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DevCSI / GECO Open Mapping Workshop

A one day workshop exploring open mapping techniques.

'The Electron Club', Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD, United Kingdom.

Thursday 25th August 2011

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Programme

Please note that this programme is still in draft form, however the basic timings of start, end and breaks will stay fixed.

0930 - 1000
Registration and Coffee
1000 - 1010
Introduction from Mahendra Mahey (DevCSI) and Bob Kerr (OpenStreetMap)
1010 - 1100
Editing and re-using OpenStreetmap
1100 - 1115
Tea break
1115 - 1215
Map Styling Tools and Interactive maps on the web with OpenLayers - Addy Pope (Go-Geo!)
1215 - 1300
Lunch
1300 - 1330
Lightning Talks - please volunteer to give a lightning talk
1300 - 1310
Lightning Talk 1
1310 - 1320
Lightning Talk 2
1320 - 1330
Lightning Talk 3
1330 - 1500
Getting started with PostGIS geographic database - Lasma Sietinsone (EDINA)
1500 - 1515
Tea Break
1515 - 1600
Clinic - ask any mapping questions, try out techniques shown earlier in the day, discuss ideas etc.
1600 - 1645
Closing comments and feedback on the day