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This project successfully raised its funding goal on June 21, 2010.
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We'll put your name on our donors list at http://grassrootsmapping.org/
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We'll send you a 5x7 print of any photo from our public domain dataset -- such as these: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreywarren/sets/72157623910039211/
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We'll send you TWO 5x7 prints of any photo from our public domain dataset -- such as these: http://tinyurl.com/28jdpz3 and write your name on our camera capsule!
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We'll send you an 11x14 poster of any photo from our public domain dataset and we'll write your name on one of our balloons!
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We'll send you an 16x20 poster of any photo from our public domain dataset and we'll write your name on one of our kites! (kites don't pop, so this'll last longer)
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We'll send you an 20x30 poster of any photo from our public domain dataset and we'll write your name on one of our helium tanks in big fancy letters!
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We'll write about you in a blog post, put your name on an entire mappng kit (bag, reel, balloon, kite, and helium tank), and send you a 20x30 poster of any image from our public domain dataset.
Pledge $1,000 or more Pledge $1,000 or more
We'll assemble a custom Grassroots Mapping Kit (sans helium - just go to Party City!) of the finest materials, pack it up and send it to you. If you're within a couple hours driving distance of one of us, we'll even come out and show you how to use it!
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Founder of Grassroots Mapping and co-founder of Public Laboratory, Jeffrey Warren makes maps and citizen science tools at p.irateship in Somerville, MA, and is a research affiliate of MIT's Center for Future Civic Media. He has founded or co-founded various organizations, including Vestal Design, a multidisciplinary design firm, Cut&Paste Labs, a Lima, Peru-based school for open-source programming, Weardrobe.com, and Paydici Inc. Jeff holds an MS from MIT's Center for Civic Media, and a BA in Architecture from Yale University, where he worked with artist/technologist Natalie Jeremijenko, building robotic dogs and geese. He likes to draw.
Very cool stuff!
Good project! Even cheaper balloons are available though. A $10 solar balloon kit (12-foot wide tetroon shaped) is available from http://www.solar-balloons.com/store.html On sunny days without much wind, it will lift a digital camera as high as your fishing line tether. And it doesn't need helium, only sunshine. The smaller $7 ready-to-fly 6-foot tetroons easily lift the Ebay $10 0.7 ounce key-fob videocams. But bigger cameras are better for sharper imagery.
I've seen Jeff's balloons in action -- they are not to be missed.
Fantastic project! We pledged $100. We also embedded your widget to our page, and will do our best to promote this effort - Please let us know if you need assistance with kites, line, or other gear.
Chad - Third Coast Kite and Hobby
http://www.thirdcoastkites.com