Hilltopography

Four questions about the hilltop and the blocks around it that nobody has mapped yet. The filled squares are done. The dashed ones are not, and that is where you would come in. None of these needs you to already know how to make a map.

Where's the best block to live on near campus?

Burleith and West Georgetown, block by block, from DC 311 service requests and building permits.

Nothing mapped yet · dashed are open blocks

You could help if you…

  • can walk around for an hour
  • have used a spreadsheet
  • want to learn QGIS

First task Pick four blocks, walk them, and write down every address with a permit notice in the window. about an hour

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Which campus buildings use the most energy?

Georgetown's building energy dashboard against DC's energy benchmarking data.

Nothing mapped yet · dashed are open buildings

You could help if you…

  • are comfortable in a spreadsheet
  • can read a chart
  • want to learn QGIS

First task Copy one building's figures off the dashboard and find the same building in the DC benchmarking file. about an hour

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Georgetown has no Metro stop. Where do people actually go?

Capital Bikeshare monthly trip data, starting from the stations around Georgetown.

Nothing mapped yet · dashed are open stations

You could help if you…

  • have never opened a data file before
  • are curious where the bikes go
  • want to learn QGIS

First task Download one month of trip data and count the ten most common destinations from one station. about an hour

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How accessible is the hilltop, really?

Walking campus and adding entrances, ramps, elevators and steep paths to OpenStreetMap.

Nothing mapped yet · dashed are open path segments

You could help if you…

  • can walk around campus with a phone
  • need no software at all
  • want to learn how OpenStreetMap works

First task Walk one building's perimeter and photograph every entrance, noting which have steps. about an hour

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