The program for Where, our geolocation and mapping conference, is almost complete. Now we’re looking for makers, hackers, developers, and DIYers to bring awesomeness to the 2012 Where Conference (April 2-4 in San Francisco).
There are three ways to participate.
1. Share an amazing geo/location/data visualization video or image
Geodata is often best expressed visually. Inspired by projects like Cab Spotting, Dave Imus’ The Essential Geography Of The United States Of America and Eric Fisher’s Locals and Tourists, we want your data viz videos, imagery and cartography. (Be sure that you have rights to the underlying data and that you attribute it properly.)
2. Create an interactive RFID installation
Inspired by Mediamatic, each attendee will have an RFID tag that can be paired with our conference social network. If an attendee swipes his or her tag, you’ll be able to:
- Fetch info about the owner of a swiped badge.
- Show the owner of a swiped badge where they are supposed to be next, according to their personal schedule.
- Send the owner of a swiped badge a message via the attendee directory.
- Make two owners of swiped badges contacts within the attendee directory.
3. Mini Maker Faire: Hardware project
The Where Mini Maker Faire will take place on Wednesday, April 4. We’re interested in any hardware project that is in the geo/location/sensing space, particularly ones that feature:
- Kinect/Computer Vision Arduino/Lilypad/ADK Processing for Android
- Beagle Board/Panda Board
- NFC/RFID
- Gadgeteer Wearables
- ROBOTS!!!!
Mini Maker Faire setup includes a four-inch skirted, countertop-level table, Wi-Fi and power.
Acceptances will be rolling. The deadline to get your proposal in is March 1, so apply soon. If your project is accepted for any of the above, you’ll receive a pass to Where.
Where Conference 2012 — O’Reilly’s Where Conference, being held April 2-4 in San Francisco, is where the people working on and using location technologies explore emerging trends in software development, tools, business strategies and marketing.