Map Page

[nickejanssen]

Summary: Create Map that shows all current users in the vicinity.

We will be using MapBox:

• https://www.mapbox.com/
• https://github.com/aai/mapbox-rails

Tasks:

• [x] Create Map page including the Model, View, Controller, and adjusting routes accordingly.
• [x] Build the map using MapBox.js
  • [x] Convert the addresses to coordinates
  • [x] Build JSON object array to tell MapBox how to display markers
  • [x] Tell Rails how to respond
  • [x] Add library code before javascript_include_tag
  • [x] Initialize Map
  • [x] Make the AJAX call
  • [ ] Create the custom popups
  • [ ] Optional: Open Popup Programmatically from a sidebar
• [ ] Ensure UX functionality and appropriate aesthetics for page

[nickejanssen]

Found a good tutorial on setting up MapBox with Rails:

http://www.bryceholcomb.com/2015/02/10/mapbox-and-rails/

[PAMulligan]

I followed this tutorial all the way through, but it still isn't appearing on the page. He says he might have a part two at some point, but I don't really see it anywhere.