[foss4g2014] Who wants to make a map?
David Mangold
dave at davemangold.com
Tue Jul 29 00:06:07 PDT 2014
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
> <mailto: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
> <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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
>> <mailto: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 <mailto: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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