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Hey there Maptimers!

the hot summer is slowly coming to an end and Maptime is back in full effect! Please join us in September for a packed session. We will be learning about maps in news journalism, new ways of mapping bicycle infrastructure with sensors and also how to design your own little travel maps. This session will have something for everyone. Without further ado, here is the lineup:

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"Mapper's Tooltime": Learn a new mapping technique in 5 min: How to geocode addresses in QGIS (by @HSchernthanner)

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Radmesser - Taking Sensor Journalism to the streets (by Hendrik Lehmann - @plateauton)

When asking cyclists, what makes them feel most insecure on the road, you will most likely hear: "The distance cars keep when they pass cyclists." But there is no data on this. So we constructed a sensor that is able to measure this distances. And we're distributing 100 of them in Berlin.

Hendrik is editor for data journalism and multimedia at "Der Tagesspiegel" in Berlin. He works on developing new forms of audiovisual storytelling and has studied Political Science at FU Berlin and Urban Studies at Goldsmiths College London.

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How we use maps to tell stories at Funke Interaktiv (by Marie-Louise Timcke - @datentaeterin)

Marie will talk about why and how the interactive team of the Funke Media Group uses maps to tell their data driven stories. She will present a few selected examples of their work and share a few lessons learned.

Marie is a data journalist and heads Funke Interaktiv. The team of journalists, designers and developers regularly publish applications, graphics, maps and storytelling formats. She studied science journalism with a focus on data journalism at the TU Dortmund and co-founded Journocode, with which she and her colleagues pass on skills, knowledge and enthusiasm for data journalism.

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Designing your own print out maps for holiday (by Adina Bogert-O'Brien and Nicole Siggins)

Workshop description:
Making personal atlas guidebooks / travel logs
In this workshop we'll teach you the basics of making a totally custom paper map book that you can make and bring along on your next trip.

If you make the guidebook yourself, you can:

  • include all the things you know YOU want to see, and skip the boring stuff
  • add the weather forecast, your travel details, hotel information, exchange rates, etc so you have everything in one place
  • let friends you meet add new points they think you might like
  • keep a log of what you've visited, including marking the stuff you found while visiting
  • have a great keepsake of your travels!

Nicole and Adina are artists, makers, map nerds, and curious people. They love using art (and maps!) to explore the meaning of the world and encourage people to interact with one another. Their other projects include short films, folding kayaks, custom furniture, and installation art pieces that explore the nature of love.

You can find us at:
Nicole: http://www.nicolesiggins.com/
Adina: http://discontinuity.ca/
Both of us: http://discosnail.com/

If you want to follow along with the workshop please make sure you have:

You can find more advanced instructions here (we'll present a simplified version): http://www.nicolesiggins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Full-Instructions-Make-your-own-printable-holiday-maps.pdf

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As always, we invite anyone who is interested in the world of mapping to attend our meetup, especially beginners!

Thanks to our sponsor "Büro am Draht (https://dasburo.com/)" we will also have some snacks and drinks for you.

Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

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