Documenting from the sky. Mapping with balloons in Castellón and building community

Documenting from the skyMapping with balloons in Castellón and building communityEmerging ICT for Citizens' Veillance Workshop. Joint Research Centre. Ispra. Italy. March 21, 2014 PublicLab and Basurama

More info at http://basurama.org/?p=15836

Pablo Rey Mazón Images and slides by Basurama and PublicLab Community

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6000km.org Balloon Mapping

1. Intro Public Lab: balloon mapping Basurama: 6000km

2. Digital maps

3. Balloon mapping

4. Workshop: Mapping with Balloons and building community

Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science.

Open Source development of tools for grassroots science

Public Lab Tools Currently In development

SpectralWorkbench.org

basura = trash ama = love -orama = wide view of

Basurama = wide view of/love trash

(trash-o-rama)

WASTE

WASTE

REUSE

Autobarrios. San Cristobal, Madrid. Spain 2013-2014

VISUALIZE

Eres lo que tiras. Benicassim, Spain. 2007

RUS Lima. Lima, Peru. 2010

VISUALIZE

Urban metabolism through maps, panoramic photos and texts

Urban metabolism through maps, panoramic photos and texts

Car tire cemetery. Seseña, Toledo, Spain. 2006

Miramadrid, Paracuellos del Jarama, Madrid. Spain. 2006

M50 highway, Madrid. Spain. 2006

2006 - 2011

Multi-format Book Collaborative map Web Exhibition

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Meipi.org/6000km

6000km.org

PAU Ensanche de Vallecas, Madrid. Spain. 2010

PAU Ensanche de Vallecas. Madrid. 2013

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http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Walking_Papers

With Open Street Map we can edit the map

Saugus Ash Landfill. Massachusetts, USA. 2011.

Google Maps.

Open Street Map (Mapping project http://meipi.org/cambridgewaste)

Document and draw theMap you want to see

2010, 22 January. Jeff Warren Cantogallo Settlement in Lima Peru Balloon Mapping Team

2010 Balloon Mapping Informal Settlements in Lima Peru Up to the minute city maps during negotiations over upgrading

Mapping the BP Gulf Spill. Public Lab

Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn. USA

canoe

solid waste

melted ice from inflow

Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, Summer 2011.

July 2011 balloon aerial

Suspected outflow point for historic septic tank system

Subsequent inspection finds concealed outflow missed by EPA 2011 Survey

21 Oct 2012 kite aerial

http://basurama.org/transtrash/2011/10/19/saugus-ash-landfill-map/

Wetlands WaterwaysUrbanized Waterways Shorelines

RemediationOil Spill ImpactsConservationEcological Monitoring

ConservationIndustrial MonitoringRemediation

Gov. accountabilityRemediationIndustrial Monitoring

Coastal ErosionOil Spill ImpactsWetlandsRemediation of coral reefsConservation

Aerial DIY photography A. Comercial airplane window seat

B. Pole photography

C. Balloons and kites (and drones)

Passenger Pigeonhttp://publiclab.org/wiki/passenger-pigeon

Landing in Madrid.

Pole photography

@kanarinka

http://publiclab.org/notes/cfastie/08-11-2013/garden-pap-map

BajaAltura.com www.flickr.com/photos/fabain/12131074775/

Grassroots Mappers

Balloon or Kite Mapping

Video available at http://youtu.be/2HLgsd77Wbo

concealed operator

diydrones.com cyberquad

revealed operator

build in openness & accountability

Comunidad de prácticas y aprendizaje

Make your own handmade receipts and share them!

Low tech

DIY kite. 15 euros

Make your own balloon

faba.in

Mapping with balloons and building community [0. Invitation from arts exhibition space].

1. Outreach. Contact local groups.

2. Collaborative (re)search.

3. Workshop: Theory and practice.

4. Post-production

5. Extended workshop: public Public Lab kit.

More info: http://basurama.org/en/projects/documenting-territory-from-sky-publiclab

1. Outreach. Contact local groups#documentaterritorio

Public call(Phone, Email, Newsletters, Social networking sites, Web, Blog)

Local CollaboratorsEnvironmental groups: Avinença Ecologistes en Acció del País Valencià Molts Mons Casal Popular de Castelló Amics de Palanques

2. Collaborative research

Open document. List of potential locations.

Visualize: Map locations

Castellón

3. Workshop: Theory and practice.

Theory photos classes

On site photos

Balloon mapping kit

Share the balloon, share the van!

Step by step guide

1. Select a place2. Prepare all the material3. Take photos and document4. Select the best photos 5. Edit maps6. Disemination

4. Post-production

Select the good photos!

Mapknitterhttp://mapknitter.org

El Saler, ValenciaA road separates the villagefrom the lake

La Vall d'Uixó, CastellónAbandoned residential area Constrution site

El Serrallo, CastellónRefinery and incinerator plant.

Public Lab Map archive http://publiclab.org/archive

5. Extended workshop: Public Public Lab kit. Available for participants.

Support communityEncourage participation in email lists / web / wikiEncourage documentationAnswer questions

CERN Open Hardware 1.0Share Back with Attribution

GNU Public License 3.0Copyleft Viral Software Licensing

Protect the content sharing it

Creative CommonsShare Alike with Attribution For Media

Fly with or without us!

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