Julia Mapping: A Practical Guide

Data mapping for people who just want the solutions.

This guide is designed specifically for non-programmers—academics, journalists, and researchers—who need to turn location data into insight without getting lost in the weeds of computer science.

Why Julia for Mapping?

  • Speed: Render complex geospatial layers in seconds.
  • Clarity: Syntax that easily translates to English.
  • Open Source: No expensive GIS licenses required.

Table of Contents

From the book

Sample Chapter

Chapter 3

A Google NotebookLM Deep Dive Review of the Book

A Google NotebookLM Explainer for the Book

Part of a Series

Forthcoming titles

  • Get started with the command line interface
  • Julia for speakers of English (and other languages)
  • Julia error messages and how to fix them
  • The very basics of statistics with Julia
  • Industrial strength data storage with Julia and PostgreSQL
  • Advanced mapping with Julia and PostGIS

Publisher

About the Author

Richard Careaga originally trained in geology and regional planning and worked preparing environmental impact statements, city plans and infrastructure programs and civil and military works projects. After a second career as a corporate finance lawyer he returned to combine his love of maps with a love of programming to combine the two.