2016-01-07

• Steven wants input on how to best shorten data visualization, especially for tweets. Will check AP Style guide and see what recommendations are.

• Boston Harbor Atlas Project:
• This project comes out of the Marine Science Center.
• The data sets they have aren’t ideal, they want to migrate to arcGIS.
• Bahare told them to considered storymaps, due to issues of a more personalized an in-depth project.
• Issues include time limitations and timeframes. Must present a habitat by the end of June.
• Bahare and Steven want to suggest that perhaps they hire us
• EPA gives states money to contract out, might be a way to fund the specialists.
• Another issue is the variety of media they want to integrate into these maps
• The needs of the project bear resemblances to SHARP in structure
• Next step is background research.

• Some changes are being made to the website. (See here for a comprehensive list.)
• Most importantly, there will be restructuring of the projects section and resources & services.
• Will instead be split up into Services, including things like data viz and GIS, and Tools and Resources like OJS, Omeka, etc.

• Assessment Wrap-Up
• Podio - some changes have been made.
• Events are for anyone who wants to attend/things we put on ourselves
• Consultations and Workshops are commissioned by outside parties.
• We have also added departments, etc. to a drop-down menu, with a connected app that lets us better gather information.
• We have deleted the working meeting app, and instead moved that information to a page on the wiki.
• We can get statistics on the tap access door - which could let us see what kind of students use the space.