Explore the X-Files

Mapping each X-File episode's location with Mapbox Gl JS and data from Mapping the X-Files by Jane Roberts.

Data for each episode is saved in _data/locations.yml.

For single location episodes:

- season: # number
  episode: # number
  coordinates: # long,lat
  title: # title
  description: # 1-2 sentence synopsis
  link: # link to Wikipedia episode
  place: # city, state
  fictitious: true # ONLY set if the place is fictitious

For multiple location episodes, create a list with the place and coordinates fields:

- season: # number
  episode: # number
  coordinates: 
    - # long,lat
    - # long,lat
  title: # title
  description: # 1-2 sentence synopsis
  link: # link to Wikipedia episode
  place: 
    - # city, state
    - # city, state

Build

This site is built with Jekyll.

Run it locally:

bundle exec jekyll serve -w

Validate data:

npm install
npm test