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Learning D3.js Mapping: Build stunning maps and visualizations using D3.js

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Learning D3.js Mapping

Chapter 1. Gather Your Cartographer's Toolbox

Welcome to the world of cartography with D3. In this chapter, you will be given all the tools you need to create a map using D3. These tools exist freely and openly, thanks to the wonderful world of open source. Given that we are going to be speaking in terms of the Web, our languages will be HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. After reading this book, you will be able to use all three languages effectively in order to create maps on your own.

When creating maps in D3, your toolbox is extraordinarily light. The goal is to focus on creating data visualizations and remove the burden of heavy IDEs and map-making software. The building blocks are as follows:

  • Quick bootstrap: We will cover installing Node.js, npm, and a lightweight server.
  • TopoJSON: We will see the working of this tool that is used to manage and optimize geographic information.
  • Web browser as a development tool: We will learn how to use a modern web browser, capable of rendering SVG files with built-in development tools. Some examples of common web browsers are Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and IE 9+.

    Note

    All screenshots and commands in this book have been done using Chrome. Therefore, we strongly recommend you to use this browser.

  • Installing sample code: We will take the first steps in getting to grips with coding.
  • Working with developer tools: We will get familiar with developer tools.

Quick bootstrap

If you're already familiar with working in D3 or web development, go ahead and set up your workstation based on the following commands by jumping directly to the Step-by-step bootstrap section.

A detailed explanation of this chapter's concepts will be covered if further instructions are needed. By the end of the chapter, you should feel comfortable in using the Quick bootstrap section as a convention throughout the book. The following instructions assume that Node.js and npm are already installed on your system.

Type in the following in the command line:

# Install a light webserver
npm install -g http-server

# Install topojson
npm install -g topojson

# Clone the sample code with included libraries
git clone --depth=1 git@github.com:climboid/d3jsMaps.git

# start the project
cd d3jsMaps
http-server

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Downloading the example code

You can download the example code files from your account at http://www.packtpub.com for all the Packt Publishing books you have purchased. If you purchased this book elsewhere, you can visit http://www.packtpub.com/support and register to have the files e-mailed directly to you.

Now, open your web browser to http://localhost:8080/chapter-1/example-1.html, and you should see the following map:

Quick bootstrap

Step-by-step bootstrap

The next section covers detailed instructions to set up your development environment to rapidly create visualizations in later chapters. By the end of the chapter, you will have a working environment for the rest of the book (an example of a map running and an initial look at tools used to create visualizations).

A lightweight web server

Technically, most of the content we will craft can render directly in the browser without the use of a web server. However, we highly recommend you not to go ahead with this approach. Running a web server in your local development environment is extremely easy and provides several benefits:

  • Geographic information, statistical data, and visualization code can be clearly separated into isolated files
  • API calls can be stubbed and simulated, allowing easy integration into a full-stack application in the future
  • It will prevent common mistakes when making AJAX calls to fetch geographic and statistical data (for example, the same-origin policy)

For our choice of the web server and other tools in our toolbox, we will rely on a Node.js package named http-server. Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime, which is used to build fast, scalable network applications. The platform includes Node Package Manager (npm), which was created by other members of the vibrant Node.js community and allows the developer to quickly install packages of prebuilt software.

To install Node.js, simply perform the following steps:

  1. Go to the website http://nodejs.org.
  2. Click on the INSTALL button.
  3. Open the downloaded package and follow the defaults.

To test the installation, type in the following in the command line:

node –v
v0.10.26 # or something similar should return

Now that Node.js and npm are installed, we can proceed to install the web server. When the web server is installed globally with the –g command, it becomes easily accessible throughout the system.

Once on the command line, enter the following:

npm install -g http-server

You can quickly verify the package was installed by typing the following:

http-server

Then open your web browser to http://localhost:8080. The browser should display a list of all the files in the directory from where you initiated the command.

Optimizing geographic data files with TopoJSON

The topojson is a command-line utility used to create files in the TopoJSON-serialized format. The TopoJSON format will be discussed in detail in Chapter 6, Finding and Working with Geographic Data. The topojson utility is also installed via npm.

Note

Note that we will use the syntax TopoJSON to refer to the JSON format and topojson to indicate the command-line utility.

