GIS Series: Community Mapping with Open Street Map

Program Type:

Technology

Age Group:

Adult (18+)
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Event Details

GIS (Geographic Information System) is a powerful tool for visualizing information using maps. Nonprofits, businesses, and anyone seeking to know more about the place they live can use GIS to make a variety of data, such as demographic or economic data, more meaningful and easily understood.

This is part two of a four-part series. This class will provide an overview of using Open Street Map to collect community features.

Prerequisites

  • QGIS (Free open source software - download at https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html)

  • PC or MAC Laptop (participants must provide their own device)

  • Be comfortable managing information on your computer and performing tasks such as opening and closing applications, navigating basic file structures, and managing files and folders.

About the presenter

A recovering urban planner, Bernardo Salazar, AICP blends data, technology, and GIS to understand the urban environment. With a diverse background working with nonprofits, community design, political campaigns, public policy, and more recently, emergency management, Bernardo draws from these experiences to generate a multidisciplinary strategy to address common geospatial and data challenges. He holds an undergraduate degree in Sociology, a graduate degree in Urban Planning, and owns two Chevy El Caminos ('85, '86).