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Thanks Seby! Please also check out mining-related stories in our current HARDNEWS issue, and also the last one. Kindly leave your feedback/comments online. *1. By Subrat Kumar Sahu* http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2010/05/3540 ** *2. By Hartman de Souza* http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2010/05/3536 http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2010/04/3519 *3. By Amit Sengupta* http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2010/05/3535 Thanks! Warm regards Shaweta On 5/5/10, Sebastian Rodrigues <[email protected]> wrote: > > Please click the links below for the poster on mining in Goa: > > http://maps4change.cis-india.org/images/f/fb/Goa_Mining_Belt.pdf > > There is also reference to maps in this poster. The following are online > maps: > > > 1. Goa Mining Belt > > > http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=h&source=embed&msa=0&msid=110567999679666203830.00047bde78a1fda435bd2&ll=15.593691,73.92314&spn=0.040426,0.077162&z=14 > > 2. Panchwadi exclusive roads for mining through forest > > > http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=h&source=embed&msa=0&msid=110567999679666203830.000480916f4b62dbfae9a&ll=15.308857,74.067764&spn=0.081295,0.154324&z=13 > > 3. Mining in catchment area of Selaulim dam in Sanguem > > > http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=h&source=embed&msa=0&msid=110567999679666203830.00047df770931ddc0ac13&z=12 > > > The above got generated during series of three maps for making change > workshops between December 2009 to April 2010. The workshops were organised > in Delhi, Ahmadebad and Bangalore and participated by around 40 people from > all age groups and varied backgrounds learning to maps and redefine > cartography itself at the same time with inputs from resources available via > new media. > > I was able to attend two these workshops one in Delhi on December 03, 2009 > and another one in Bangalore on April 26-28, 2010. These were outcomes of > joint collaboration between Centre of Internet and Society based in > Bangalore and London based Tactical Technologies. My work on maps was made > possible due to overwhelming public support in Goa and support in the form > of Global Green Funds, USA for for the year 2009-2010. My thanks to Manshi > Asher who got me to take GGF that made me to explore the GPS tool in more > relaxed manner, Abhijit and Gaurav who came in as independent collaborators > on maps and added important content to them and also more collaborators. > Their enthusiasm and input has made this mapping project as one of the > important ones as far as community participation is concerned. Thank you > guys! I received whole heated support from GAKUVED team, people from Colamb > village in Sanguem and Panchwadi village in Ponda. I remain committed in > struggle shoulder to shoulder with these villagers symbolize and signify. > Anja, Geetanjali, Kate, Pradeep, Namrata, Aliya, Madhuresh has been very > helpful in teasing my talents out to get this out of me while at workshop in > Bangalore. I thank all you folks! > > Maps are made by using Google API maps with GPS data added on to them. They > can be accessed by clicking respective links and can also viewed in Google > Earth. Each waypoint generates independent weblinks that can be used as and > how users desires to maneuver. > > By the way this is second poster on this theme. The first poster Goa mining > and metal sensitivity was displayed in Barcelona, Spain during 27-29 March > 2010 and it is available at the following links: > > > http://www.degrowth.eu/v1/uploads/media/Rodrigues_degrowth_poster_100318.pdf > > You may write to me with feedbacks and suggestion at > [email protected]. They are eagerly awaited to be welcomed! > > Sebastian Rodrigues > > > http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/2010/05/mining-poster-maps-at-public-display-in.html > > -- > Visit blogs > http://www.openspaceforum.net/twiki/tiki-view_blog.php?blogId=17 > > www.mandgoa.blogspot.com > > -- www.hardnewsmedia.com