We already have installed Node.JS and npm, so enter the following on the command line:

npm install -g topojson

Once the installation is complete, you should check the version of topojson installed on your machine just as we did with Node.js:

topojson –version

If you see Version 1.x, it means you have successfully installed topojson.

Tip

topojson uses node-gyp that has several dependencies based on the operating system. Please go to http://github.com/TooTallNate/node-gyp for details.

If you're using Windows, the basic steps are as follows:

  • Install Python 2.x (3.x not supported at the time of writing this book)
  • Install Microsoft Visual Studio C++ 2012 for Desktop (Express)

Using the web browser as a development tool

Although any modern browser supports SVG and has some kind of console, we strongly recommend you to use Google Chrome for these examples. It comes bundled with developer tools that will allow you to very easily open, explore, and modify the code. If you are not using Google Chrome, please go to http://www.google.com/chrome and install Google Chrome.

Installing the sample code

Go to https://github.com/climboid/d3jsMaps and either clone the repo, if you are familiar with Git cloning, or simply download the zipped version. Once it is downloaded, make sure to extract the file if you have it zipped.

Use the command prompt or terminal to go to the directory where you downloaded your file. For instance, if you downloaded the file to your desktop, type in the following:

cd ~/Desktop/d3jsMaps
http-server

The last command will launch the simple server we installed previously for the supplied sample code. This means that, if you open your browser and go to http://localhost:8080/chapter-1/example-1.html, you should see a map of Europe, similar to the one shown earlier.

Working with the developer tools

It's time to open the developer tools. On the top-right corner of the browser, you will see the icon as shown in the following screenshot:

Working with the developer tools

This icon opens a submenu. Click on Tools. Then click on Developer tools. A panel will open at the bottom of the browser, containing all the developer tools at your disposal.

Note

The option names mentioned here might differ according to the version of Chrome you are using.

Working with the developer tools

Tip

For quick access to developer tools on the Mac, use alt + command + I; for Windows PCs, use Ctrl + Shift + I.

Within developer tools, you have a series of tabs (Elements, Network, Sources, and so on). These tools are extremely valuable and will allow you to inspect different aspects of your code. For more information on the Chrome developer tools, please go to the link https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/authoring-development-workflow.

Since we are going to focus on the Elements tab, click on it if it is not already selected.

You should see something similar to the preceding screenshot; it will have the following code statement:

<svg width="812" height="584">

If you click on the SVG item, you should see it expand and display the path tag. The path tag will have several numbers and characters tied to a d attribute. These numbers are control points that draw the path. We will cover how the path is drawn in the next chapter and how path tags are used to create maps in Chapter 4, Creating a Map and Chapter 5, Click-click Boom! Applying Interactivity to Your Map.

We also want to draw your attention to how the HTML5 application loads the D3 library. Again in the Elements tag, after the SVG tag, you should see the <script> tag pointing to D3.js and topojson:

    <script src="http://d3js.org/d3.v3.min.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
    <script src="http://d3js.org/topojson.v1.min.js"></script>

If you click on the path located inside the SVG tag, you will see a new panel called the CSS inspector or the styles inspector. It shows and controls all the styles that are applied to a selected element—in this case the path element.

These three components create a D3 visualization:

  • HTML5 (the SVG and path elements)
  • JavaScript (the D3.js library and map code)
  • CSS (the styling of the HTML5 elements)

Creating maps and visualizations using these three components will be discussed and analyzed throughout the book.

Summary

This chapter reveals a quick glimpse of the steps for basic setup in order to have a well-organized code base to create maps with D3. You should become familiar with this setup because we will be using this convention throughout the book.

The remaining chapters will focus on creating detailed maps and achieving realistic visualizations through HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.

Let's jump right in!

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  • Access data resources to make maps and learn how to modify structures
  • Render your maps on a browser
  • Style your maps according to your needs and bind events to maps to make them interactive
  • Tie paths to the geospatial data to outline an SVG map
  • Use Chrome Dev Tools in order to inspect created code
  • Fetch data through AJAX calls with the assistance of the D3.js library
  • Work with data structures and compose blocks of logic into reusable functions
  • Troubleshoot your code
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Table of Contents

