Code of Conduct
Maptime is place of learning and fun. A primary goal of Maptime is to be inclusive to the largest number of contributors, with the most varied and diverse backgrounds possible. As such, we are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, ability, ethnicity and race, socioeconomic status, and religion (or lack thereof).
The folks down at HQ have compiled a set of expectations for our community. At our Vancouver chapter we intend to follow these expectations unless we as a community decide to define our own ground rules.
The full code can be found here. Please read through and have a think about how you can make Maptime a positive space for everyone.
-Team MaptimeYVR
Our January Meetup Was The BEST
Thanks to all of you who came out to our first MaptimeYVR meeting of the year, and a special thanks to Christian Hill who kicked it all off with a stellar workshop on the open source desktop QGIS. Christian has made his slides available for download, so be sure to check them out. It was great seeing so many faces, and hearing about your different interests.
Thanks also to the BC Libraries Coop for providing us with space where all the good things happened.
We are in the works of developing a plan for future meets, with a mix of project time and workshops, so stay tuned!
Calling Code4Lib BC Participants!
If you attended this weekend’s Code4Lib BC Unconference and are looking for more mapping/dataviz/geocoding fun, why not come to the next MaptimeYVR meeting? Maptime wants to open the doors of mapmaking to everyone. Our meetings are social, open to everyone regardless of technical ability, and are only missing one thing – you!
We’re taking a bit of a winter break, but we’ll resume meetings in January. We meet monthly at the BC Libraries Cooperative office. Follow MaptimeYVR on Twitter, or join our Meetup group to stay up to date on our activities. We’re always looking for folks who are willing to lead workshops, too!
Open Street Map - Mapping What You Know
Looking for other mapmaking goodness? OpenStreetMap Vancouver is throwing a Mapping What You Know Party on Tuesday, 25 November at the Community Living Society in New Westminster. The party will focus on using the iD editor map to map locations where you live, work and play, such as supermarkets and pubs. No experience is necessary, but you should plan on bringing your own laptop.
The Community Living Society is located at 713 Columbia Street in New West. Transit access is excellent, as the New West SkyTrain station is only a block away. Reasonably priced parking is also available nearby.
For details and to RSVP, visit OSM Vancouver’s Meetup page.
October Meetup Recap
Were you at the October Meetup? If you were, then you know we had a great session. If you weren’t, you missed a great event.
Alan McConchie of Stamen Design and Maptime SF stopped by to meet us and gave a workshop on the Anatomy of a Web Map. It was a lot of information to swallow, but the best way to learn how to make a web map is to jump in and build one (this tutorial from Leaflet is a great place to start). If you have a basic understanding of HTML, CSS and Javascript, it’ll be easy. If you don’t, come to the next MaptimeYVR meetup and we’ll be happy to help you get started.
A lot of new people showed up, which was great! There was a range of experience and interests, from hardcore GISers to people who are only starting out with maps. We even had someone who was interested in attaching cameras to balloons and kites to collect mapping data, and one person who is working with the BC Cycling Coalition to map all the bicycle touring routes across the province.
We’re just getting started in Vancouver, but MaptimeYVR works best when we all pitch in. Our November meetup will be an open hack night. Bring your questions, project ideas you want to workshop, and any knowldedge you want to share with the rest of the happy map geeks. See you in November!
Special thanks to the BC Libraries Cooperative and Maryann K. for allowing us to use Co-op’s meeting space and wifi for our meetings.