The CivicMaps Toolkit is taking shape into something very interesting. With a focus on grassroots, community groups and organizations, the CivicMaps Toolkit is currently being populated with case studies, open-source tools and platforms, interviews and other resources to assist those seeking to use maps to foster their social […]
Daily Archives: November 19, 2012
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Watch the new video. All the information about this unique mapping tool is included: As far as the overall project, it’s been going pretty well so far. Collecting useful mapping tools has not been very difficult, as I would discover them by browsing the internet or checkout out Facebook posts. […]
This blog post was written with Andre Muggiati. This week, our Introduction to Civic Media class discussed freedom of information and transparency. To start with, we not only took our normal public notes but we also decided to be radically transparent by having class in a Google hangout. Conspiracy, Transparency, […]
The recent fun tumblr “Charts from the floor of the US Senate” (and Orrin Hatch’s gem) brought this story to mind: One of the formative moments of my youth came from a town hall meeting with Hatch’s colleague, senator Bob Bennett, on the topic of wilderness protection of federal land […]
Cape Cod Bay Watch is dedicated to protecting the species, habitat and health of Cape Cod Bay. The most immediate goal is to educate the public about impacts of Entergy’s Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station—especially its “once-through cooling” system. This system uses over a half-billion gallons of water from the bay […]