kite-mapping – Grassroots Mapping http://grassrootsmapping.org Stories of community based mapping projects Sun, 01 Apr 2018 14:24:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.5 Vermont Winter Festival, Viewed from a Kite String http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/kalynrosenberg/3-1-2013/vermont-winter-festival-viewed-kite-string http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/kalynrosenberg/3-1-2013/vermont-winter-festival-viewed-kite-string#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:32:53 +0000 http://grassrootsmapping.org/?guid=fcbcc0b67bd841d8bfb774b4c84b6576 A kite aerial photography field report Date of f...]]>

A kite aerial photography field report

Date of flight: January 27, 2013
Site: North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, Vermont
Occasion: Ice on Fire deep winter celebration

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]]> http://grassrootsmapping.org/2013/03/vermont-winter-festival-viewed-from-a-kite-string/feed/ 0 Kite Flying Tree http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/danbeavers/2-16-2013/kite-flying-tree http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/danbeavers/2-16-2013/kite-flying-tree#respond Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:02:08 +0000 http://grassrootsmapping.org/?guid=986e4f06d1304cf171e93dea0f5c9ea3 http://publiclaboratory.org/sites/default/files/imagefield_thumbs/IMG_02... That tree between the pines likes to fly kites. I was a lit...]]>

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That tree between the pines likes to fly kites. I was a little upset with it because it was my kite. The tree finally got bored after about 45 minutes and let go so I am not too upset. It took me a couple of hours to find the kite but when I did there was absolutely no damage to it. I love Tyvek! The wind was very gusty and the line got snagged by the tree during an extended lull.

]]> http://grassrootsmapping.org/2013/02/kite-flying-tree/feed/ 0 Easy Cut Delta Kite simplification http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/danbeavers/2-2-2013/easy-cut-delta-kite-simplification http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/danbeavers/2-2-2013/easy-cut-delta-kite-simplification#respond Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:15:30 +0000 https://grassrootsmapping.org/?guid=1df07ccee4d991ffa79f251fc3765c92 Wintercamp activities included working on simplifying the kite build. From the left. A pocket for the sp...]]>

Wintercamp activities included working on simplifying the kite build. From the left. A pocket for the spar spreader that we were not really happy with. Next is the mini-caribener and pex plastic pipe. This was the standard attachment. The solution we arrived with eliminated the additional parts. Next are 3 mock-ups of folded pockets. The last item is the almost final form.

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]]> http://grassrootsmapping.org/2013/02/easy-cut-delta-kite-simplification-2/feed/ 0 Balloon Mapping From the Ground Up: Public Lab’s Field Techniques http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/gonzoearth/1-2-2013/balloon-mapping-ground-public-labs-field-techniques http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/gonzoearth/1-2-2013/balloon-mapping-ground-public-labs-field-techniques#respond Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:40:51 +0000 http://grassrootsmapping.org/?guid=ab10b7dd86a9e041ddd7d05d3bd542e2 cross-posted from PBS's IdeaLab Public Lab's balloon- and kite-based mapping approach is a new way to take aerial images from the ground. However, there are some considerations and things that ...]]>

cross-posted from PBS's IdeaLab

Public Lab's balloon- and kite-based mapping approach is a new way to take aerial images from the ground. However, there are some considerations and things that can be learned from a few map stories.

Each map project has distinct characteristics in its time, place, and local atmospheric conditions. Here are several examples of how those factors make each balloon and kite map unique.

LAKE MERRITT (OAKLAND, CALIF.)

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]]> http://grassrootsmapping.org/2013/01/balloon-mapping-from-the-ground-up-public-labs-field-techniques/feed/ 0 Mapping trees that are in high risk of uprooting at Shapira Neighborhood, Tel Aviv-Yafo http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/shaief/8-24-2012/mapping-trees-are-high-risk-uprooting-shapira-neighborhood-tel-aviv-yafo http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/shaief/8-24-2012/mapping-trees-are-high-risk-uprooting-shapira-neighborhood-tel-aviv-yafo#respond Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:39:26 +0000 https://grassrootsmapping.org/?guid=a26e0966267cadf0760020e7ee759b1b Published originally on my website About two months ago, on June 12th, we woke up to the sounds of heavy machinery. Through the window we saw a bulldozer and a crane uprooting olive trees from the area behind our house. We went outside and stood in fro...]]> Published originally on my website

About two months ago, on June 12th, we woke up to the sounds of heavy machinery. Through the window we saw a bulldozer and a crane uprooting olive trees from the area behind our house. We went outside and stood in front of the bulldozer and caused its operator to stop working. The crane continued to work, so we jumped on a tree. By doing so we prevented the work for about a month and saved 1 out of 4 trees that were uprooted at that day.

