I wanted to avoid real-time data because it felt as too much of a challenge to get right in just a few hours. So, for this first day of the challenge, I went to one of the better open data sources I am aware of: the open data portal of my hometown, Ghent (in Belgium! 🇧🇪).
In this post, I’ll try to give you a glance behind the scenes, and the necessary pointers if you’re trying to recreate some of them. For some maps, people have asked me where I found the data, how I processed it, or which tools I used for the design. Somewhat unexpectedly, I did manage to produce a map every single day in November, so I completed the challenge and ended up with a nice, varied collection of maps. For example, I’ve always wanted to get better at Mapbox, a powerful tool to create custom online maps. This topic can be pretty generic, such as ‘islands’ (November 16), more specific, such as ‘COVID-19’ (November 25), or completely out of the box, such as ‘NULL’ (November 19).Īll maps, no rules? Sounds like a challenge I could enjoy, and learn some new skills in the meantime. The challenge has almost no rules, except the fact that each day has its own topic.
