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Flatmaps

Flatmaps are interactive maps for exploring anatomical information over a large range of length scales, using the same interfaces as used by geographical maps. A flatmap is defined by a set of shapes in MS Powerpoint slide along with additional properties specified in JSON. These shapes and properties are used by a Python application to construct GeoJSON features, with Powerpoint coordinates converted to WGS84/Pseudo-Mercator geographical coordinates. Mapbox vector tiles are generated from the GeoJSON and separately, background image tiles are generated from a PDF of the original Powerpoint slide. Generated maps are provided to a browser-based flatmap viewer via a Web Map Tile Service (WMTS).

Contents:

• Readme File
  • Mapmaker
• Running mapmaker
  • Named Arguments
  • Logging
  • Map generation
  • Diagnostics
  • Zoom level
  • Miscellaneous
  • Required arguments
• Manifest Files
  • Sources
  • Neuron connectivity
  • An example
• Flatmap Source Diagrams
  • Powerpoint slides
  • SVG diagrams
  • CellDL diagrams
  • Annotated images
• Shape Markup
  • Shapes
  • Groups
  • Anatomical mapping file
• Datasets
• Reference
  • mapmaker package
  • DrawingML