portland – Grassroots Mapping

Picavet PET rig

mathew — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:58:19 +0000

A Picavet rig is a very common type of KAP/BAP rig, I've added it to the juice bottle in a fairly simple way, using 1/2" key rings.

Efficient Image Sorting with Finder & Preview (Mac)

mathew — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:52:49 +0000

I've made an instructional video on efficient image sorting with Preview and Finder, for quickly winnowing down big groups of images to small sets, ready for MapKnitter:

using a knot to trigger cameras

mathew — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:53:57 +0000

This is for use with the PET Bottle Rig

Instead of using a balled up piece of tape, a pebble, or some other thing to hold down my camera's shutter, I've gone to using a knot. This makes it easy to hold in place, and makes setting it easier. I prefer a rubber band, but tape also holds it down. tape may be more useful for bulging, non rectangular cameras.