Building a Point Map in JavaScript

Data Science Tech Brief By HackerNoon

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/building-a-point-map-in-javascript.
Master creating interactive point maps in JavaScript! Step-by-step guide using millionaire counts for global cities for illustration. Dive in now!
Check more stories related to data-science at: https://hackernoon.com/c/data-science. You can also check exclusive content about #data-science, #data-visualization, #map, #javascript, #front-end-development, #web-development, #data-analytics, #interactive-point-maps, and more.
This story was written by: @awanshrestha. Learn more about this writer by checking @awanshrestha's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.
If you're a budding developer or data enthusiast eager to explore map creation, you're in the right place. In this tutorial, I'll guide you through how to easily build an interactive point map using JavaScript. To make things even more interesting, I’ll use data on the number of millionaires in cities as an example. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have made a visually stunning JS point map, ready to tell the story of the world's wealthiest cities and a solid understanding of applying these skills to any data and scenarios. And stick around for a bonus at the end — I'll also show you how to transform your point map into a bubble map where the size of the markers conveys additional information. Ready to master the JS point mapping technique? Let's get started, and don't forget to join me in the bonus section where size matters!