In-class Exercises
Part 1: Latitude and Longitude
Let's plot some points!
- First time:
- Visit dwtkns.com/pointplotter.
- Open this list of volcanoes from NOAA in a new tab.
- Copy and paste the coordinates for the volcanoes into the text box on dwtkns.com/pointplotter and press Plot points.
- Second time:
- Visit darrinward.com/lat-long.
- Uncheck (Demo) Road Trip.
- Paste the volcanoes coordinates under Quick Lat/Lng Entry and click Add To Map.
- The results might be different from what you expected: why?
Part 2: geojson.io
- Go to geojson.io.
- Draw some shapes.
- Add some data to those shapes.
- Under the Save menu, click Gist and view your map in the "gist" it creates.