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In-class Exercises

Changing properties with CartoCSS

  1. Upload the J1_VIIRS_C2_Global_24h.zip shapefile from today's data to Carto. You can just use the zip file without unzipping it. These are fires detected over a 24 hour period, retrieved Oct 19, 2020 from FIRMS.
  2. Open the CartoCSS documentation.
  3. Make a map with the data and style the points.
  4. Using CartoCSS:
    1. Make the markers 5 pixels wide.
    2. Give the markers an outline 2 pixels wide.
    3. Give the fill and stroke of the markers different colors.
  5. Keep this Carto map open for upcoming exercises.