There are numerous ways to make a map. We will use desktop GIS software similar to QGIS or ArcGIS, web frameworks similar to Leaflet or Mapbox GL JS, or do things the quaint way with ink and paper.

Web maps are an incredible selection for presenting spatial data because they’re easily shareable and benefit from being interactive. There are a variety of tools available that make the means of creating an internet map straightforward whilst giving us full control over different elements of the map.

I might be going through of the total means of creating your individual map using open source software and open data sources, including easy methods to create a custom vector base map with OpenStreetMap and Natural Earth data, serve tiles using Tileserver, load your base map on an internet page and overlay spatial data on the map using Maplibre.

For example, I’ll create a peat lavatory of Ireland showing lavatory loss over a ten yr period. I even have prepared data from the Corine Land Cover inventory in order that it’s able to display on an internet map. The result might be an aesthetically pleasing map of Ireland’s bogs viewable within the browser.

You may view a deployed version of the ultimate map here: https://marymcguire.dev/ireland-bog-map

The repository for this project is found here:

Docker might be the primary dependency on this project, so when you haven’t already you will want to put in it in an effort to follow along. Some basic knowledge of GIS concepts might be assumed…