<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#000000">As a follow-up, Eric (one of the presenters) really knows this space very, very well and has partnered with CMU on projects in the past. </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 7, 2024 at 2:58 PM Peya Mowar <<a href="mailto:pmowar@andrew.cmu.edu">pmowar@andrew.cmu.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr">Hi everyone,</div><div class="gmail_attr">The CMU libraries are having data-oriented workshops next week, and this one on sidewalk accessibility might be of interest to you.</div><div class="gmail_attr">Thanks and regards,</div><div class="gmail_attr">Peya </div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From:<span> </span><b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Jessica Benner</b><span> </span><span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:jbenner@andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank">jbenner@andrew.cmu.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Feb 7, 2024 at 11:03 AM<br>Subject: "Mapping Accessibility: Enriching sidewalk data using Project Sidewalk" & other workshops next week!<br>To: GIS Services in University Libraries <<a href="mailto:ul-gis-services@andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank">ul-gis-services@andrew.cmu.edu</a>>, Jessica Benner <<a href="mailto:jbenner@andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank">jbenner@andrew.cmu.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi All,</div><div><br></div><div>Next week is<span> </span><span style="color:rgb(153,0,255)">Love Data Week!</span><span> </span><a href="https://guides.library.cmu.edu/lovedataweek" target="_blank">Check out our line up of workshops</a><span> </span>from CMU Libraries (some in person, some virtual) and consider attending some.</div><div><br></div><div>We will be having one<span> </span><b><i>in-person</i></b><span> </span>on Friday February 16th 11:30 am-1:00 pm that is GIS oriented on enriching sidewalk data with accessibility information. Details below.</div><div><br></div><div>Please share with anyone who you think may be interested. All are welcome<font size="2"><span> </span>:D<br></font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Jessica<br></font></div><div><h1><font size="2">Mapping Accessibility: Enriching sidewalk data using Project Sidewalk -<span> </span><a href="https://cmu.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/project-sidewalk" target="_blank">Registration recommended</a></font></h1><div id="m_-5513983931133070370m_-9021950835709967694m_-4232383871006307837gmail-s-lc-event-desc"><p><font size="2">Do you think sidewalk data or sidewalk accessibility are important? Join us for a workshop on the importance of sidewalk data and a tutorial on<span> </span><a href="https://makeabilitylab.cs.washington.edu/projects/sidewalk/" target="_blank">Project Sidewalk</a>, a tool that allows you to enrich sidewalk data with accessibility information. Project sidewalk is a project of the Make Ability Lab at the University of Washington and currently has data for 11 cities, including<span> </span><a href="https://sidewalk-pittsburgh.cs.washington.edu/" target="_blank">Pittsburgh PA</a>. The labels you add during the workshop or later impact city planning in the city you enrich, and help build mapping tools and algorithms that are accessibility-aware. We hope you will continue to add data throughout the semester and beyond.<span> </span></font></p><p><font size="2">No previous experience is required. This will be a hands-on workshop--please bring a laptop.</font></p><p><font size="2"><b>Presenters:</b></font></p><p><font size="2"><a href="https://pathvu.com/ourmission.php" target="_blank"><b>Eric Sinagra</b></a><span> </span>- Co-Founder and CEO of PathVu - a company focused on sidewalk accessibility. Eric graduated in 2014 with an M.S. in Rehabilitation Science and Technology at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences after completing his undergraduate degrees in Physics and mathematics from Duquesne University.</font></p><p><font size="2"><a href="https://www.library.cmu.edu/about/people/jessica-benner" target="_blank"><b>Jessica Benner</b></a><span> </span>- Librarian and GIS Specialist at Carnegie Mellon University Libraries. Jessica is a liaison to several departments at CMU and has studied motivations for collaborative mapping projects like OpenStreetMap and how these tools are used to map the physical accessibility of urban spaces.</font></p></div></div><div><br></div><div>Jessica<font color="#888888"><br></font></div><font color="#888888"><div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">--<span> </span></span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper"><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe WP","Segoe UI WPC",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;margin:0px"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></p><div style="font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont;margin:0px"><font size="1"><span style="font-size:11px"><b><div style="margin:0px"><font size="1"><span style="font-size:11px"><b>Jessica G. 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