On Saturday, Dec 3 at the MLK Jr Library, there will be a hackathon with
focus on open data, including anything related to wiki data.
http://opendatahackdc.eventbrite.com/
Some wiki-related ideas could include:
* working on a way to get the 2000 census data, in so many articles, updated
* making use of data sources like
data.worldbank.org or from the federal
government (e.g. BLS) to make maps, populate infoboxes, etc.
* working with the National Register of Historic Places data, possibly in
preparation for doing more Wikis Take DC / Baltimore events or Wiki Loves
Monuments here
* working with the Smithsonian Art Inventories data -
http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ for WikiProject Public Art
* importing DC GIS data (more buildings) into OpenStreetMap -- no technical
skills required
* do you have any additional suggestions?
Not all projects need to be wiki-related or uber-technical, though we also
need skilled hackers and designers on Saturday.
Cheers,
Katie