Read the blog post & instructions for using this system.
A MapBox Project
Geo for Google Docs is a set of tools that make it easy to use data from Google Docs Spreadsheets in TileMill, an open source map design studio.
- Export spreadsheet data to GeoJSON
Any spreadsheet with geocodes (longitude and latitude
coordinates) can be exported to a TileMill-ready
file. After exporting, just copy the GeoJSON file to your
TileMill/files/datadirectory. - Geocode arbitrary addresses If your spreadsheet does not have geocodes, you can add them using a geocoding service like those provided by Yahoo PlaceFinder or MapQuest Nominatim or Cicero API. Consult these services for their terms of use.
- Copy the source of mapbox.js
- Open your spreadsheet and goto
tools>script editor - Replace the content in the text box with the copied source from mapbox.js
- Set the name of this script to
geo - Go to
file>saveand close the popup window - Refresh your spreadsheet and you will see a new menu called
Geoadded afterHelpon the menu bar