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Prince Rupert Workshop: DIY Aerial Photography and Mapping

by ann | April 07, 2015 02:15 07 Apr 02:15 | #11748 | #11748

Aerial images, taken where you need them, when you need them, are powerful tools! Imagine being able to gather your own aerial images and build your own maps. With Public Lab's DIY aerial mapping tools you can!

Join Public Lab organizer and Fulbright-Nat Geo researcher Ann Chen on Saturday, April 11th in Prince Rupert, BC at TBuck Suzuki Environmental Foundation

You Will:

  • Learn to collect aerial images using kites.
  • Use and explore with the Public Lab Infragram, collecting near-infrared aerial images.
  • Build your own maps with images you collect using Public Lab's Open Source mapknitter.org.

Join us:

**Saturday, April 11th, 12-3pm. Location: 869 Fraser Street Prince Rupert, BC. 2nd Floor in building next to Overwaitea.

What to Bring: (Optional)

  • Point and Shoot Camera
  • PET plastic juice or soda container, 64 oz or 2 liter plastic bottle
  • Kite
  • Gardening or work gloves (to protect your hands when handling the kite reel)

Map tiles by Stamen Design, under CC BY 3.0. Data by OpenStreetMap, under CC BY SA


This event is on 04-11-2015 iCal


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