[foss4g2014] Who wants to make a map?

Tue Jul 29 10:29:04 PDT 2014

I agree - it's looking good! My attempt at constructive feedback:

   - Presumably the 4 panels will have a way of indicating the relationship
   between panels?
   - the "by" in "Doubletree by Hilton" should not be capitalized, same for
   the "t" in "Doubletree"
   - Is there a way that the featured location labels can be slightly
   bolder and/or center aligned/justified? (not sure what that's called
   exactly)
   - another +1 for showing the blue line with station dots in the
   Convention center map and the green line equivalent in the PSU map. Might
   need to move some labels for that.
   - add scale bars to the panels?

Also as far as the other maps you forwarded earlier:

   - I realized that we don't really need the single sheet PSU detail map
   at all if the attendees get this packet the morning after the workshops are
   all over.
   - it still would be nice to get the Travel Portland map for the
   registration packets if they are available in bulk for visitors.

nice job!

Tanya

On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 7:06 AM, Chris MacWhorter <cmacwhorter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dave, it looks really great.  One minor suggestions; if you have the time,
> could you put the MAX line and stops around the event on the map?  Here is
> a link for the data:  http://developer.trimet.org/gis/    - Chris
> MacWhorter
>
>
> On Jul 29, 2014, at 12:06 AM, David Mangold <dave at davemangold.com> wrote:
>
>  It turns out there's a bit more room to work with than was initially
> thought. Here's a link to the first two panels of a four panel set for the
> program. The other two panels will be overviews showing the downtown area
> and the greater Portland Metro Area (including the airport). Each will
> include the locations of interest but perhaps symbolized as points rather
> than polygons. Please provide feedback constructive or otherwise :-)
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/7okqnxkbpzal2ui/foss4g-panels-draft.pdf
>
> Dave
>
> On 07/25/2014 12:59 PM, David Mangold wrote:
>
>  To clarify, I have started creating a simple split-panel map using QGIS,
> it just won't include all the bells and whistles that have been requested.
> It will show airport, conference center, PSU, a few other locations, and
> major transportation routes. I'll put out my draft effort by the end of the
> weekend. I won't be offended if we decide not to use it. Some of the maps I
> recommended were downloaded from the Travel Portland's website but I'll
> contact them about providing printed maps which could save us some time and
> money.
>
>  Dave
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 9:21 AM, TC Haddad <tchaddad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>  My thought - are any of the maps Dave provided available in a form we
>> can insert into the bag? Obviously for the PSU map we could print our own I
>> think, but Travel Portland probably has these in bulk for visitors?
>>
>>  I still think there is an opportunity to provide a simple map in the
>> program to give attendees the overall geography of the conference (very
>> high level) - I'll try to figure out an extent and scale later today...
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Kristin Bott <bottk at reed.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> So ... *no* takers to build new maps using FOSS tools, am I right?
>>>
>>>  Not a question asked critically, as I'm not raising my hand (busy w/
>>> other conference adventures) -- just want to make sure that going with the
>>> maps Dave highlighted is the lone proposal on the table. (and, e.g.
>>> Justin's Tilemill/Mapbox Studio/TM2 suggestion lacks any takers.)
>>>
>>>  -k.bott
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 11:17 PM, David Mangold <dave at davemangold.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Thanks everyone -- all great suggestions!
>>>>
>>>> The challenge: not enough space.
>>>>
>>>> It has been suggested that I attempt to squeeze approx. 45 square miles
>>>> of geographic space into two, 4.5" W x 3.825" H (let's say 4.25" W to be
>>>> conservative) page spaces and call out restaurants, hotels, places of
>>>> interest, streets, light rail, PSU buildings and more. Simply put, that's
>>>> not going to happen. There's just not enough room for it all.
>>>>
>>>> The solution: more than one map.
>>>>
>>>> There are already some great maps of the Portland area that are freely
>>>> available and show all the requested features. I think we should include
>>>> some of these existing maps in conference packets and embed a stripped down
>>>> schematic-type map with a few important locations in the small panels
>>>> described above. That would give folks quick access to some essential
>>>> information but the ability to get specifics if they want / need them.
>>>>
>>>> Here's a link to the collection of good existing maps:
>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wc8hews1ciooypu/AACYoAudEmaAPODVLjZg8zCsa
>>>>
>>>> I recommend including these in the packets:
>>>>
>>>> pdx-city-center-map.pdf - general transportation / lodging
>>>> pvm-map.pdf - things to do and traveler information
>>>> psu-campus-map.pdf - umm... the PSU campus
>>>>
>>>> Thoughts?
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 07/24/2014 05:39 PM, TC Haddad wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  No that's great - depending on scale World Forestry Center might be
>>>> tough, but if it fits, awesome...
>>>>
>>>> We should also show the MAX line with arrows that point towards the
>>>> Airport, and if WFC doesn't FIT, show that direction with an arrow too...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Chris MacWhorter <
>>>> cmacwhorter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Cool; world forestry center, ecotrust(?) or is that a different issue
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>> > On Jul 24, 2014, at 7:37 AM, Daniel Karnes <danlkarnes at icloud.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Other buildings to highlight on the PSU campus would be Cramer Hall
>>>>> and the College of Engineering building.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > danl
>>>>> >
>>>>> >> On Jul 22, 2014, at 14:29, Darrell Fuhriman <darrell at garnix.org>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Hey all, there are a few little things we could use help with as we
>>>>> get ready for the conference.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I know some of you love maps (shocking, right?). So, we could
>>>>> really use a map of the central portland area suitable for print (i.e.
>>>>> greyscale).
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> It doesn’t matter what tools you want to use, but we need a vector
>>>>> representation for the final print version.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Things that should be highlighted include:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> The Convention Center
>>>>> >> Eliot Center
>>>>> >> Portland State – highlighting SMSU, Neuberger Hall and FAB
>>>>> >> Doubletree Hotel
>>>>> >> Max Lines
>>>>> >> Restaurants (the MapTimePDX folks were working on this – Matt?).
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Dimension of each page is  4.5” W x 3.825” H – you have two facing
>>>>> pages to work with, but you have to plan for a gutter, so you can’t
>>>>> completely span those pages.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Ideally this could get done in the next 7-10 days.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Takers?
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Darrell
>>>>> >>
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