The 2012 Public Lab Barnraising was in Cocodrie, Louisiana, at the LUMCON campus. Click here t...
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August 08, 2013 15:09
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The 2012 Public Lab Barnraising was in Cocodrie, Louisiana, at the LUMCON campus. Click here to read about upcoming events. Media sharingLots of people took photos, shared articles/readings, etc. Let's aggregate them here! Please remember to share Creative Commons Attribution at least. We can also host large amounts of files, just contact web@publiclaboratory.org.
RSVPThe 2012 Barnraising is now over! Join the mailing list to get involved in planning for next year. Sign-up formPlease fill out the required information on this form. Schedule GridSee the unconference-style schedule in the Google Spreadsheet Schedule Grid Travel CoordinationIf you'll be needing a ride to / from the airport, or from New Orleans to Cocodrie (or even just to give us a heads up as to your details), please add your name to the arrival times / departures list. You will be added to the list of scheduled rides Review: Grassroots Mapping ToolkitA series of 10-25 minute talks to frame where we're at with our most developed tool (balloon/kite mapping), and give focus to brainstorming the future. Civic Response to Deepwater Horizon & Looking Forward Shannon Dosemagen
The Gowanus Conservancy: Interfacing with the EPA Liz Barry
Wetlands Restoration and Long-term Monitoring Scott Eustis & Adam Griffith
The State of Kite & Balloons for Mapping Mathew Lippincott
Civic Cartography Stewart Long
Groundtruthing Oil Contaminiation-- spectrometers in the field Jeff Warren
Proposed Unconference SessionsAdd sessions you'd like to see -- we're doing at least part of this "unconference style" -- and put your name down next to sessions you're a fan of! Extracting and testing soil/water with spectrometers and lasers
Starting a Public Lab chapter
Crowdfunding: raising money and shipping open hardware prototypes
Curriculum development for environmental monitoring tools what workshop and lesson plans would help communities integrate PLOTS tools?
Hydrogen Sulfide Hack Session
Usability of the Balloon Mapping Toolkit we'll go through the planning process and brainstorm ways to improve the rate at which people share back their planning, mapping, and mapping outcomes.
Designing publiclaboratory.org to capture the context of tool use we'll look at Mapknitter, research notes and brainstorm improvements to encourage people to post more info on flight planning, why to make maps, and see what lessons we can draw for other tools like Spectral Workbench Introduction to MapKnitter and/or alternatives For those new to Mapknitter, we could align fresh images if we get any, or discuss advanced topics.
What is your experience with the PLOTS website (publiclaboratory.org)? Suggestions?
Measuring the effectiveness of DIY Science tools Guidelines for designing and implementing surveys and metrics for assessing the effectiveness and outcomes of DIY science initiatives and technologies.
Aerial mapping demonstration Chris F. will try to arrive in Cocodrie on Thursday afternoon in time to catch the afternoon breezes with a kite and fly the PLOTS NIR camera setup around LUMCON. We can try again during the weekend.
Creating a "Getting Started with PLOTS Tools" booklet
Ethics of participation
Wetland Plant Identification from Aerial and Satellite Photography Report back from the two 3-day USGS classes Scott is taking from the National Wetlands Research Center in Lafayette, LA--with reference to existing Delta wetlands maps in Mapknitter
Alternatives, given helium shortage
Passenger Pigeon one-page flyer design storm
add your proposals here Grassroots Mapping ForumThe Grassroots Mapping Forum will be used as a framework for documenting and continuing conversations started at the barnraising. We'll use Google Docs to take session notes and an interactive wall of sticky notes to plan out the next issue, set for printing in late November/early December. The planning page is here. LogisticsLUMCON, who are so generous to host us, has an online handbook for visitors. Check it out: http://www.lumcon.edu/facilities/MarineCenter/VisitorHandbook.pdf Lodging OptionsThe majority of people will be staying at the LUMCON facilities which has male and female dorms. They are $20 per night. If you are not comfortable spending the night in a dorm, the closest marina/lodge is TradeWinds: http://www.tradewindscocodrie.com/. If you are coming with a group of friends, there are also a number of "camp" options (which means large houses with enough sleeping room for 8+). There are also a number of lodging options in Houma (which is a bit of a distance away) and a couple of options in Chauvin. |
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July 10, 2013 12:17
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The 2012 Public Lab Barnraising was in Cocodrie, Louisiana, at the LUMCON campus. Click here to read about upcoming events. Media sharingLots of people took photos, shared articles/readings, etc. Let's aggregate them here! Please remember to share Creative Commons Attribution at least. We can also host large amounts of files, just contact web@publiclaboratory.org.
