It was my first time at a FOSS4G conference and I really enjoyed it. Here are my favorite talks.

Favorite Talks

Monday, May 2

Zero to web map!

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 😃).

If you have a blog or a web site, it is pretty easy to embed a RikiTraki trail in it, here is how.

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!

The final presentation materials of RikiTraki at FOSS4G NA are available here

Before I report of my FOSS4G NA experiences including a quick summary of my favorite talks, here I am posting my final presentation slides:

Latest RikiTraki 3D Visualization improvements

This is just a brief post summarizing a few improvements I implemented recently on the 3D visualization part.

Presenting RikiTraki at the Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial, North America Conference on May 3, 2016

A couple of changes to RikiTraki…

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.

Uploading a new track

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.

Ready to save content to RikiTraki to share with your friends?

(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.

This is Part 3 of the “Welcome to RikiTraki” series

Happy New Year! This is my first post of 2016.

In Parts 1 and 2, I introduced RikiTraki, described the main page view, and menu bar items. In this part of the series, I will describe the track view.

This is Part 2 of the “Welcome to RikiTraki” series

In Part 1, I introduced RikiTraki, described the main page view and began describing the menu bar: the RikiTraki label and the globe icon. In this installment of the series, I will walk you through the remainder of the menu items and associated functions.