Configuration

To change visual elements of Finda the file config.json should be edited. Here is a explanation of different configuration options.

config.geojson

project

"project": {
    "name": "Finda",
    "description": "<p>Finda is a generic \"find-a\" app for geographic datasets.</p>",
    "contact": "Please send feedback, ideas, and bug reports to CodeforBoston"
}

Include some information about your project, which will be displayed under the About link.

map

"map": {
    "center":[42.3725, -71.1266],
    "zoom":13,
    "maxZoom":16,
    "maxBounds":[
        [39.2, -78.0],
        [44.5, -65.0]
    ]
}

center

The center of the map when it first appears.

zoom

The zoom level of the map when it first appears. In the northeast U.S., a zoom level of 8 is a region, 12 is a city, 15 is street detail.

maxZoom

How close the user can zoom in. This is usually determined by the maximum resolution of the tileset

maxBounds

The limits of where the user can scroll on the map. The two coordinates are the northwest and southeast corners of the bounding box.

properties: How the properties in each GeoJSON feature are displayed.

"properties":{
    "organization_name": {},
    "address": {},
    "web_url": { "title": "website", "url": true },

    "contact_names": { "title": "Contact Information" },
    "contact_emails": {},
    "phone_numbers": {},

    "services_offered": { "title": "Services" },
    "youth_category": { "title": "Type of Organization" },
    "target_populations": { "title": "Populations Served" },

    "additional_notes": { "title": "Information"}
}

each key is the name of a property, their order is the order they will be displayed on the popup. if the field is empty (null, empty string, empty list) it will not be displayed.

fields in properties:

title

if a field has a title attribute it will be displayed after that title value, if not it will be displayed alone.

url

boolean, if a field is a url it will be displayed as a hyperlink with either the title text or [link].