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Build a MVP map #1

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cswbrian opened this issue Mar 13, 2019 · 0 comments

cswbrian commented Mar 13, 2019 •

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The project aim is to structurally record Hong Kong history, with a CMS to let users add records.

The MVP is to map building data from the Private Building Database.

Features of MVP

40000+ Private buildings in marker (with clustering)
Timeline
Card for each marker which shows both Chinese and English Name of building

Architecture
Frontend - React JS + OpenLayers + Material-UI
Backend - Next.js + Restify + MongoDB

Preliminary Data Schema

coordinate
Name of Building (Chinese + English)
Year Built
Source

Can follow the schema of the Private Building Database

Data Source
Database of Private Buildings in Hong Kong

Reference
Initium Lab - 香港房屋年齡地圖：帶你看3萬棟私人大廈的建築年份
 Mapping historical photos from the NYPL
Gwulo: Old Hong Kong - Map of all Places

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