PDX OSGeo 20120523 Meeting

PDX-OSGEO meeting 5/23/2012 6-7:30 Location: Collective Agency, 322 NW 6th Avenue, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97209; Beer at nearby pub to follow


 * Buzz "200" when you arrive. The phone rings once or twice, then you'll be buzzed up. Elevator access available. Indoor bike parking available upstairs.

Introductions

 * Tim, Rob, Kristen, Christine, Justin, Jason, Taylor, Robert, Matt, Scott, Neal, Heather, Tanya, Percy, Al, Ryan, Eli, Daniel, Christian, Rafa

Regular meeting business
(e.g., Upcoming GIS events/conferences, next meeting presenters or topics, discussions, updates, etc.)


 * New Meeting dates??
 * Poll results from Poll
 * We will start meeting on the third Wednesday.

Activities

 * Cool map visualization with CartoDB (free account). CartoDB is an Open Source GIS Cloud Database featuring easy data loading and they have support for PostGIS raster, all abstracted through a Javascript API.  This is an approachable hack session for the novice or advanced coder (we'll work in pairs or groups).
 * This was a lot of fun


 * Wiki work! This is an opportunity to get familiar with the wiki and make improvements.
 * We didn't get to this

Future meeting schedule (every fourth Wednesday - Possibly revise based on decision about favorite Wednesday)

 * June 27
 * July 25th
 * August 22nd
 * September 26th
 * October 24th
 * November (typically canceled)
 * December (typically canceled, or Winter Coders Social)