Comments on: Unused open space and fruit tree map http://zerocarboncastle.org/2009/05/25/unused-open-space-and-fruit-tree-map/ \"Striving to make Castle Ward East a Zero Carbon Community\" Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:20:22 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: shane http://zerocarboncastle.org/2009/05/25/unused-open-space-and-fruit-tree-map/comment-page-1/#comment-35 shane Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:21:04 +0000 http://zerocarboncastle.org/?p=480#comment-35 Hi Michael, I had a good chat with Ant from Bigbarn yesterday and we're both keen to find away of working together to develop a template map that can be rolled out across other transitions. Does this fit with you? Maybe he can supply code for you to work from. I'm pretty sure he mentioned it being ope source. We need to chat about the scope. i.e. will it be just food based or will their be renewable energy sites, recycling points etc. There's also a sticking point with ant. He runs a commercial operation and some local suppliers pay to have a superior listing. How we deal with this needs to be discussed on day 1. I think it can be worked out but not sure how and wouldn't want to waste time and then find out there's no fit. Shane Hi Michael, I had a good chat with Ant from Bigbarn yesterday and we’re both keen to find away of working together to develop a template map that can be rolled out across other transitions. Does this fit with you? Maybe he can supply code for you to work from. I’m pretty sure he mentioned it being ope source.
We need to chat about the scope. i.e. will it be just food based or will their be renewable energy sites, recycling points etc. There’s also a sticking point with ant. He runs a commercial operation and some local suppliers pay to have a superior listing. How we deal with this needs to be discussed on day 1. I think it can be worked out but not sure how and wouldn’t want to waste time and then find out there’s no fit.
Shane

]]> By: Michael Harper http://zerocarboncastle.org/2009/05/25/unused-open-space-and-fruit-tree-map/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Michael Harper Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:48:53 +0000 http://zerocarboncastle.org/?p=480#comment-33 I am happy to lead this project. I have been looking into using google earth as the mapping tool for the site. It is free and well supported. You can easily embed information using the mark-up language kml. In addition you can insert 3D models using the tool 'google sketch-up' or by searching the extensive online library of free models. Shane has provided me some details on the website, some contacts who can help and greater access so hopefully in the not to distant future I should be able to set-up a test page and get feed back on its function. In the meantime it would be good to start forming a database of information to be inserted into the mapping tool. Once some pieces of information come in, we can define our data model (i.e. standardise the data we wish to receive; e.g. for a single fruit tree this could be: type (apple), location (lat, long), harvesting period, whether permission to harvest has been gained etc...) In addtion we can look to categorised the information and set-up the map to enable filtering. Categories can be: current plots of land, single trees, sites of potential, fruit types or what ever we agree on. If anyone has any information about fruit tree locations or plots of land which we can use then please let me know and I shall start to collect the information. I shall be posting a set of user requirements which should hopefully give everyone an idea of how the tool will be used, comments on these will be paramount to ensure we get the right feel and functionality in the tool. Cheers Michael I am happy to lead this project.

I have been looking into using google earth as the mapping tool for the site. It is free and well supported. You can easily embed information using the mark-up language kml. In addition you can insert 3D models using the tool ‘google sketch-up’ or by searching the extensive online library of free models.

Shane has provided me some details on the website, some contacts who can help and greater access so hopefully in the not to distant future I should be able to set-up a test page and get feed back on its function.

In the meantime it would be good to start forming a database of information to be inserted into the mapping tool. Once some pieces of information come in, we can define our data model (i.e. standardise the data we wish to receive; e.g. for a single fruit tree this could be: type (apple), location (lat, long), harvesting period, whether permission to harvest has been gained etc…)
In addtion we can look to categorised the information and set-up the map to enable filtering. Categories can be: current plots of land, single trees, sites of potential, fruit types or what ever we agree on.

If anyone has any information about fruit tree locations or plots of land which we can use then please let me know and I shall start to collect the information.

I shall be posting a set of user requirements which should hopefully give everyone an idea of how the tool will be used, comments on these will be paramount to ensure we get the right feel and functionality in the tool.

Cheers

Michael

]]> By: ddell http://zerocarboncastle.org/2009/05/25/unused-open-space-and-fruit-tree-map/comment-page-1/#comment-32 ddell Fri, 29 May 2009 23:29:30 +0000 http://zerocarboncastle.org/?p=480#comment-32 I don't have time or skills to lead this, but want to help too. How about starting with listing the Devon Park orchard? There is an East of England orchards group at Apple Day at Bromham Mill every year, perhaps they could help? Also, we are the proud owners of a Newton's Wonder tree. Would anyone have the skills to take grafts from it to propagate it, as it is especially suited to the local climate? I don’t have time or skills to lead this, but want to help too. How about starting with listing the Devon Park orchard? There is an East of England orchards group at Apple Day at Bromham Mill every year, perhaps they could help?
Also, we are the proud owners of a Newton’s Wonder tree. Would anyone have the skills to take grafts from it to propagate it, as it is especially suited to the local climate?

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