March Mapping Madness
This March Public Lab is embarking on it's own version of March Madness. We aim for our community to self-organize met-ups and training sessions to show new members of the balloon mapping community how to get started making their own ariel maps! If you are an experienced grassroots mapper use this page to volunteer to organize an event near you. If you are just getting started use this page to connect with an event near you!
Get Involved!
This page contains dates and locations for a workshop series to welcome Kickstarter backers into the aerial mapping community.
Help organize a meeting in your area! Add your name and email beneath a site you can get to or if your area isn't listed, add your name beneath the virtual meeting and/or add your location to the list and see if anyone else could meet in your area!
Have an idea for a site to map in your area? Add suggestions for sites beneath the area you want to meet.
Interested in participating in a workshop? Add your name and contact info. below a site you can get to. If you can't find a site close to you, add your name beneath the virtual meeting and/or add your location to the list and see if anyone else could meet in your area!
Where are other Balloon Mappers?
These maps show roughly (by zipcode, with identifying information removed) the locations of people who purchased balloon mapping kits with the recent kickstarter. Take a look and find out if there are others interested in balloon mapping near you!
Balloon kit buyers: http://batchgeo.com/map/0e2c54d7ed353c559ed76c3f6001c41e All campaign supporters: http://www.batchgeo.com/map/a0e5669a009a48eb1925686cc3769fbd
Dates and Locations
February 14 London UCL February 17 London UCL
Upcoming TBD
Asheville - March 31st - Saturday 10 AM organizers:
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Austin organizers:
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Boston organizers: Jeff Warren, jeff@publiclaboratory.org
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NYC - Locations include StudioX, GreenMaps, and others TBD organizers: Liz Barry, liz@publiclaboratory.org
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Portland organizers: Mathew Lippincott, mathew@publiclaboratory.org
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We would like to organize met ups in: Chicago Washington D.C. Philly L.A. Seattle North Carolina San Francisco Toronto Berlin Zurich Somewhere in the Netherlands A Virtual meeting for those outside of these cities
Anywhere else where mappers are interested in meeting up!
Topics
Setting up the balloon rig (add links to guides) Site Selection (add links to guides) Upon Return: MapMill and MapKnitter (add links) Screensharing Webinar with GonzoEarth