RSVPThe 2012 Barnraising is now over! Join the mailing list to get involved in planning for next year. Sign-up formPlease fill out the required information on this form. Schedule GridSee the unconference-style schedule in the Google Spreadsheet Schedule Grid Travel CoordinationIf you'll be needing a ride to / from the airport, or from New Orleans to Cocodrie (or even just to give us a heads up as to your details), please add your name to the arrival times / departures list. You will be added to the list of scheduled rides Review: Grassroots Mapping ToolkitA series of 10-25 minute talks to frame where we're at with our most developed tool (balloon/kite mapping), and give focus to brainstorming the future. Civic Response to Deepwater Horizon & Looking Forward Shannon Dosemagen
The Gowanus Conservancy: Interfacing with the EPA Liz Barry
Wetlands Restoration and Long-term Monitoring Scott Eustis & Adam Griffith
The State of Kite & Balloons for Mapping Mathew Lippincott
Civic Cartography Stewart Long
Groundtruthing Oil Contaminiation-- spectrometers in the field Jeff Warren
Proposed Unconference SessionsAdd sessions you'd like to see -- we're doing at least part of this "unconference style" -- and put your name down next to sessions you're a fan of! Extracting and testing soil/water with spectrometers and lasers
Starting a Public Lab chapter
Crowdfunding: raising money and shipping open hardware prototypes
Curriculum development for environmental monitoring tools what workshop and lesson plans would help communities integrate PLOTS tools?
Hydrogen Sulfide Hack Session
Usability of the Balloon Mapping Toolkit we'll go through the planning process and brainstorm ways to improve the rate at which people share back their planning, mapping, and mapping outcomes.
Designing publiclaboratory.org to capture the context of tool use we'll look at Mapknitter, research notes and brainstorm improvements to encourage people to post more info on flight planning, why to make maps, and see what lessons we can draw for other tools like Spectral Workbench Introduction to MapKnitter and/or alternatives For those new to Mapknitter, we could align fresh images if we get any, or discuss advanced topics.
What is your experience with the PLOTS website (publiclaboratory.org)? Suggestions?
Measuring the effectiveness of DIY Science tools Guidelines for designing and implementing surveys and metrics for assessing the effectiveness and outcomes of DIY science initiatives and technologies.
Aerial mapping demonstration Chris F. will try to arrive in Cocodrie on Thursday afternoon in time to catch the afternoon breezes with a kite and fly the PLOTS NIR camera setup around LUMCON. We can try again during the weekend.
Creating a "Getting Started with PLOTS Tools" booklet
Ethics of participation
Wetland Plant Identification from Aerial and Satellite Photography Report back from the two 3-day USGS classes Scott is taking from the National Wetlands Research Center in Lafayette, LA--with reference to existing Delta wetlands maps in Mapknitter
Alternatives, given helium shortage
Passenger Pigeon one-page flyer design storm
add your proposals here Grassroots Mapping ForumThe Grassroots Mapping Forum will be used as a framework for documenting and continuing conversations started at the barnraising. We'll use Google Docs to take session notes and an interactive wall of sticky notes to plan out the next issue, set for printing in late November/early December. The planning page is here. LogisticsLUMCON, who are so generous to host us, has an online handbook for visitors. Check it out: http://www.lumcon.edu/facilities/MarineCenter/VisitorHandbook.pdf Lodging OptionsThe majority of people will be staying at the LUMCON facilities which has male and female dorms. They are $20 per night. If you are not comfortable spending the night in a dorm, the closest marina/lodge is TradeWinds: http://www.tradewindscocodrie.com/. If you are coming with a group of friends, there are also a number of "camp" options (which means large houses with enough sleeping room for 8+). There are also a number of lodging options in Houma (which is a bit of a distance away) and a couple of options in Chauvin. |
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July 10, 2013 12:16
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The 2012 Public Lab Barnraising was in Cocodrie, Louisiana, at the LUMCON campus. Click here to read about upcoming events. Media sharingLots of people took photos, shared articles/readings, etc. Let's aggregate them here! Please remember to share Creative Commons Attribution at least. We can also host large amounts of files, just contact web@publiclaboratory.org.
