Open mapping

Note taker: Sierra

• Pamela- East side LEADS equity in the development process
  • Collecting data on needs in community and resources
  • Empty lots in community where members would want to see development and what kind
  • Developed map to identify different areas of LA
    • Unincorporated
    • City
    • Neighborhoods
  • Questions:
    • How to verify data in open street maps etc
    • Ground truth

• Jaye
  • From Open Street Maps US
  • New to mapping
  • Wants info around this topic

• Kate (facilitator)
  • Studied geography
  • On board of OSM
  • Everything happens somewhere thinks it can help with causes

• Questions around OSM
  • Building elevations and the question of accuracy
  • Response:
    • Is the data available

• Projects around homelessness and using data from the city and gathered data sets to upload to OSM
  • mapping city owned properties and unused lots for curbside communities
  • Violation of 8th amendment rights to push people “nowhere”
    • EX evictions of camps
      • Pushing the federal violation of constitutional rights

• Check this out:
  • Loveland technologies
  • Field papers
  • Map time

• Being the provider of data
  • From developer
  • What is OSM
    • Why would you want to use it over google
    • What does it do?

• • Response:
    • Its like wikipedia
    • Open to the public to contribute
    • Curious about canvas maps
      • Response:
        • Around LA county and boundaries
        • Clear biotech corridor
          • Traced that image on canvas and projected
          • Made it easy to carry and take to meetings
          • Shows what will be taken from community
          • Color coded dots around needs
          • Way to engage youth

• • • Mapping resources
      • On income
      • And community
      • Used field papers
        • Data paper map maker
        • Able to draw on top and enter notes

• County can supply data
  • How to verify
    • picture/satellite image
    • parcel
  • Knowing zoning
  • What is the data you should be using

• Open data kit

• Open data vs non
  • Qjis
    • Open source
    • Able to share data easier/cheaper
    • Can teach
    • Accessible
    • Data
      • Ground Truthing
      • People mapping in where they live

• Google maps
  • Can’t control data
  • Cant download
  • Can't add info that is missing
    • Example your address in rural locations

• Youtube tutorial videos
  • Applications and usage
    • Huge help

• Fosterg open america