majurojs.org (chicago presentation)
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MajuroJS.org - what is it and why was it made? From Code for America projects, to working on Majuro Atoll, to ideas for where the project may go next.TRANSCRIPT
MAJURO.JS* What is it?* Why?
Nick Doiron@mapmeld
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TL;DR
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Code for America
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NeighborDiff
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GeoData Checkout
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1+1 = MajuroJS.org
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Live on MajuroJS.org
12 million live inside the map25 million more in
NYC, LA County, Massachusetts, AtlantaThursday, April 11, 13
Why not OSM?Open data != OSM licensed
Deletionists
What can be built on top of the OSM API?
Opportunity to be an official source
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What’s next?Could buildings on demand improve:
- community action- releasing / interpreting other public data- common source for web & print maps- mapmaking in other apps
Nick Doiron@mapmeld
Thursday, April 11, 13