The NPMap team has an ambitious goal: Creating an accessible, custom, and dynamic (“real-time”) map for each of the 400+ National Park Service sites. Each of these maps is handcrafted to match the National Park Service’s rich graphic tradition, and can be used in both web maps and mobile applications.
To support this goal, the team has built a flexible geospatial platform on top of a number of open source software projects, including PostgreSQL/PostGIS, Node.js, MapBox, CartoDB, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet, Twitter Bootstrap, and Maki. This platform eliminates the technical hurdles that have traditionally been associated with building digital maps, making it possible for Parks to build and maintain their own map(s).
This talk will dive into what exactly a National Park Service map is, and will also go into detail about the NPMap team’s geospatial platform.
