One beautifully designed free outdoor basemap for the Chattanooga region.
This project at it core consists of a free and open outdoor focused base map that anyone can use. The base map is created using openstreetmap, which you can think of as a kind of wikipedia for maps. There are several ways to contribute to the project.
Add your favorite outdoor recreation spot to the basemap using OpenStreetMap. If you haven't ever edited the map before check out this helpful guide that will get you up and mapping in no time.
Not only is the basemap open for anyone to improve, but the design of the basemap is also open as well. You can make suggestions of design changes to the basemap you would like to see or just make the changes yourself and submit them back to the project.
Help update the project website to make finding and using the map as easy as possible. We need designers and copy editors to make the content compelling and coders to build the project website into a fully functional webapp that can be used to take the map on the trails. See "Building The Project Site" below for build instructions.
Contribute to the iPhone or Andriod mobile app development.
The project utilizes GitHub page's Jekyll support. If you see something that needs to be resolved that is relatively straightforward, you can fork the project, edit the source in your fork using GitHub's built-in editor and send a pull request. If your pull request is accepted, the page will be automatically updated.
If your change is more complicated, you will want to fork the project, clone your fork, and perform edits on your local machine.
At least Ruby 2.2 and Bundler.
You first need to install the project's Ruby dependencies. From the root directory, run:
bundle installTo run the project:
bundle exec jekyll serve --watchThe site will now be available at http://localhost:4000. Jekyll will watch for changes in the project and reload them.
Project built with love from Open Chattanooga.