A collation & aggregation of publicly available data on:
- Places - MakerSpaces, HackerSpaces, Community Hubs, etc
- Groups - Organizations aligned with the (for now, local) Makers-movement; inclusive & exclusive, public & private, FP & NFP
- People - Local people/players of note doing stuff. (please see privacy comments below)
- Events - Activities relating to the local Makers-scene
The project stemmed from a need that people wanted to set up Maker-related *Spaces, etc, but felt isolated & had nowhere to begin, and was unare of what was already happening in their neck-of-the-woods, or were unable to find resources better suited to their needs.
This is a tool intended to MAP(!) out what's out there in an attempt to getter get people in touch, but doing in such a manner that we respect the various entities' autonomy & agency, NOT trying to take OVER what they are already going (quite well), but collect publicly-available or volunteered information & put it all on a searchable map for people to find useful.
We would like to invite participation re this resource, so that we can build a more complete pucture, fostering better collaboration.
This is the 4th (5th?) incarnation or attempt at building this, so the more the merrier.
Going back to some basics, cobbling resources together.
- [https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1W-G-aVD14qwgxdxPkUF--Z7mUPA](Google Map) of some collected data
- [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebRpR0vHe5MgHRq_lGcrIFvng5-MNaRtkCtF7Sf7QfhMx9rg/viewform](Google Form) to collect said data. (vetted data will be made public for reuse in other applications)
- NOTE: For People, PLEASE only volunteer your own data.
- For general feedback - updates, changes & suggestions - please send a mail to map@meshed.nz
- System changes/request via [https://github.com/MakersNZ/makers.github.io/issues](GH Issues)