8 Chapters
1. Gather Your Cartographer's Toolbox Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
1. Gather Your Cartographer's Toolbox
Quick bootstrap
Step-by-step bootstrap
Optimizing geographic data files with TopoJSON
Using the web browser as a development tool
Summary
2. Creating Images from Simple Text Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Creating Images from Simple Text
Introduction – general knowledge
Positioning elements
Line
Rectangle
Circle
Polygon
Path
Transform
Grouping
Text
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3. Producing Graphics from Data – the Foundations of D3 Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Producing Graphics from Data – the Foundations of D3
Creating basic SVG elements
Enter
Update
Exit
AJAX
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4. Creating a Map Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Creating a Map
Foundation – creating your basic map
Experiment 1 – adjusting the bounding box
Experiment 2 – creating choropleths
Experiment 3 – adding click events to our visualization
Experiment 4 – using updates and transitions to enhance our visualization
Experiment 5 – adding points of interest
Experiment 6 – adding visualizations as a point of interest
Summary
5. Click-click Boom! Applying Interactivity to Your Map Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Click-click Boom! Applying Interactivity to Your Map
Events and how they occur
Experiment 1 – hover events
Experiment 2 – tooltips with visualizations
Experiment 3 – panning and zooming
Experiment 4 – orthographic projections
Experiment 5 – rotating orthographic projections
Experiment 6 – dragging orthographic projections
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6. Finding and Working with Geographic Data Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Finding and Working with Geographic Data
GeoData file types
Summary
7. Testing Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Testing
Code organization and reusable assets
Project structure
Writing testable code
Unit testing
Creating resilient visualization code
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Making maps is about clearly describing a terra incognita. As such this book is a crisp and concise exploration of making maps using D3, which itself is unknown landscape to many developers. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, especially since it was not a monolithic tome. It is just long enough to cover the subject matter in detail, and not so verbose that you need to carve out a week to read it.
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I wish more tech books were written like this. I have a ton of books just sitting on my shelf that are just collecting dust - I read them once and I put them aside.I was skeptical that such a short book would be if any use, but my favorite tech book are short and concise. So, I bought this on a whim. I needed to learn d3.This book is awesome. I spent the weekend working through the whole thing. The code is really well written. My goodness - it is well written! And there are test cases! The book is actually practical. Tech books like this are never practical, but this one is.Anyways, call me impressed. Super happy with this purchase.
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Interesting introduction to d3 mapping which provides a nice ramp up for those just beginning and advances into the more advanced topics such as data file types and map interactivity. The first part of the book discusses how to setup a development environment suitable for working with the provided code examples. Next, you'll learn to create basic maps followed by more interactive examples, which take advantage of d3's enter-update-exit lifecycle. Finally, you'll learn about transitions, filetypes and testing methodologies for use in creating quality geographic visuals. I really enjoyed the book and highly recommend it.
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This book is great! It makes something that seemed intimidating a breeze. Thomas and Oscar do a great job explaining map making in D3 and give you the tools to go out and continue learning. A little bonus is that it has the best explanation of D3's enter, update, and exit concepts that I've seen so far! Keep it up!
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  4. Brunei Darussalam
  5. Central African Republic
  6. The Democratic Republic of Congo
  7. Eritrea
  8. Guinea-bissau
  9. Iran
  10. Lebanon
  11. Libiya Arab Jamahriya
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan
  14. Russian Federation
  15. Syrian Arab Republic
  16. Ukraine
  17. Venezuela
What is custom duty/charge? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Customs duty are charges levied on goods when they cross international borders. It is a tax that is imposed on imported goods. These duties are charged by special authorities and bodies created by local governments and are meant to protect local industries, economies, and businesses.

Do I have to pay customs charges for the print book order? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

The orders shipped to the countries that are listed under EU27 will not bear custom charges. They are paid by Packt as part of the order.

List of EU27 countries: www.gov.uk/eu-eea:

A custom duty or localized taxes may be applicable on the shipment and would be charged by the recipient country outside of the EU27 which should be paid by the customer and these duties are not included in the shipping charges been charged on the order.

How do I know my custom duty charges? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

The amount of duty payable varies greatly depending on the imported goods, the country of origin and several other factors like the total invoice amount or dimensions like weight, and other such criteria applicable in your country.