RSVPThe 2012 Barnraising is now over! Join the mailing list to get involved in planning for next year. Sign-up formPlease fill out the required information on this form. Schedule GridSee the unconference-style schedule in the Google Spreadsheet Schedule Grid Travel CoordinationIf you'll be needing a ride to / from the airport, or from New Orleans to Cocodrie (or even just to give us a heads up as to your details), please add your name to the arrival times / departures list. You will be added to the list of scheduled rides Review: Grassroots Mapping ToolkitA series of 10-25 minute talks to frame where we're at with our most developed tool (balloon/kite mapping), and give focus to brainstorming the future. Civic Response to Deepwater Horizon & Looking Forward Shannon Dosemagen
The Gowanus Conservancy: Interfacing with the EPA Liz Barry
Wetlands Restoration and Long-term Monitoring Scott Eustis & Adam Griffith
The State of Kite & Balloons for Mapping Mathew Lippincott
Civic Cartography Stewart Long
Groundtruthing Oil Contaminiation-- spectrometers in the field Jeff Warren
Proposed Unconference SessionsAdd sessions you'd like to see -- we're doing at least part of this "unconference style" -- and put your name down next to sessions you're a fan of! Extracting and testing soil/water with spectrometers and lasers
Starting a Public Lab chapter
Crowdfunding: raising money and shipping open hardware prototypes
Curriculum development for environmental monitoring tools what workshop and lesson plans would help communities integrate PLOTS tools?
Hydrogen Sulfide Hack Session
Usability of the Balloon Mapping Toolkit we'll go through the planning process and brainstorm ways to improve the rate at which people share back their planning, mapping, and mapping outcomes.
Designing publiclaboratory.org to capture the context of tool use we'll look at Mapknitter, research notes and brainstorm improvements to encourage people to post more info on flight planning, why to make maps, and see what lessons we can draw for other tools like Spectral Workbench Introduction to MapKnitter and/or alternatives For those new to Mapknitter, we could align fresh images if we get any, or discuss advanced topics.
What is your experience with the PLOTS website (publiclaboratory.org)? Suggestions?
Measuring the effectiveness of DIY Science tools Guidelines for designing and implementing surveys and metrics for assessing the effectiveness and outcomes of DIY science initiatives and technologies.
Aerial mapping demonstration Chris F. will try to arrive in Cocodrie on Thursday afternoon in time to catch the afternoon breezes with a kite and fly the PLOTS NIR camera setup around LUMCON. We can try again during the weekend.
Creating a "Getting Started with PLOTS Tools" booklet
Ethics of participation
Wetland Plant Identification from Aerial and Satellite Photography Report back from the two 3-day USGS classes Scott is taking from the National Wetlands Research Center in Lafayette, LA--with reference to existing Delta wetlands maps in Mapknitter
Alternatives, given helium shortage
Passenger Pigeon one-page flyer design storm
add your proposals here Grassroots Mapping ForumThe Grassroots Mapping Forum will be used as a framework for documenting and continuing conversations started at the barnraising. We'll use Google Docs to take session notes and an interactive wall of sticky notes to plan out the next issue, set for printing in late November/early December. The planning page is here. LogisticsLUMCON, who are so generous to host us, has an online handbook for visitors. Check it out: http://www.lumcon.edu/facilities/MarineCenter/VisitorHandbook.pdf Lodging OptionsThe majority of people will be staying at the LUMCON facilities which has male and female dorms. They are $20 per night. If you are not comfortable spending the night in a dorm, the closest marina/lodge is TradeWinds: http://www.tradewindscocodrie.com/. If you are coming with a group of friends, there are also a number of "camp" options (which means large houses with enough sleeping room for 8+). There are also a number of lodging options in Houma (which is a bit of a distance away) and a couple of options in Chauvin. |
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