Grassroots Mapping is a series of participatory mapping projects involving communities in cartographic dispute. Seeking to invert the traditional power structure of cartography, the grassroots mappers used helium balloons and kites to loft their own “community satellites” made with inexpensive digital cameras.

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balloon mapping tutorial (Korean)

November 30th, 2011 by leejaekyung

Hello. I'm jaekyung lee from South Korea.
These days, I'm trying to get picture at 350 meters high.
Two weeks ago, at last I could get picture and return my camera and camcorder.

저는 한국의 이재경입니다. 퍼블릭라보라토리의 풍선맵핑을 참고하여 한국에서 도시맵핑 프로젝트를 진행했습니다. 약간은 방법에 차이는 있을 수 있지만, jeff의 방법 모델을 많이 참고했습니다. 한국에서 구하기 쉬운 재료를 사용했고 모든 내용은 퍼블릭 라보라토리와 구글 사이트도구에 한국어로 공유하였습니다.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/101562321587581527568/albums/5680691848362713489
https://sites.google.com/site/urbanmappingwiki/

balloon mapping tutorial (Korean)

November 30th, 2011 by leejaekyung

Hello. I'm jaekyung lee from South Korea.
These days, I'm trying to get picture at 350 meters high.
Two weeks ago, at last I could get picture and return my camera and camcorder.

저는 한국의 이재경입니다. 퍼블릭라보라토리의 풍선맵핑을 참고하여 한국에서 도시맵핑 프로젝트를 진행했습니다. 약간은 방법에 차이는 있을 수 있지만, jeff의 방법 모델을 많이 참고했습니다. 한국에서 구하기 쉬운 재료를 사용했고 모든 내용은 퍼블릭 라보라토리와 구글 사이트도구에 한국어로 공유하였습니다.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/101562321587581527568/albums/5680691848362713489
https://sites.google.com/site/urbanmappingwiki/

Occupy UC Davis – Nov. 21, 2011

November 21st, 2011 by MicheleTobias

Students, faculty, alumni, and the community in general gathered to voice their disapproval of the pepper spraying of non-violent protestors on campus. The photo here is unprocessed, but a stitched one will be coming soon! The photo was taken with Stewart's helium balloon using a point-and-shoot camera and a smart phone took video of the crowd. The crew: Stewart, Liz, Michele, and Alex.