means that we are on open beta now.
In my previous post, I showed how to register to RikiTraki in order to enable track editing functionality. Now you are ready to upload and edit tracks.
(Updated Feb 14, 2016: invitation code no longer required)
In previous posts I described how to find and view tracks stored in the RikiTraki database. Now, I will walk through how to post your own tracks to visualize and share with others.