D3 Maps without the Dirty Work by
From the post:
For those like me who aren’t approaching mapping in D3 with a GIS background in tow, you may find the propretary goe data structures hard to handle. Thankfully, Scott Murray lays out a simple process in his most recent course through JournalismCourses.org. By the time you are through reading this post you’ll have the guide post needed from mapping any of the data sets found on Natural Earths website in D3.
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First in a series of posts on D3 rendering for maps. Layers of D3 renderings is coming up next.
Enjoy!