📍Sandwich Town - Meet in front of the John Muir Branch of the Windsor Public Library (363 Mill St.)👥In-person Only Now that spring is here we're excited to get back outside for some OpenStreetMap field mapping! This time we're going to cover Sandwich Town in Windsor's west end. We'll meet at the John Muir Branch...
📍Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210)💻 Virtual Only Pytheas is an open source, digital walking tour guide developed by Parallel 42 Systems in 2022. It has been used to create the McDougall Street Corridor and Queer Walk walking tours. Over the past three months, Hackforge's developer advocate intern Haley Tibbits has been working on...
📍Hackforge HQ, (300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210)👥💻 Hybrid Come meet up with OpenStreetMap Windsor-Essex on Monday, May 6th, to learn about Civic Science! We'll explore what this term means, discuss how/whether OSM fits into this definition, and look at some upcoming opportunities for becoming a civic scientist. This is a free event, and everyone is...
📍 POSTPONED DUE TO WEATER Join us for a community field mapping event where we will use the Every Door and StreetComplete apps to enhance OpenStreetMap! Whether you're a seasoned mapper or a beginner, this event is a great opportunity to contribute to one of the world's most comprehensive open-source maps. Meet in front of...
📍 Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette AVe, Unit 210) and Online via Zoom 💻👥 Hybrid💲 Free In 2022 Windsor Hackforge began an initiative to connect the local tech and cycling communities. In partnership with The City of Windsor, The County Wide Active Transportation System (CWATS), and Parallel 42 Systems, we launched a beta version of WindsorEssexCycling.ca....
📍 Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210) & Online💻👥 Hybrid💲 Free The weather may be (sort of?) cooling off, but that doesn't mean we have to stop mapping! During this casual event we'll be using desktop tools to update Windsor's OpenStreetMap data. This might mean adding missing attributes such as sidewalks, or putting in...
📍 Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210) & Online💻👥 Hybrid💲 Free OpenStreetMap Windsor-Essex has spent a ton of time talking about how everyone can add data to OSM, but we've never spoken much about how to get that data back out. So for those of you interested in extracting geodata for analysis, use in...
📍 Gateway Park (meet at the corner of Riverside and Cameron)👥 In Person Only💲 Free Join us on April 22, 2025, for a hands-on Field Mapping Event in Gateway Park! No mapping experience? No problem! We’ll guide you through the process of improving local maps using simple mobile apps and OpenStreetMap. 📱 What You Need:✅...
📍 980 Louis Ave (Corner of Louis and Erie), in front of St. Angela Merici Church👥 In Person Only💲 Free Join us for a community field mapping event where we will use the Every Door and StreetComplete apps to enhance OpenStreetMap! Whether you're a seasoned mapper or a beginner, this event is a great opportunity...
📍 Legacy Beacon (780 Riverside Dr W) & Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210)👥 In Person Only💲 Free Recent changes at Windsor's riverfront have yet to be replicated in OSM, so we're scheduling some time to get it done! Join OpenStreetMap Windsor-Essex on Tuesday, August 5th for a hands-on learning opportunity that will add...
📍 Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210)👥 In Person Only💲 Free After August’s outdoor mapping adventure, we’re keeping things chill — literally — with an indoor mapping night at Hackforge HQ. Join us Tuesday, September 9th, 5:30–8:00 PM for some relaxed OpenStreetMap editing and friendly conversation. No set theme, no pressure — just a...
📍 Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210) & Online💻👥 Hybrid💲 Free State of the Map, often shortened to SotM, is the annual, international OpenStreetMap conference. The 2025 version takes place October 3 - 5 in Manila, Philippines. Hackforge will have on-site representation, and at the end of the month we'll host a social/information session...