Video: Re-project data to use the Albers USA map style

This video tutorial shows you how to re-project your data to use it with the Albers USA map style, using freely available tools. Follow the written tutorial on our blog.

Getting started

• 0:00 - Log into Mapbox Studio.
• 0:16 - Download sample data from Census.gov.

Transform your data

• 0:28 - Drag and drop it into QGIS
• 1:24 - Use Dirty Reprojectors to change your data's projection from Mercator to Albers.
• 2:15 - Use Tippecanoe to create .mbtiles from your data.

Add data to your map

• 3:15 - Add the Albers USA map style to your Studio account and open it in the style editor.
• 3:25 - Upload your data to the map.
• 3:35 - Style the map while your data upload is processing
• 4:07 - Create a new layer and add your uploaded data to the map.
• 4:23 - Style the new layer and change the layer order, if you want.

Next steps

Now you know how to convert a geospatial data set from Mercator to Albers using the Albers USA map style.

Here are some things to try next:

• Tutorial: Create a map data visualization with Studio
• Video: Add custom markers to a map with Mapbox GL JS
• Video: Create a new vector tileset with Mapbox Tiling Service