Preparation for upcoming issues of the Grassroots Mapping Forum
Upcoming:
Planning Grassroots M...
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A five year (!!!) anniversary issue on how Grassroots Mapping has transformed over the past five years, a discussion of MapKnitter, the Carto Collective, geographic growth and spread of the GM community and we could have a photo send in/round up of rig versions to see how its been modified.
Mathew- Evolution of collaboration on hardware -how Public Lab has integrated recognition from contributions from the community into the kit design for the spectrometer and balloon mapping kit.
Shannon-5 year Retrospectus: piece on community growth, change, etc.
Maybe someone's experience starting a local chapter?
Planning Grassroots Mapping Forum 6
August 2014: TRASH! Working with waste
what we're looking at so far:
Nicholas Johnson: the impact of landfills in the US & internationally, mapping landfills and how the public can better understand and participate in monitoring their local landfill.
The theme of Grassroots Mapping Forum #3 will be organizing, with articles that document and continue conversations started at the Cocodrie Barnraising in November.
Planning Grassroots Mapping Forum 2
Grassroots Mapping Forum 2 was printed in August 2012, download it here. Contact Mathew (mathew@publiclaboratory.org) if you need original artwork or files for your project, GMF is CC-share-alike!
current Grassroots mapping forum 2 contributors are :
Raymond Cha,Mathew Lippincott,Coby Leuschke,Cameron Hunt,Amie Stepanovich-- Dialogue on UAS Ethics
Jeff Warren and Chris Fastie-- Intro to thermal cameras
Shannon Dosemagen-- interview in the gulf and profile of the mappers
Tool Feature: Dual Camera/IR imagery: Jeff Warren
*contributors___
Editorial Feature: Ethics and UAS's: Mathew Lippincott
*contributors___
Notes summaries: ____
Preparation for upcoming issues of the [Grassroots Mapping Forum](/forum)
**Upcoming:**
##Planning Grassroots Mapping Forum 9
Q4 2015
**Water Quality & Monitoring**
Submissions due: 11/1/2015
Release Date Goal: 11/20/2015
##Planning Grassroots Mapping Forum 8
Q3 2015
**Advocacy**
Submissions Due: 8/1/2015
Release Date Goal: 9/1/2015
##Planning Grassroots Mapping Forum 7
Q2 2015
[![image.png](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/008/998/medium/image.png)](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/008/998/original/image.png)
*image credit: Cesar Harada. 12/4/2010*
**Submissions Due:** _March 25, 2015_
email molly at publiclab dot org
[GMF Plannning Document Template](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QQIOm47mwIzOL3td_d9cq6Jdy-rKv-tav9UTWjBeRhA/edit#slide=id.g32f97fa1f_068)
**A five year (!!!) anniversary** issue on how Grassroots Mapping has transformed over the past five years, a discussion of MapKnitter, the Carto Collective, geographic growth and spread of the GM community and we could have a photo send in/round up of rig versions to see how its been modified.
Mathew- Evolution of collaboration on hardware -how Public Lab has integrated recognition from contributions from the community into the kit design for the spectrometer and balloon mapping kit.
Shannon-5 year Retrospectus: piece on community growth, change, etc.
Maybe someone's experience starting a local chapter?
##Planning Grassroots Mapping Forum 6##
August 2014: TRASH! Working with waste
[![basurama.jpg](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/005/169/medium/basurama.jpg)](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/005/169/original/basurama.jpg)
what we're looking at so far:
Nicholas Johnson: the impact of landfills in the US & internationally, mapping landfills and how the public can better understand and participate in monitoring their local landfill.
Max Liboiron of [Discard Studies](http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/)
Mathew Lippincott: Detritivore Design
Bronwen Densmore: photography & spectrometry form Dead Horse Bay, Brooklyn
Scott Eustis: cross referencing trash count per mile with NRDC's beachwater standards for the Gulf Coast
##Planning Grassroots Mapping Forum 5##
[GMF Template](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QQIOm47mwIzOL3td_d9cq6Jdy-rKv-tav9UTWjBeRhA/edit#slide=id.g32f97fa1f_068)
May 2014: International projects focus
* [Map of Construction site in Beit Safafa](https://mapknitter.org/map/view/beit-safafa#), map-making from the local protest tent.
