[foss4g2014] Who wants to make a map?

[TC Haddad]

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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