Google Earth Outreach team member Sean Askay leads a workshop session on advanced KML programming.
With a workshop curriculum designed to address a variety of issues, the
Google Earth Outreach team, along with Googlers from the
Developer Relations,
Fusion Tables, and
Google Earth for Educators teams, led hands-on sessions to build participants’ technical skills in Google Earth, Maps, Fusion Tables & APIs. When they weren’t basking in the glow of their laptop screens, the workshop participants were able to take advantage of the workshop’s scenic location by the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge at the historic Fort Baker’s LEED Gold Certified
Cavallo Point Lodge in the Golden Gate National Parks. Despite the heavy storms that persisted over the two days, the clouds parted for two hours on the first morning just in time for a mobile data collection field exercise with
Open Data Kit. Participants with Android mobile devices were able to enjoy some fresh air and sunshine as well as the view and collect some sample field data. Back in the workshop room, participants uploaded their field data to a Google Fusion Table that displayed everyone’s results on a map.
Michael Norelli of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy collects a data point on an Android phone.
In addition to this fun field exercise, participants appreciated the sessions where they were able to get their hands dirty with the tools, have 1:1 time with the Google team, and learn about real world examples of organizations using mapping applications. There was a lot of of excitement about the power of Fusion Tables as a dataset visualization tool. At the end of the two days, there was a general feeling of excitement and enthusiasm among the participants to take the workshop teachings back to their organization, and kick-start or finish mapping projects and train others.
The Institute at the Golden Gate will continue the momentum of this workshop by equipping more environmentalists with Google technology and promoting the work of the Google Earth Outreach team. The Institute plans to use Google technology to create visualizations and a narrated tour of its latest initiative
Park Prescriptions - highlighting programs across the nation that connect public lands as a resource for health.
With Google technology, environmentalists and change-makers have open access to an array of tools to help visualize and raise awareness about their work. You don’t have to travel to a training to start learning. Simply check out
Google Earth Outreach’s online tutorials to start now.
The Institute at the Golden Gate convenes and collaborates with organizations across sectors to broker relationships that drive positive environmental change. To learn more about hosting your own environmental conference or event at Fort Baker,
click here.
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