Hi Richard,
The 'significant events in Uganda' sample is a very interesting one. There is a
site called mapstory.org where anyone can create time-bound maps. There is
none yet for Uganda specifically, but for africa there are a few about the
development of states (for example http://mapstory.org/maps/171 )
For the techies, mapstory is build on top of geonode http://www.geonode.org/
and while discussing Open Geo technologies: is there anyone playing with
tilemill already? http://tilemill.com/
rgds,
Reinier
On Tuesday 07 August 2012 09:16:04 Richard Zulu wrote:
Hallo Members,
This month, GDG Kampala is having a focus on Google Maps.
GDG Kampala is organising a code lab this Friday 10th August 2012 at Outbox
Hub to show software developers how to use the Google Maps API on the web.
Google maps can be used to build innovative websites right from a map showing
Gorilla trekking routes in the Mgahinga mountains to a map showing places
where significant events happened in Uganda over the last 50 years. Google
Maps has a wide array of APIs that let you embed the robust functionality and
everyday usefulness of Google Maps into your own website and applications, and
overlay your own data on top of them. We believe the code lab will help us
come up with such interesting applications.
Please register to get your slot at the event http://goo.gl/iupsL
More to that, Mobile Monday Kampala will be holding it's event on Monday 13th
August 2012 at Outbox Hub. The aim of the next MoMo Kampala meeting is to help
us to better appreciate the concept of geospatial information and its
relevance to our daily lives. In a nutshell, Spatial Data Infrastructure, SDI,
and Geographical Information System, GIS, are closely related tools that can
assist us in visualizing the world around us, improving our visual acuity, as
it were, as one who is near sighted may do simply by being fitted with a pair
of eyeglasses. And it is through the accurate mapping of those blank spaces
you may have noticed on Google Maps or Open Street Map, that we pave the way
ahead for more efficient development. To register for the event,
visit http://goo.gl/TMg3C
Cheers
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Reinier Battenberg
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