29:["$","title",null,{"children":"SVG Cartography (NACIS 2019), part one | Andy Woodruff | Observable"}] 2e:T4d9,md`# SVG Cartography (NACIS 2019), part one _This notebook is the practical companion to my [NACIS 2019 presentation](http://axismaps.com/nacis2019) on desktop-like cartographic design tricks on web graphics, along with a similar notebook on [Canvas cartography](https://observablehq.com/d/3379040b71f37cbd)._ This is not a full explanation of mapping with SVG. The focus is on particular design techniques. You can copy and modify these examples to learn the techniques better, but you may prefer to do some outside reading if all of this is foreign to you. - [Intro to Observable](https://observablehq.com/@observablehq/user-manual). The main parts of the fortchoming code examples are ordinary JavaScript, but some bits are specific to making things work in this notebook environment. - D3 and [mapping with D3](https://www.d3indepth.com/geographic/). All the maps here use D3 to turn geographic data in screen pixels. D3 is complex and not at all explained here. There are many good resources to study, and D3 skill is very, very useful in web cartography! - [SVG tutorial](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Tutorial). Some basic SVG techniques and concepts are glossed over, so you may find an intro tutorial useful. `2f:T5f6,coastalGlow = { const svg = d3.select(DOM.svg(width, height)); // append the element where filters, etc. are defined const defs = svg.append('defs'); // create/append the filter const filter = defs.append('filter') .attr('id', 'coastal-glow'); // the glow filter needs three parts: a blur, a color, and a composite of the two as its final result filter.append('feGaussianBlur') .attr('in', 'SourceAlpha') .attr('stdDeviation', 10) .attr('result', 'shadow'); filter.append('feFlood') .attr('flood-color', waterGlowColor) .attr('result', 'color'); filter.append('feComposite') .attr('in', 'color') .attr('in2', 'shadow') .attr('operator', 'in'); // water is a solid rectangle underneath everything const waterLayer = svg.append('g'); waterLayer.append('rect') .attr('width', width) .attr('height', height) .style('fill', waterColor); // this layer contains the glow (or shadow) // it draws the states but the filter applied here turns them fuzzy and blue const glowLayer = svg.append('g') .attr('filter', 'url(#coastal-glow)'); glowLayer.selectAll('path') .data(states) .enter() .append('path') .attr('d', geoPath); // finally, a normal land layer is drawn on top const statesLayer = svg.append('g'); statesLayer.selectAll('path') .data(states) .enter() .append('path') .attr('d', geoPath) .attr('fill', landColor) .attr('stroke', '#ccc'); return svg.node(); }30:T908,clipAndMaskExample = { const svg = d3.select(DOM.svg(600, 200)); svg.append('rect') .attr('width', '100%').attr('height', '100%').attr('fill', '#fafafa') const defs = svg.append('defs'); const clip = defs.append('clipPath') .attr('id', 'clippy') .attr('clipPathUnits', 'userSpaceOnuse'); clip.append('rect') .attr('x', 250) .attr('y', 50) .attr('height', 100) .attr('width', 100) .attr('fill', '#7f7f7f'); const mask = defs.append('mask') .attr('id', 'masky') .attr('maskUnits', 'userSpaceOnuse'); mask.append('rect') .attr('x', 450) .attr('y', 50) .attr('height', 100) .attr('width', 100) .attr('fill', '#7f7f7f'); svg.append('circle') .attr('cx', 250) .attr('cy', 50) .attr('r', 50) .attr('fill', '#58a2d8') .attr('clip-path', 'url(#clippy)'); svg.append('circle') .attr('cx', 450) .attr('cy', 50) .attr('r', 50) .attr('fill', '#58a2d8') .attr('mask', 'url(#masky)'); svg.append('circle') .attr('cx', 50) .attr('cy', 50) .attr('r', 50) .attr('fill', '#58a2d8'); svg.append('rect') .attr('x', 50) .attr('y', 50) .attr('height', 100) .attr('width', 100) .attr('fill', '#7f7f7f'); svg.append('circle') .attr('cx', 250) .attr('cy', 50) .attr('r', 