PDX OSGeo 20120328 Meeting

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PDX-OSGEO meeting
3/28/2012 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.

Agenda

Introductions

  • Darrell, Brian, Jason, Michael, Kyle, Ryan, Neal, Heather, Rob, Deanne, Percy, Rafa, Edwin, Tanya, Tim, Justin, Eli, Jonathan, Wm, Nate, Rick, Christian

Regular meeting business

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

  • GIS In Action notes
    • notes here
  • URISA abstract submissions needed, CUGOS too
    • notes here
  • OS Bridge Discount, abstracts, and pass raffle

Presentations

  • Rick Nixon from the City
    • CitySync platform, and the latest CivicApps contest
    • Engage community, this builds on CivicApps, this is a collaboration layer, provide meaningful metrics to developers how their apps are being used, custom landing page based on location, mode of transit, and business or resident perspective, demo release next week, Drupal 7 based, Portland Maps data and many other data sources
  • PostGIS Management Tools - Darrell
    • Long time tool for PostGIS management
    • Data regularly coming in from customers that needs updating
    • Rewriting to try and publically release
    • rake extension that goes to PostGIS, rake is Ruby Make
  • OpenStreetMap pre-direction (NE, SE, SW, NW) expansion in the Pacific Northwest discussion
    • See also, [1], [2], Import information on the wiki [3] and Street Naming Conventions [4]
    • Notes in italic here

Future meeting schedule (every fourth Wednesday)

  • April 25th
  • May 23rd
  • June 27
  • July 25th
  • August 22nd
  • September 26th
  • October 24th
  • November (typically canceled)
  • December (typically canceled, or Winter Coders Social)