OpenStreetMap
SESC - SP is organizing a Hacking event[1][2] in Ribeirão and the folks of the Hacker Bus project[3][4] will travel there to give some workshops and work on other projects focused on that city and their local communities.
Ribeirão Preto is a desert on OSM[5], so I want to use this trip / opportunity to create better maps of the city and the neighborhoods where the bus will park, I think some of the neighborhoods might be "Quintino Facci II" and "Branca Salles (perto do Cesomar)" but you can follow the thread on google groups for more info[6].
The trip is from March 14th to 16th, the bus departure from São Paulo - SP, people interested in travel with the bus can fill-up an online form[7] to reserve a place.
So my idea is to try and organize a Mapping Party there, there will be lots of students to help and any other contributions are welcome =)
[1]: http://www.sescsp.org.br/sesc/programa_new/busca.cfm?conjunto_id=9621
[2]: http://issuu.com/sescribeiraopreto/docs/caderno_marco_2012?mode=window&pageNumber=17 (Flash)
[3]: http://onibushacker.org/
[4]: http://onibushacker.thacker.com.br/
[5]: http://osm.org/go/NqlUAwT--
[6]: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/thackday/yVwOWKfgJcA/discussion
[7]: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFBlNDdiYVRuWU5MVDZSdlNMeFNlV3c6MA
Discussion
Comment from Harry Wood on 13 March 2012 at 01:20
Sounds like fun! So you're setting off on the mapping bus trip tomorrow? Hope it goes well. I shall be on holiday in São Paulo in April. Maybe we organise an OSM meet-up then.
Comment from Fabricio Zuardi on 13 March 2012 at 15:21
Yes, the trip starts tomorrow morning(4 hour trip from São Paulo to Ribeirão Preto), and we will stay on Ribeirão Preto for 3 days, hopefully mapping stuff all the time, with the help of some students that are expecting us as well.
I'll do a follow up post as things goes along.
As for your holliday in São Paulo in April, lets setup something, you should definitely visit the Garoa Hackerspace (http://garoa.net.br/wiki/P%C3%A1gina_principal ) and hangout with the people there, they are very nice and kind to tourists, also if you have time to visit São Carlos - SP, other city with some hardcore mappers/bikers :)