Disaster Relief Mapathon 2.0
Friday, October 13
11am – 3pm
PCL Learning Lab 4
Free and Open to the Public. No experience or equipment necessary. Coffee & Cookies Provided!
Contribute your time and join relief efforts on the ground in Puerto Rico and Mexico by participating in open-source mapping.
Following the recent hurricane and earthquake, people around the world are using the OpenStreetMap platform to donate their time to relief efforts. Relief organizations in Puerto Rico and Mexico have requested help with their efforts, and libraries (Columbia, Rutgers, U. of Miami, and more) are responding! Learn more about these efforts.
During the mapathon, library staff will teach participants how to help with these efforts through some easy-to-learn mapping tasks in a web-based application. This is the second iteration after a successful mapathon held on October 5. No mapping experience, knowledge of local geography, or software installation required.
Following the recent hurricane and earthquake, people around the world are using the OpenStreetMap platform to donate their time to relief efforts. Relief organizations in Puerto Rico and Mexico have requested help with their efforts, and libraries (Columbia, Rutgers, U. of Miami, and more) are responding! Learn more about these efforts.
During the mapathon, library staff will teach participants how to help with these efforts through some easy-to-learn mapping tasks in a web-based application. This is the second iteration after a successful mapathon held on October 5. No mapping experience, knowledge of local geography, or software installation required.
Mapping is more fun with a friend, so bring someone along!
Want to help out as a volunteer, or help us get the word out? Email Hannah: h.alpert-abrams@austin.utexas.
[Organizers: Hannah Alpert-Abrams and Katherine Strickland. Hosted by LLILAS Benson and UT Libraries. Inspired by Alex Gil and Manan Ahmed @ Columbia.]
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