* [Social Context of Mapping in Jerusalem](http://publiclab.org/notes/hagitkeysar/11-18-2013/where-do-the-maps-go) by [hagitkeysar]
* [Interview with Pablo](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rF5m6STfRP-KCJQOwmqINMJOwa8GgYVyo64S4TjF69Q/edit): by [Shannon Dosemagen]
* [Public Lab Update](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xDdBJXKcARQ1kp6hs3_t1eqIHuGi56zmuIxXSFipi3k/edit) by Shannon
* [Mapping in Belize](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sO65xV6MPT0ttGokAm6fWQ_87fmFsce9-_HxNfl6Hlk/edit) by Pat Coyle
* Tool for Stalling by Maria
* Update on Rio by Ives Rocha
**In-Print:**
##Planning Grassroots Mapping Forum 4##
New York City research.
##Planning Grassroots Mapping Forum 3##
The theme of Grassroots Mapping Forum #3 will be organizing, with articles that document and continue conversations started at the [Cocodrie Barnraising in November](/wiki/2012-barnraising-cocodrie-la).
##Planning Grassroots Mapping Forum 2##
Grassroots Mapping Forum 2 was printed in August 2012, [download it here](/sites/default/files/GM_Forum2_small.pdf). Contact Mathew (mathew@publiclaboratory.org) if you need original artwork or files for your project, GMF is CC-share-alike!
current Grassroots mapping forum 2 contributors are :
Raymond Cha,Mathew Lippincott,Coby Leuschke,Cameron Hunt,Amie Stepanovich-- Dialogue on UAS Ethics
Jeff Warren and Chris Fastie-- Intro to thermal cameras
Shannon Dosemagen-- interview in the gulf and profile of the mappers
Issue 2 of grassroots mapping forum will be created around a series of templates designed for contributors to collaborate on. The template is explained in the following video. More can be found in [this research note on the templates,](/notes/mathew/5-10-2012/grassroots-mapping-forum-notes-process-and-automation-pt2-new-templates) and [this one on style considerations.](/notes/mathew/5-10-2012/grassroots-mapping-forum-notes-process-and-automation-pt1)
[The templates are available here in google docs.](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QQIOm47mwIzOL3td_d9cq6Jdy-rKv-tav9UTWjBeRhA/edit)
[click here to view the pdf dummy template](/sites/default/files/gmf-template-4.2.pdf)
###Regular ‘features’###
* Cover (just an image)
* Back cover (image + some leading text), plots explanation, contributors
* Editorial
* About this map
* picture, mappers bio, field notes and photo and price of map kit used, a route (GPS track?) of the trip
* Editorial
* Notes
* notes from the site + forum discussions
###Suggested sections###
* Site feature:
* Interview
* who where and why?
* imagery collected, next steps
* Tool feature: (Chris F & Jeff W, tentatively, based on [dual camera kit guide materials](/wiki/dual-camera-kit-guide))
* Interview
* design considerations
* how, with what?
* why, who wants it?
* media and brainstorming: http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/warren/5-17-2012/infrared-camera-how-guide-gm-forum
###Preparing the map, considerations:###
* where- (can someone use this map to place it in space?) does the map function without the PLOTS site?
* georeferencing- standard data points to place this map
* putting in the bounding box for the map, place them on map.
* Compass (north arrow) degrees of inclination, for true and magnetic north
###Issue 2 Map###
* Site: [Chandeleur Islands, May 9](http://publiclaboratory.org/map/chandeleur-islands-louisiana/2010-05-09)
* (this site selection is from old discussion, we can change our minds)
#Section Leads and contributors#
* Site Featured interview: [Shannon Dosemagen](/people/Shannon)
*contributors___
* About the Mappers: [Shannon Dosemagen](/people/Shannon)
* Tool Feature: Dual Camera/IR imagery: [Jeff Warren](/people/warren)
*contributors___
* Editorial Feature: Ethics and UAS's: [Mathew Lippincott](/people/mathew)
*contributors___
* Notes summaries: ____
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