Maptime #16 QGIS workshop

QGIS workshop with Erik Meerburg from Geo Academie

Today, within the fast-paced high-energy world of webmaps, map-apps and devlabs, we tend to forget that quite a lot of mapping still happens in good old fashioned GIS desktop software. Really? Yes! Over the last few years, QGIS has made a real jump forward, becoming more and more the mainstream player in geo-information science.

This Maptime, we'll discover the GIS-way of making maps, visualizing (Dutch) public open data. We'll make sure that every one of you has a short story to tell with easy to obtain census (CBS) data, or something similar. And we'll look into the extreme relaxed way of using PDOK data in QGIS... Or do something similar with Geopunt (for our visitors from Flanders ;-).

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Maptime is BYOB (and food). Tea and coffee is provided, but you're welcome to bring your own beer, drinks, snacks or dinner to the Waag.

About Maptime AMS

Maptime Amsterdam is a monthly map hack night hosted by Waag Society. (http://waag.org/nl) We meet once a month on a Wednesday at 18.30 to work on maps, learn about geospatial data, and teach each other the latest cartographic tools.

Maptime is, rather literally, time for mapmaking. Our mission is to open the doors of cartographic possibility to anyone interested by creating a time and space for collaborative learning, exploration, and map creation using mapping tools and technologies.

This open learning environment for all levels and degrees of knowledge offers intentional support for the beginner. Maptime is simultaneously flexible and structured: creating space for workshops, ongoing projects with a shared goal, and independent/collaborative work time.

Inspiration for Maptime comes from both hack nights and knitting circles. Both are models of spaces for people to create and learn together. Our goal is to provide this space with an open heart and without pretension. You can bring your own projects to work on, just hang out and socialize, or ask questions. Some people are experts, and some people are just getting started, but all of us are learning. So, why not do it together?

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For more information about Maptime visit: maptime.io (http://maptime.io/)