CrisisCamp will bring together volunteers to collaborate on technology projects which aim to assist in Haiti’s relief efforts by providing data, information, maps and technical assistance to NGOs, relief agencies and the public.
This event is free and open to the public. You don’t have to be technical to volunteer time. There will be projects that [...]
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Help the Haiti relief effort by attending CrisisCamp Portland this weekend
January 19, 2010 – 1:43 pm
Thank You!
October 7, 2009 – 4:46 pm
Thank you so much to all of the WhereCamp organizers, volunteers, sponsors, and attendees who helped make the weekend fabulous. We had people traveling from as far away as Washington, D.C., as well as a great set of local Portland GIS users, planners, and geo-nerds.
Here’s a few highlights from around the web.
Kate Chapman talks about [...]
OSM Mapping Party in PDX TOMORROW!
November 7, 2008 – 11:07 am
Short notice but if you’re looking for something fun and outside to do on a Portland Saturday – come join in the Open Street Map Mapping Party:
http://calagator.org/events/1250456097
Saturday November 8, 2008 – Sunday November 9, 2008- 11:00 AM Start
BridgePort Brew Pub
1313 Nw Marshall St
Portland, Oregon 97209
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Building a new Portland ; October 29th Event
October 27, 2008 – 4:20 pm
I’m not one of the organizers of this event, but will be attending and figured folks could be interested.
http://portlandpeakoil.org/content/building_a_new_portland
A number of local groups have heard from dozens of folks from all walks of life about your emotional responses to the economic “crisis”, and what you are doing or would like to be doing about it. [...]
Making Maps
October 15, 2008 – 7:46 pm
What are some of the tools that map makers use to make maps?
It’s a question that not only concerns developers but also concerns managers and project leads. Many projects, ranging from that small website for a restaurant, or for say a small eco-roofing company, to say a corporate intranet mapping the location of company vehicles, [...]
Local motives
October 14, 2008 – 11:56 am
Local Motives
It’s not the geography of the place -it’s the interactions that happen in that place. — Gail Ann WiIliams @ the Well [ quoted from her talk at the isite @ love at first website event here in Portland October 14th 2008 ]
What do you call a group of folks interested in place? A [...]
The nitty-gritty
October 2, 2008 – 8:08 am
Time is running out! WhereCampPDX is only sixteen days away, so we’re coming into the homestretch now. I can’t tell you how excited we are about this. The ideas, the technologies, and the confluence of people that are coming together for this event runs the gamut from health care to gaming, and we are anticipating [...]
Equilibrium: The Human Mash Up – Friday October 17th
September 17, 2008 – 8:47 pm
To kick off WhereCamp PDX, on Friday night, October 17th, we’ll be taking part in an interactive art installation entitled “Equilibrium: The Human Mash Up” taking place at the Olympic Mills Building at 107 SE Washington St Portland, OR 97214
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“In the spirit of disruptive ideas and breaking down barriers we ask, “How can [...]
