meeting-20170907.md

Meeting 2017-09-07 19:00

Notes

• Credentials.
  • We have:
    • https://github.com/orgs/CodeForJerseyCity
    • https://www.meetup.com/Code-For-Jersey-City/
    • https://twitter.com/CodeForJC
    • https://www.facebook.com/CodeForJC/
  • Need:
    • codeforjc.org
• Discussion of projects in projects.md
  • Note: did not discuss the 'Dashboard for police "calls for service" data'
  • Projects involving maps. Office of Innovation uses https://carto.com/. Other map tools include:
    • http://leafletjs.com/
    • https://mapzen.com/
    • https://www.mapbox.com/
• Using existing public data sets:
  • May not be directly/easily available
    • Find out about it
    • Make it accessible
    • May involve scanning/OCR
  • Create list of public data sets, ideally with data dictionaries.
  • Use public data sets as basis for a Hack Night.
• Planning public meetup:
  • Include Brian to present Office of Innovation projects
  • Record on video

TODO

• Reach out to Code for Newark
• Email previous members of leadership team before making changes re.
  • github
  • meetup.com
  • twitter
  • facebook
  • domain codeforjc.org
• Reach out to Brian re.
  • scheduling a public meetup
  • public data sets