pcwnetworkmap

This map of PCW's network coverage is built with MapBox via Jekyll.

Deploy previews via Render

The live deploy of the map is availabe here - https://map.phillycommunitywireless.org

Additional functionality

URL Parameters

Setting default position/zoom level

On page load, the map shows PCW's main three coverage areas - Norris Square, Fairhill, and Kensington. The latitude, longitude, and zoom URL parameters can be used to show a specific latitude, longitude, and zoom level at page load.

e.g - https://map.phillycommunitywireless.org/?latitude=39.95239&longitude=-75.16364&zoom=16 sets the default view to a zoomed-in view of Philadelphia City Hall

Setting menu visibility at map load

Similarly, the menu_closed URL parameter sets if the menu is open or closed at map load time - e.g, https://map.phillycommunitywireless.org/?menu_closed=true

Local Development

You can run this site locally in a container using Docker

• Clone the repo with git clone
• Sign up for a MapBox developer account and get a MapBox public token
• Set MAPBOX_API in _config.yml to your MapBox public token.
• docker compose up -d
• jekyll will serve at localhost:4000

Editing map contents

As of 8/20/24, the map no longer uses the geosjon files in /data. It is now linked to an API that generates GeoJSON files dynamically based of the content of a spreadsheet - please contact a PCW staff member for access.

The code for the API is available here - https://github.com/phillycommunitywireless/pcwnetworkmap-api