It’s been a while!
After our first session in February, we took a step back to see how we might better schedule with and support Open PGH, the local Code For America brigade. To that end, we are happy to announce that our next session will be integrated with OpenPGH’s hosting of the National Day of Civic Hacking (NDOCH).
In the morning, we will:
In the afternoon, you’ll use these skills and resources to work with real data on real challenges.
New to Maptime? New to mapping? Fear not! Maptime is geared for beginners, and the session will be interactive so that you have plenty of opportunities to learn!
We had a great first MaptimePGH session on February 19 at the Carnegie Museum. The slides from that session are available here. We also got out and promoted the group at the Civic Tech Fair the coincided with Steel City Codefest February 22.
The event will be held in the Ford-Mateer classroom at the Carnegie Museum in Oakland, which can be accessed through the portal entrance at the rear of the museum (40.443060, -79.949607). You can reach the portal entrance through the parking area behind the museum from the intersection of Forbes and Craig or you can walk from Schenley Drive by the right side of the Carnegie Libary to the parking area in rear. Take a left before you reach the courtyard. After you pass through the portal entrance, the Ford-Mateer Classroom is the first classroom on the left after you pass through the glass double doors.
Our interactive session will go over the basics of digital mapping within the context of using and editing Open Street Map (OSM)*. We will cover:
The goal is to provide a general overview of some core concepts, tools, and resources available to enable everyone to get started working independently with digitial maps, geographic data, and Open Street Map. The session will be interactive and informal, with lots of time to ask questions and digress!
If you have a chance prior to this meet-up, please create a free account for Open Street Map @ https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/new - we will be using the online OSM editor “iD” for most of the session.
Remember, no prior experience is required and Maptime is always interactive, so don’t forget to bring your laptop or tablet!
*Please note: we’ve changed the agenda for the session slightly since we originally posted. We will be using only online web tools (though we will likely use Mapbox Studio and QGIS in future sessions).
Hope to see you there!
Maptime Pittsburgh is official!
We will be kicking-off with our first session in February 2015. The date and location are yet to be finalized - stay tuned.
In our first session, we plan to provide a broad overview of the world of digital mapping and geographic information systems (GIS). No prior experience is required! We will cover the basics and provide a few demos. Our goal for the first session is for folks to walk away with basic knowledge, some tools, and some learning resources to support their own pursuits.
More details to come once a time and place is set!