50) .attr('fill', 'none') .attr('stroke', '#666') .attr('stroke-dasharray', '5 5'); svg.append('circle') .attr('cx', 450) .attr('cy', 50) .attr('r', 50) .attr('fill', 'none') .attr('stroke', '#666') .attr('stroke-dasharray', '5 5'); svg.append('rect') .attr('x', 250) .attr('y', 50) .attr('height', 100) .attr('width', 100) .attr('fill', 'none') .attr('stroke', '#666') .attr('stroke-dasharray', '5 5'); svg.append('rect') .attr('x', 450) .attr('y', 50) .attr('height', 100) .attr('width', 100) .attr('fill', 'none') .attr('stroke', '#666') .attr('stroke-dasharray', '5 5'); svg.append('text') .attr('x', 275) .attr('y', 175) .attr('text-anchor', 'middle') .text('Square as clipPath'); svg.append('text') .attr('x', 475) .attr('y', 175) .attr('text-anchor', 'middle') .text('Square as mask'); return svg.node(); }31:T5e4,coastalOffset = { const svg = d3.select(DOM.svg(width, height)); const defs = svg.append('defs'); // water background as usual const waterLayer = svg.append('g'); waterLayer.append('rect') .attr('width', width) .attr('height', height) .style('fill', waterColor); function addOffsetCoastline(distance) { const mask = defs.append('mask') .attr('id', `coastline${distance}`); mask.append('rect') .attr('width', width) .attr('height', height) .attr('fill', 'white'); mask.selectAll('path.black') .data(states) .enter() .append('path') .attr('class', 'black') .attr('stroke', 'black') .attr('stroke-linejoin', 'round') .attr('fill', 'none') .attr('stroke-width', distance - 2) .attr('d', geoPath); waterLayer.append('g') .selectAll('path') .data(states) .enter() .append('path') .attr('stroke', '#37656b') .attr('stroke-linejoin', 'round') .attr('fill', 'none') .attr('stroke-width', distance) .attr('mask', `url(#coastline${distance})`) .attr('d', geoPath); } addOffsetCoastline(40); addOffsetCoastline(20); addOffsetCoastline(10); // finally, the land on top const statesLayer = svg.append('g'); statesLayer.selectAll('path') .data(states) .enter() .append('path') .attr('d', geoPath) .attr('fill', landColor) .attr('stroke', '#37656b'); return svg.node(); }32:T1048,slightlyFancyPatterns = { const svg = d3.select(DOM.svg(width, height)); const defs = svg.append('defs'); const patternSize = 20; // this is a clipPath needed to cut circles into semicircles for the wave pattern defs.append('clipPath') .attr('id', 'patternClip') .attr('clipPathUnits', 'objectBoundingBox') // units will be as % of the object size to which this is applied .append('rect') .attr('x', 0) .attr('y', .5) // i.e. 50% of object height .attr('width', 1) .attr('height', .5); // 50% of object height // ^ in other words, the object will be clipped to show only its bottom half const waterPattern = defs.append('pattern') .attr('id', 'waterPattern') .attr('width', patternSize) .attr('height', patternSize * 1.5) .attr('patternUnits', 'userSpaceOnUse') // solid background waterPattern.append('rect') .attr('width', patternSize) .attr('height', patternSize * 2) .attr('fill', waterColor); const waves = waterPattern.append('g') .style('fill', 'none') .style('stroke', waterGlowColor) .style('stroke-width', 0.5) .attr('transform', 'scale(1, .75)'); // squished a bit vertically so waves aren't exactly circular // three semicircles: one centered at the top left corner, one at top right corner, and one kind of in the center // as the first two extend outside the pattern area, they're actually two quarter circles // ...forming this kind of shape: _/\_ waves.append('circle') .attr('clip-path', 'url(#patternClip)') .attr('cx', 0) .attr('cy', 0) .attr('r', patternSize * .5); waves.append('circle') .attr('clip-path', 'url(#patternClip)') .attr('cx', patternSize) .attr('cy', 0) .attr('r', patternSize * .5); // kind of centered // bottom half of a circle: \_/ waves.append('circle') .attr('clip-path', 'url(#patternClip)') .attr('cx', patternSize * .5) .attr('cy', patternSize) .attr('r', patternSize * .5); // see below for an image of what the above look like altogether // the land pattern works similarly but is simpler, just some dots const landPattern = defs.append('pattern') .attr('id', 'landPattern') .attr('width', patternSize) .attr('height', patternSize) .attr('patternUnits', 'userSpaceOnUse'); landPattern.append('rect') .attr('width', patternSize) .attr('height', patternSize) .attr('fill', landColor); const dotColor = '#eee'; // drawing dots could be done more concisely in a loop, but here they are explicitly landPattern.append('circle') .attr('cx', 0) .attr('cy', 0) .attr('r', patternSize/8) .attr('fill', dotColor); landPattern.append('circle') .attr('cx', patternSize/2) .attr('cy', 0) .attr('r', patternSize/8) .attr('fill', dotColor); landPattern.append('circle') .attr('cx', patternSize) .attr('cy', 0) .attr('r', patternSize/8) .attr('fill', dotColor); landPattern.append('circle') .attr('cx', patternSize/4) .attr('cy', patternSize/2) .attr('r', patternSize/8) .attr('fill', dotColor); landPattern.append('circle') .attr('cx', 3 * patternSize/4) .attr('cy', patternSize/2) .attr('r', patternSize/8) .attr('fill', dotColor); landPattern.append('circle') .attr('cx', 0) .attr('cy', patternSize) .attr('r', patternSize/8) .attr('fill', dotColor); landPattern.append('circle') .attr('cx', patternSize/2) .attr('cy', patternSize) .attr('r', patternSize/8) .attr('fill', dotColor); landPattern.append('circle') .attr('cx', patternSize) .attr('cy', patternSize) .attr('r', patternSize/8) .attr('fill', dotColor); const waterLayer = svg.append('g'); waterLayer.append('rect') .attr('width', width) .attr('height', height) .style('fill', 'url(#waterPattern)'); // use water pattern const statesLayer = svg.append('g'); statesLayer.selectAll('path') .data(states) .enter() .append('path') .attr('d', geoPath) .attr('fill', 'url(#landPattern)') // use land pattern .attr('stroke', '#ccc'); return svg.node(); }33:[] 2c:{"id":"bc6a51b864a90bc9","slug":"svg-cartography-nacis-2019-part-one","title":"SVG Cartography (NACIS 2019), part one","thumbnail":"fcae72f5c1babf61f3249d3bb3df39901b887f8d8dcaed0569ad43b33e44a7b0","access_level":"public","create_time":"$D2019-08-01T13:16:29.804Z","update_time":"$D2019-10-07T13:53:56.461Z","view_time":null,"first_public_time":"$D2019-10-22T13:39:07.000Z","has_unpublished_edits":null,"fork":false,"stars":21,"starred":false,"owner":{"type":"team","id":"bfe5aba2660a6b48","login":"awoodruff","name":"Andy Woodruff","avatar_url":"https://avatars-next.observableusercontent.com/5c324e9093cfc2423a9cdab735cb34bca21fc1054c682203c86d11120c6501e4","tier":"starter_2024"},"version":418,"publish_version":418,"role":null,"authored":false,"authors":[{"type":"individual","id":"11afbf5c8c80da37","login":"awoodruff","name":"Andy Woodruff","avatar_url":"https://avatars-next.observableusercontent.com/5c324e9093cfc2423a9cdab735cb34bca21fc1054c682203c86d11120c6501e4","tier":null}],"members":[{"type":"individual","id":"11afbf5c8c80da37","login":"awoodruff","name":"Andy Woodruff","avatar_url":"https://avatars-next.observableusercontent.com/5c324e9093cfc2423a9cdab735cb34bca21fc1054c682203c86d11120c6501e4","tier":null,"role":"editor"}],"comments":[],"custom_thumbnail":false,"trashed":false,"lapsed":null,"subscribed":null,"forks":10,"collection":null,"type":"notebook","body":{"titling":"auto","title":"SVG Cartography (NACIS 2019), part one","cells":[{"id":0,"value":"$2e","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined","providerMetadata":"$undefined","attachments":"$undefined","output":"$undefined","database":"$undefined"},{"id":57,"value":"md` ### Drawing a map with SVG\n\nWhile an SVG map could come straight out of graphics or GIS software, a web map most commonly draws itself from some geodata (usually GeoJSON). 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