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In-class Exercises

Part 1: Latitude and Longitude

Let's plot some points!

  1. First time:
    1. Visit dwtkns.com/pointplotter.
    2. Open this list of volcanoes from NOAA in a new tab.
    3. Copy and paste the coordinates for the volcanoes into the text box on dwtkns.com/pointplotter and press Plot points.
  2. Second time:
    1. Visit darrinward.com/lat-long.
    2. Uncheck (Demo) Road Trip.
    3. Paste the volcanoes coordinates under Quick Lat/Lng Entry and click Add To Map.
    4. The results might be different from what you expected: why?

Part 2: geojson.io

  1. Go to geojson.io.
  2. Draw some shapes.
  3. Add some data to those shapes.
  4. Under the Save menu, click Gist and view your map in the "gist" it creates.