Mapping for Equity: Mapping NYC's Public Amenities in NYC Council District 36 with BetaNYC & The Better Block Project
Join BetaNYC and The Better Block Project to learn about a new way to map NYC's public amenities! This in-person field-mapping event teaches the public how to collect geographical open data to create more accurately represented spaces.
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BetaNYC is excited to share a new way to map NYC’s public realm!
BetaNYC will present the Mapping for Equity project and how to create more equitable and accessible mapped spaces. We will show you how we’re mapping parks and public spaces into OpenStreetMap.
Through this activity, we are making sure there's equal representation in data while quantifying and mapping our public realm. Together, we will site, count, and map community assets such as street lamps, benches, water fountains, trash cans, and picnic tables.
This event will be delivered in English and all ages are welcome to attend (provided that anyone under 18 years old is present with a parent or guardian). We will be moving about the city and on uneven terrain. Plan on wearing appropriate footwear and environmental attire.
If you have any needs or accommodations, please email events@beta.nyc.
Please RSVP by the end of the day on Friday, November 14th.
Agenda
- 10:30 AM: Arrival and check-in to the event, mingling
- 10:45 PM: BetaNYC remarks
- 11:00 AM: Breakout into groups for Field Mapping
- 12:00 PM: Groups start to walk back to the meeting point
- 12:15 PM: Return to the meeting point
- 12:30 PM: Close & clean up