the secret to mapnik mastery

The Secret to Mapnik Mastery

May 7, 2014

Meet the presenters artists.

Dale Lutz Co-founder and VP of Product

Development

@DaleAtSafe

Dmitri Bagh Scenario Creation and Testing

Analyst

Agenda

Introduction

Highlights, Demos, and Contest Inspiration!

Q&A

Poll: Are you using FME with Mapnik?

ABOUT USSafe Software

Ask us. And join the discussion.

Please submit using the GoToWebinar panel.

Or tweet to #MapnikFME

Laura

Iris

Mark

New to FME?

New to FME?

Get started at: www.safe.com/getting-started

Or attend an overview webinar: safe.com/WeeklyIntro

What we do.

Demo 1: Joining late? Type questions into the

GoToWebinar panel Stick around for a live Q&A session This webinar is being recorded

Sure, we made nice rasters before……with A LOT of transformers.

MapnikRasterizer – a Game ChangerA better map with fewer transformers.

WHAT IS MAPNIK?Open source cartographic rasterizer that can generate

beautiful raster imagery

10 symbolizers

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lizer

Poly

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lizer

Polygo

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Sym

boliz

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Poin

tSym

boliz

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Text

Sym

boliz

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Raste

rSym

boliz

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Shie

ldSy

mbo

lizer

Build

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lizer

Mar

kers

Sym

boliz

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Line

Sym

boliz

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Source: https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/wiki/SymbologySupport

Registration closes May 31st

Labelling engine

Comp-op (Compositing operations)

Define how layers interact

Serve for masking

or blending

Very cool functionality

to play with

Sub-pixel anti-aliasing

An FME transformer that draws input point, line, polygon, and raster features into an image using the Mapnik toolkit.

What is the

No Coding!

Multiple layers per feature

Demo 2: Vancouver Streets

External style definitions

Mapnik Labelling engine

Vancouver Streets Example

Compound line styles

Demo 2:

Demo 2:

2.5D with Building Symbolizers

Pseudo 3D effect

Not only buildings:

any polygons and

even stroked texts

look great, too!

FME + Mapnik: Generalization

FME + Mapnik: Displacement

FME + Mapnik: River flow

FME + Mapnik: Smarter Tiling

Demo 3: Topographic map

fme.ly/tiles2fme.ly/bingtiles

Useful links

Introduction to MapnikRasterizer:http://fmepedia.safe.com/articles/Samples_and_Demos/Introduction-to-MapnikRasterizer

More about Symbolizers:

https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/wiki/SymbologySupport

https://www.mapbox.com/tilemill/docs/manual/carto/

Comp-ophttps://www.mapbox.com/tilemill/docs/guides/comp-op/

Poll: Where will you "showcase" your MapnikRasterizer creation?

Demo 4: Contour Face

Want your face contoured? Upload your photo to: fme.ly/face

FREE TRAININGMay 13 – FME DESKTOP

Save the date.

Self-Serve Access with FME Server

June 26 June 10-13

Event: FME International

User Conference

July 9

FME & JSON

Q&A – Chat or LiveRaise your hand to ask a question over the air.

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Thank you! Salesinfo@safe.com

Supportwww.safe.com/support(604) 501-9985 ext. 278

Dale LutzDal@safe.com

Dmitri BaghDmitri.Bagh@safe.com

@FMELizard