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Spike map

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Description

## Motivation

There is no way to implement a spike map using MapBox GL JS or MapBox studio. This forces users to go to DataWrapper, which is a suboptimal alternative because of missing zoom capabilities and other features that MapBox provides.

## Design Alternatives

Circle map is the best possible alternative. It's suboptimal because we know that people have a harder time comparing the areas/diameters/radii of circles than the height of a spike.

## Design, Mock-Up, Implementation

https://observablehq.com/@d3/spike-map

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Research direction

Start with the Observable spike-map mock-up linked in the issue and compare its design with the mapbox-gl-js architecture. The issue names no files or tests; done would mean implementing a spike map in Mapbox GL JS with the interaction and zoom capabilities described in the motivation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, typescript
Domain
data-visualization, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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