PinnedOpen-source volunteerism and oral histories mapping, during a pandemic: Terrastories 2020 in review 🌏💬Needless to say, it’s been a crazy year, and literally nothing went according to plan. As the world shut down at the beginning of 2020, our daily lives were completely disrupted, and plans to travel or host events rapidly unraveled. …Open Source11 min readOpen Source11 min read
Dec 12, 2020Co-creating an Earth Defenders Toolkit with the Indigenous Mapping Community at #2020IMWLast month, Digital Democracy and our allies announced the launch of the Earth Defenders Toolkit, a new collection of open-source tools and training materials for communities on the frontlines of the struggle to defend critical ecosystems around the world. In preparation for the public launch of the Earth Defenders Toolkit…Indigenous7 min readIndigenous7 min read
Nov 5, 2019A very happy #Hacktoberfest for Terrastories and the Ruby community 🎃It’s been almost a year and a half since I became acquainted with a wonderful community of open-source Ruby developers. At the time, I was scurrying from one corporate office to another, trying to find the right party to build a geostorytelling application for my organization, the Amazon Conservation Team. …5 min read5 min read