For example:

  • If you live in Mexico, and the declared value of your ordered items is over $ 50, for you to receive a package, you will have to pay additional import tax of 19% which will be $ 9.50 to the courier service.
  • Whereas if you live in Turkey, and the declared value of your ordered items is over € 22, for you to receive a package, you will have to pay additional import tax of 18% which will be € 3.96 to the courier service.
How can I cancel my order? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Cancellation Policy for Published Printed Books:

You can cancel any order within 1 hour of placing the order. Simply contact customercare@packt.com with your order details or payment transaction id. If your order has already started the shipment process, we will do our best to stop it. However, if it is already on the way to you then when you receive it, you can contact us at customercare@packt.com using the returns and refund process.

Please understand that Packt Publishing cannot provide refunds or cancel any order except for the cases described in our Return Policy (i.e. Packt Publishing agrees to replace your printed book because it arrives damaged or material defect in book), Packt Publishing will not accept returns.

What is your returns and refunds policy? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Return Policy:

We want you to be happy with your purchase from Packtpub.com. We will not hassle you with returning print books to us. If the print book you receive from us is incorrect, damaged, doesn't work or is unacceptably late, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com with the order number and issue details as explained below:

  1. If you ordered (eBook, Video or Print Book) incorrectly or accidentally, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com within one hour of placing the order and we will replace/refund you the item cost.
  2. Sadly, if your eBook or Video file is faulty or a fault occurs during the eBook or Video being made available to you, i.e. during download then you should contact Customer Relations Team within 14 days of purchase on customercare@packt.com who will be able to resolve this issue for you.
  3. You will have a choice of replacement or refund of the problem items.(damaged, defective or incorrect)
  4. Once Customer Care Team confirms that you will be refunded, you should receive the refund within 10 to 12 working days.
  5. If you are only requesting a refund of one book from a multiple order, then we will refund you the appropriate single item.
  6. Where the items were shipped under a free shipping offer, there will be no shipping costs to refund.

On the off chance your printed book arrives damaged, with book material defect, contact our Customer Relation Team on customercare@packt.com within 14 days of receipt of the book with appropriate evidence of damage and we will work with you to secure a replacement copy, if necessary. Please note that each printed book you order from us is individually made by Packt's professional book-printing partner which is on a print-on-demand basis.

What tax is charged? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Currently, no tax is charged on the purchase of any print book (subject to change based on the laws and regulations). A localized VAT fee is charged only to our European and UK customers on eBooks, Video and subscriptions that they buy. GST is charged to Indian customers for eBooks and video purchases.

What payment methods can I use? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

You can pay with the following card types:

  1. Visa Debit
  2. Visa Credit
  3. MasterCard
  4. PayPal
What is the delivery time and cost of print books? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Shipping Details

USA:

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Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the US within 10-15 business days

Premium: Trackable Delivery to most addresses in the US within 3-8 business days

UK:

Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 7-9 business days.
Shipments are not trackable

Premium: Trackable delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 3-4 business days!
Add one extra business day for deliveries to Northern Ireland and Scottish Highlands and islands

EU:

Premium: Trackable delivery to most EU destinations within 4-9 business days.

Australia:

Economy: Can deliver to P. O. Boxes and private residences.
Trackable service with delivery to addresses in Australia only.
Delivery time ranges from 7-9 business days for VIC and 8-10 business days for Interstate metro
Delivery time is up to 15 business days for remote areas of WA, NT & QLD.

Premium: Delivery to addresses in Australia only
Trackable delivery to most P. O. Boxes and private residences in Australia within 4-5 days based on the distance to a destination following dispatch.

India:

Premium: Delivery to most Indian addresses within 5-6 business days

Rest of the World:

Premium: Countries in the American continent: Trackable delivery to most countries within 4-7 business days

Asia:

Premium: Delivery to most Asian addresses within 5-9 business days

Disclaimer:
All orders received before 5 PM U.K time would start printing from the next business day. So the estimated delivery times start from the next day as well. Orders received after 5 PM U.K time (in our internal systems) on a business day or anytime on the weekend will begin printing the second to next business day. For example, an order placed at 11 AM today will begin printing tomorrow, whereas an order placed at 9 PM tonight will begin printing the day after tomorrow.


Unfortunately, due to several restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following countries:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. American Samoa
  3. Belarus
  4. Brunei Darussalam
  5. Central African Republic
  6. The Democratic Republic of Congo
  7. Eritrea
  8. Guinea-bissau
  9. Iran
  10. Lebanon
  11. Libiya Arab Jamahriya
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan
  14. Russian Federation
  15. Syrian Arab Republic
  16. Ukraine
  17. Venezuela