Marker clusters can be a good way to simply a map containing many markers. When the map is zoomed out nearby markers are combined together into a cluster, which is separated out when the map zoom level is closer. In this post I show you how Folium marker clusters are easy to set up and… Read More »
SQLiteStudio is a free SQLite database manager. In this post I show you the SQLite import csv steps for SQLiteStudio. 1. Open or Create Your SQLite Database In this case I had an existing, empty database called “postcodes” 2. Open “Import” Window Bring up the “Import” dialogue window by going to Tools -> Import. 3.… Read More »
In this post I show you how to plot lines in Folium – the python module for plotting leaflet maps. Add PolyLine to Map Like ‘markers’, lines are added to folium map objects with the add_to() method where “points” is a list of tuples containing latitude and longitude information, and “my_map” is a folium map… Read More »
Leaflet is a powerful Javascript library for interactive maps. I’ve wanted to have a go at using Leaflet for a while, but learning Javascript for just one library seemed over the top. Thankfully I’ve recently found Folium – a python package that makes it easy to produce a Python Leaflet map. A Simple Python Leaflet… Read More »
Use this interactive map to find Colchester public toilets. There are some as far afield as Dedham and Mersea! Colchester Public Toilets: Python Code Data on the locations of the public toilets in Colchester from Colchester Borough Council. This map was produced using the Folium python package. The code is available below, or you can download… Read More »