Bristol Mapping Party 2007

This took place 24/25th February 2007, based in the Watershed, Bristol.

Saturday 24th 2007

• 10am Meet at Watershed (1 Canon's Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX, http://www.watershed.co.uk) for GPS units, project explanation, dividing up the city
• 1:30pm Meet at Watershed to upload GPS data
• 2:30pm Go out for more mapping
• 5:30pm Meet at pub The Ship for drinks and then onward for a meal.

Sunday 25th 2007

• 10:30am Meet at (1 Canon's Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX, http://www.watershed.co.uk) for GPS units, project explanation, dividing up the city
• 1:30pm Meet back at Watershed to upload GPS data
• 2:30pm Go out for more mapping then home

Partners

• bristol wireless: http://www.bristolwireless.net/
• Connecting Bristol: http://www.connectingbristol.org

Who's coming

• User:Steve
• User:Matt
• User:Petef
• User:Southglos (a) hello, (b) first mapping event for me, and (c) hey, I've started... :-)
• User:Edward didn't make it, busy looking for a place to live
• User:Bathterror yeah def. coming. Although my new eTrex Legend got nicked, so I'm back to that "yellow thing"... I hope nobody's planning on showing off their kit... I'll sulk!!!
• User:LastGrape possibly if I decide in Jan, I said some stuff on Talk:Bristol
• User:LibbyMiller hope so!
• User:DanBri hope so (but I live there so am optimistic...)
• User:Blackadder expects to be there for the Sunday
• User:woodsy will be available on Sunday
• User:Nickw hopefully
• User:Lorp
• User:Firefishy Anyone need a lift from London?
• User:Mlpoulter will be available Sunday morning. No kit or transport but like running.
• User:Steve8 will be in Chepstow for weekend with family. Will try to make the Saturday (prob pm only)

GPS base map

There is a Garmin IMG file available for Bristol based on OSM data from 22/02/2007. This was created using mkgmap which is still experimental, but I've had good success using it as a base map for my mapping in Bath.

Outreach

Please hack the Bristol Press Release and list places it should be sent to below (but don't send it yet - we need to confirm venues).

• Bristol Evening Post (PR sent)
• Venue (PR sent, too late for 22/2 issue)
• Points West (BBC local news) Bristol TV - 0117 973 2211 (called and spoke to Jemma Cooper, sounds interested, PR sent)
• Radio Bristol 0117 974 1111 (called and spoke to Mike Wilkins, PR sent)
• HTV (ITV local news)
• BBC Focus magazine (PR sent)

Local online groups to contact. Please add groups here and contact as appropriate when we have venues confirmed above.

• bristol wireless
• Bristol & Bath LUG - woodsy is member; will contact
• university(ies) geography dept
• underscore (best from Dan or Pete)
• Cube mailing list
• university(ies) computer science dept
• dorkbotbristol (PR sent)
• Connecting Bristol mailing list
• Watershed mailing list
• Bristol & Bath Mac Users' Group (woodsy to forward details to Colin Strickland - member - for circulation)
• Bristol BCS (PR sent, and they emailed their list 22 Feb)