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]]> http://grassrootsmapping.org/2012/08/mapping-trees-that-are-in-high-risk-of-uprooting-at-shapira-neighborhood-tel-aviv-yafo-2/feed/ 0 North arrow http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/juan/7-16-2012/north-arrow http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/juan/7-16-2012/north-arrow#respond Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:02:40 +0000 http://grassrootsmapping.org/?guid=ccd5ba39c4767c0ac319e3deecc9614d If anybody is interested in ground control point targets for aerial photography, I can leave here this North arrow for you to print (courtesy of the Integration and Application Network, Universi...]]>

If anybody is interested in ground control point targets for aerial photography, I can leave here this North arrow for you to print (courtesy of the Integration and Application Network, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (ian.umces.edu/symbols/).

]]> http://grassrootsmapping.org/2012/07/north-arrow/feed/ 0 Print maps from the PLOTS Archive and MapKnitter http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/gonzoearth/5-10-2012/print-maps-plots-archive-and-mapknitter http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/gonzoearth/5-10-2012/print-maps-plots-archive-and-mapknitter#respond Thu, 10 May 2012 20:38:15 +0000 https://grassrootsmapping.org/?guid=9a0600a2746f45ccf5ca6b36d919a1fb This was a bit lost in the hubbub over the Google announcement, but a few weeks ago we added a feature to order a print directly from MapKnitter and from the PLOTS map archive. Users can now cl...]]>

This was a bit lost in the hubbub over the Google announcement, but a few weeks ago we added a feature to order a print directly from MapKnitter and from the PLOTS map archive. Users can now click-through directly from their map details page. Public Laboratory map production is working towards a end-to-end open source solution:

  • Planning. Getting started with Public Lab map tools, collaborate, learn about safety first
  • Capture. Taking aerial images
  • Sorting. Selecting the best images locally or online with mapmill.org

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]]> http://grassrootsmapping.org/2012/05/print-maps-from-the-plots-archive-and-mapknitter-2/feed/ 0 Print maps from the PLOTS Archive and MapKnitter http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/gonzoearth/5-10-2012/print-maps-plots-archive-and-mapknitter http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/gonzoearth/5-10-2012/print-maps-plots-archive-and-mapknitter#respond Thu, 10 May 2012 20:38:15 +0000 http://grassrootsmapping.org/?guid=9a0600a2746f45ccf5ca6b36d919a1fb This was a bit lost in the hubbub over the Google announcement, but a few weeks ago we added a feature to order a print directly from MapKnitter and from the PLOTS map archive. Users can now cl...]]>

This was a bit lost in the hubbub over the Google announcement, but a few weeks ago we added a feature to order a print directly from MapKnitter and from the PLOTS map archive. Users can now click-through directly from their map details page. Public Laboratory map production is working towards a end-to-end open source solution:

  • Planning. Getting started with Public Lab map tools, collaborate, learn about safety first
  • Capture. Taking aerial images
  • Sorting. Selecting the best images locally or online with mapmill.org

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]]> http://grassrootsmapping.org/2012/05/print-maps-from-the-plots-archive-and-mapknitter/feed/ 0 Flight-ready MK111 timer http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/cfastie/5-10-2012/flight-ready-mk111-timer http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/cfastie/5-10-2012/flight-ready-mk111-timer#respond Thu, 10 May 2012 15:07:22 +0000 https://grassrootsmapping.org/?guid=a39642d60b6058bcb1da1ba7bd642d81 I got the MK111 timer all wired up and integrated into the PLOTS Visible/NIR Camera Tool payload. I still have to endurance test the two 4LR44 batteries, but I will wait to do that in the air --...]]>

I got the MK111 timer all wired up and integrated into the PLOTS Visible/NIR Camera Tool payload. I still have to endurance test the two 4LR44 batteries, but I will wait to do that in the air -- no reason to waste two $1 batteries and not get any aerial photos.

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I got the MK111 timer all wired up and integrated into the PLOTS Visible/NIR Camera Tool payload. I still have to endurance test the two 4LR44 batteries, but I will wait to do that in the air -- no reason to waste two $1 batteries and not get any aerial photos.

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