Initial GitHub Pages atlas deployment

Author: jwt625

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+# USGS Minerals And Infrastructure Atlas
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+Static GitHub Pages deployment of the USGS NMIC Global Minerals and Infrastructure Atlas.
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+Live app entrypoint:
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+- `index.html`
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+Included regions:
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+- Africa
+- China
+- Indo-Pacific
+- Latin America & Caribbean
+- Southwest Asia
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+Included assets:
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+- `index.html`
+- `app.js`
+- `styles.css`
+- `data/manifest.json`
+- `data/layers/*.geojson`
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+Source data references:
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+- NMIC collection: `https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5c8c03e4e4b0938824529f7d`
+- Africa: `https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/607611a9d34e018b3201cbbf`
+- Latin America & Caribbean: `https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5804d720e4b0824b2d1c19c6`
+- Southwest Asia: `https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/63891269d34ed907bf78e9cc`
+- China: `https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/64348094d34ee8d4add91365`
+- Indo-Pacific: `https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/65caa1aed34ef4b119cb3427`
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+This repository is deployment-focused and contains the prebuilt static frontend plus exported GeoJSON required to render the atlas on GitHub Pages.