[foss4g2014] Who wants to make a map?

[Kristin Bott]

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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