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.

Agenda

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)