Kite/Balloon Mapping First workshop: making kites - East London
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http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/c/f/4/event_262068372.jpegEver wondered about aerial photography? Like kites or weather balloons?
Then join us to fly kites in East London and try some exciting DIY kite/balloon mapping! This is a unique opportunity to meet members of the Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science (http://publiclab.org/) at one of two workshops imparted by them.
First workshop: Learn to make your own kite. This is a fully hands-on workshop in which you will make a delta kite (http://publiclab.org/notes/mathew/7-19-2012/easy-cut-delta-kite-plans) (320 cm wing span).
Second workshop: Learn about DIY aerial photography using kites and balloons: fly a kite or balloon, learn how to make a composite aerial photograph using MapKnitter (http://mapknitter.org/), and learn how to interpret aerial photos, their uses, and examples of how/where DIY mapping has been used around the world (including how this all began during the BP oil spill (http://publiclab.org/wiki/gulf-coast) in the Gulf of Mexico 2010).
What: DIY Kite/Balloon Mapping - first workshop: kite-making
Where: Mildmay Community Centre, Woodville Rd., N16 8NA [google map (https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=200733081373135491249.0004e516e6ab58c5d8752&msa=0)]
When: Friday Sept. 6 18:30-22:30
Why: because citizens without borders go the extra mile to challenge borders and engage with different ways of knowing, understanding and doing!
Sign-up: 12 space available at not cost to you. Please RSVP and email me to confirm. This is a unique opportunity - if you are not able to make it, please change your RSVP ASAP to allow others to sign up.
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If you want to know more about kite or balloon mapping and similar activities visit these links:
Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science: Balloon and Kite Mapping tools: http://publiclab.org/wiki/balloon-mapping
Blog post - Doing it Yourself: Kite mapping http://uclexcites.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/doing-it-yourself-kite-mapping-an-activity-for-the-privileged/
Grassroots Mapping: Kickstarter Pitch [video]: https://vimeo.com/12100230
Online tool to create maps from aerial photographs [+ video]: http://mapknitter.org/