MapLab: analysis and visualisation of spatial data

Date

15.02–22.03.2016

Venue

Medialab Katowice, Katowice Miasto Ogrodów, pl. Sejmu Śląskiego 2

Regeistration

Free of charge, limited number of participants.

Meeting dates
25
Jan
|
18
00
21
00

OpenStreetMap

Participants will become familiar with the OpenStreetMap project, as we discuss the project’s principles and the links between the basic map components (node, line, area). We will provide hands-on instruction on how to add, edit, filter and export data within OSM.

15
Feb
|
18
00
21
00

Carto

Participants will learn the foundations of the CARTO platform. Based on the data exported from OpenStreetMap, we will create an interactive map suitable for sharing on-line or embedding on a website.

8
Mar
|
18
00
21
00

QGIS

Participants will learn the basics of GIS software and perform simple analyses based on Katowice-related databases.

22
Mar
|
18
00
21
00

Mapbox

Participants will learn the Mapbox Studio Classic application, with which we will create a background written using the CartoCSS style sheet language.

Workshop leaders

Paweł Marynowski

OpenStreetMap Polska

Electrical engineering graduate from the Silesian University of Technology who works as a front-end developer for one of the Silesian companies. In his leisure time, he contributes to such projects as OpenStreetMap and Wikipedia. He serves as Member of the board at the association OpenStreetMap Poland association.

Philosopher and architect, whose interests include urban planning and researching urban development processes with the use of spatial information systems. He has authored a number of analytical mapping studies as part of projects delivered by the Warsaw Museum, Museum of Modern Art (Warsaw), Institute of Architecture (Kraków), Medialab Katowice and BWA Contemporary Art Gallery (Wrocław).