Mapping with Data.wa.gov (and others)

For a recent meeting I put together a step-by-step stroll through the mapping and sharing features of data.wa.gov.

We start with this map as a starting point:

From there we drill down into the source dataset:

Next I figured we switch to this dataset, which does not yet have a map:

- I'll build a map on a demo account and share it back to the DEL account.

Since the demo account does not have full publishing permissions, I'll log in as admin and show how a map can be shared, transferred etc.

Lastly, if time allows I'll show this uploaded shapefile for comparison:

- which I imported from this custom mapping website

Alternatively, we can look at comparing the mapping tools from a variety of companies

For this approach I'd work with this map in the Socrata platform

- derived from this dataset:

- which is one of a selection of datasets that are ported into the ESRI environment through middleware

- where it looks like this:

It can also be exported as OData into Tableau Public, where it looks like this:

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