Hi Reinier, These are interesting and very helpful resources you have shared. Mapstory is very similar to what I was thinking about when I mentioned the significant events sample. Organizing a developer session focused on these other open-source technologies is something am interesting in pursuing, similar to what you did for the Water hackathon.
On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 9:28 AM, Reinier Battenberg < [email protected]> wrote: > ** > > 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 <http://www.kampala.gtugs.org> is having a focus > on Google Maps. > > > GDG Kampala is organising a code lab this Friday 10th August 2012 at Outbox > Hub <http://www.outbox.co.ug> to show software developers how to use the > Google Maps API on the web. Google > maps<https://developers.google.com/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 <http://www.momokla.ug> will be > holding it's event on Monday 13th August 2012 at Outbox > Hub<http://www.outbox.co.ug>. > 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 > > > -- > Richard Zulu > GDG Team member, Kampala (Uganda) > http://kampala.gtugs.org > > Co-organizer Garage48 Kampala > > http://garage48.org > > Organizer Startup Weekend Kampala > > http://startupweekend.org > > --------------------------------------------------------- > Join Kampala GDG on > Twitter: http://twitter.com/GTUG_Kampala > Circle GTUG Kampala: > https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/107215703956182292201/<https://www.facebook.com/gtugkampala> > Mailing List: https://groups.google.com/group/gtug-kampala > View our Google Developer video > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE5KOfjKLy0&feature=player_embedded> > > *********************************** > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/richardzulu > > http://www.twitter.com/richardzulu > > > > > > -- > Richard Zulu > GDG Team member, Kampala (Uganda) > http://kampala.gtugs.org > > Co-organizer Garage48 Kampala > > http://garage48.org > > Organizer Startup Weekend Kampala > > http://startupweekend.org > > --------------------------------------------------------- > Join Kampala GDG on > Twitter: http://twitter.com/GTUG_Kampala > Circle GTUG Kampala: > https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/107215703956182292201/<https://www.facebook.com/gtugkampala> > Mailing List: https://groups.google.com/group/gtug-kampala > View our Google Developer video > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE5KOfjKLy0&feature=player_embedded> > > *********************************** > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/richardzulu > > http://www.twitter.com/richardzulu > > > > > > -- > > rgds, > > > > Reinier Battenberg > > Director > > Mountbatten Ltd. > > www.mountbatten.net > > tel: +256 758 801749 > > twitter: @batje > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). 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