[foss4g2014] Who wants to make a map?

Kristin Bott bottk at reed.edu
Wed Jul 23 10:30:31 PDT 2014


A kind vote to get map #1 finished first... (but yes I'm sure we can get
that info)


On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 10:17 AM, David Percy <percy at pdx.edu> wrote:

> Speaking of maps, can we get a redacted (no names) list of locations
> of attendees to make a map of where everyone is coming from?
>
> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Justin R. Miller <justin at mapbox.com>
> wrote:
> > If anyone wants to take a crack at TileMill for this, TM2 / Mapbox
> Studiio (new name) can do this pretty well now:
> >
> > https://gist.github.com/amyleew/93d3bb090dd7e21fb5fe
> >
> > JM
> >
> > On Jul 22, 2014, at 10:51 PM, David Mangold <dave at davemangold.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> OSM could work but might be a bit too complex and non-specific for the
> size constraints Darrell mentioned. Metro's RLIS data could be a good
> source; maybe streets, public transit, and (very subtle) building
> footprints as a base with locations of interest clearly marked. I doubt all
> the restaurants / food carts will fit (certainly not with labels) but
> perhaps they could be symbolized. I'll give it a shot and send out
> something in the next few days.
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >> On 07/22/2014 06:53 PM, Chris MacWhorter wrote:
> >>> Portland maps aren’t necessary my thing, but I can attempt one on the
> weekend if that is not to late.  OSM the best data source?
> >>>
> >>> On Jul 22, 2014, at 3:12 PM, Matt Sayler <matt.sayler at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> The restaurant data Alexa & PJ worked on is located here (geojson
> file):
> >>>>
> https://github.com/pdxosgeo/foss4g2014-tourguide/tree/master/spatialdata
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 2:29 PM, 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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> > justin at mapbox.com
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