Portfolio Description
We developed a custom online mapping platform for Chautauqua County to showcase over 250 miles of publicly accessible trails. This included Python coded web mapping drop downs, tooltips and custom dropdown filtering. This online map is now live on the Chautauqua County’s “Choose CHQ” website here. The online maps is complimented by a series of cartographic maps of the trail networks that is available for free download on the Avenza Maps platform here. These Avenza maps make offline access available via smartphones for trail users. We have embedded the online map below for you to access directly from this portfolio page:
Challenges
The most challenging part about making these maps for Chautauqua County was the diversity of trail uses. We were able to accommodate the County’s request to sort by trail uses by creating a seamless dropdown filter on the top of the map. We were also able to create a custom tooltip that allows the user to find information about parking area ammenities and surfaces as well as trail distances and ownerships.
Special Value Added Features
Chautauqua County wanted to have printable trail maps to give to visitors and to laminate and show at trailheads. We accomplished this by creating all maps at a scale that fit on letter-size paper. We also embedded QR codes pointing to Avenza Maps download sites for each map so that trail users can easily download the app and the free maps.
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