On Monday, we presented a workshop at GeoWeb in Vancouver, BC, on installing, configuring and using a full open source geospatial stack (database, application server, web ui, desktop) and except for the desktop (QGIS) all the components are part of the OpenGeo Suite. The workshop is now online, at http://workshops.opengeo.org/stack-intro/, try it out and get a Read more…
Greater Newark Conservancy’s Newark Youth Leadership Project is giving youth the tools and support to transform their streets for the better. Livable Streets Education was on the scene, giving Community Organizing 101 talk, highlighted the ways that citizens can get involved in creating safer, more sustainable streets and neighborhoods. Mobilizing the Region has the full Read more…
The presentation program has been selected for FOSS4G 2009, and OpenGeo will be easy to find. We will be talking about the philosophy of open source, about the practicalities of using GeoServer, OpenLayers, PostGIS, and GeoWebCache, and we’ll be on the exhibition floor as a Gold Sponsor. Here are talks from our team that have Read more…
I just left a talk by Aneesh Chopra at the National Civic Summit, talking about open government. One of the examples he talked about was the opening up of federal IT budget data, and specifically Veterans Affairs. The VA CIO gave the organization mostly failing grades on its initiatives — which is to say, they Read more…
Over the past week or so there have been significant advancements in the offerings of 311 services in New York, Boston, and Washington D.C.. At first day of the Personal Democracy Forum on June 29th Mayor Bloomberg announced that the city’s 311 service would now have both a Skype and a Twitter account. So far Read more…
Meet Gabe Klein who was appointed new director of Washington D.C.’s Department of Transportation (DDOT) in December 2008. With an interesting background which includes four years working for Zipcar, Mr. Klein was brought in with the idea of looking at the job from a fresh perspective (check out: Potholepalooza!) and innovating solutions to many mobility Read more…