This talk is about maptime
summary
MapTime is a network of beginner-focused map meetups using open source tools and hands-on exercises that grows from a single San Francisco origin to 80+ chapters (later about 15 active), with meetup locations tracked in a GeoJSON on GitHub. Key outcomes: a replicable chapter template, a community summit, and hard lessons — a bottleneck of 99 open issues from manual approvals, reliance on GitHub as a gate, organizer burnout, and zero dollars raised — leading to practical fixes: lower technical barriers, reciprocal teaching, short organizer terms, and hands-on sessions that actually help people learn.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction to MapTime
- 2:31Origins of MapTime
- 6:43Global Growth of MapTime
- 9:35Lessons on Teaching
- 12:52Reciprocal Learning
- 14:36Hands-on Learning
- 15:40Community Building Challenges
- 17:53Community Autonomy
- 18:33Avoiding Burnout
- 20:01Letting Go of Control
- 21:03Why MapTime Matters
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