Tyler Young on Geo Mapping at Felt
Elixir Wizards
English - October 13, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 29.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsTechnology Education How To elixir elixirlang phoenix web apps mobile apps webdev software development javascript ruby on rails programming Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today on Elixir Wizards we are joined by Tyler Young to explore the particulars of Geo Mapping, the process of turning data into maps. Tyler is a Senior Software Developer at Felt, the world’s first collaborative mapping tool built for anyone to make a beautiful map in minutes. Tune in today to learn more about Geo Mapping from today’s special guest, Tyler Young!
Key Points From This Episode:
A brief breakdown of today’s topic and introduction to our special guest, Tyler Young
We discover Tyler’s background and how he started working in Elixir, as well as how he got into the map business because of his love for Elixir
We learn about GIS and its history as a system/standard/protocol, and how someone can study GIS
Find out how mapping is helpful in more ways than just for directions, including climate changes, vacation planning, and more
Tyler breaks down the common technologies and toolkits for programming with maps
The specific tools that Felt is using to ingest map data and build the interactive maps
What common problems arise when developing with maps
Tyler teaches the Elixir Wizards about his tried and true way of decision making with “The McDonald’s option”
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**Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Tyler Young on Twitter — https://twitter.com/TylerAYoung
Tyler Young on GitHub — https://github.com/s3cur3
Tyler Young on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-young-dev/
Felt — https://felt.com/about
SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/
SmartLogic Twitter — https://twitter.com/smartlogic
Today on Elixir Wizards we are joined by Tyler Young to explore the particulars of Geo Mapping, the process of turning data into maps. Tyler is a Senior Software Developer at Felt, the world’s first collaborative mapping tool built for anyone to make a beautiful map in minutes. Tune in today to learn more about Geo Mapping from today’s special guest, Tyler Young!
Key Points From This Episode:
A brief breakdown of today’s topic and introduction to our special guest, Tyler Young
We discover Tyler’s background and how he started working in Elixir, as well as how he got into the map business because of his love for Elixir
We learn about GIS and its history as a system/standard/protocol, and how someone can study GIS
Find out how mapping is helpful in more ways than just for directions, including climate changes, vacation planning, and more
Tyler breaks down the common technologies and toolkits for programming with maps
The specific tools that Felt is using to ingest map data and build the interactive maps
What common problems arise when developing with maps
Tyler teaches the Elixir Wizards about his tried and true way of decision making with “The McDonald’s option”
_
**Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Tyler Young on Twitter — https://twitter.com/TylerAYoung
Tyler Young on GitHub — https://github.com/s3cur3
Tyler Young on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-young-dev/
Felt — https://felt.com/about
SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/
SmartLogic Twitter — https://twitter.com/smartlogic