Mapping the Commons Exhibition, Istanbul

Mapping the Commons Workshop, Istanbul

Mapping the Commons, Istanbul Inventing Alternatives: Commons as Exodus from Disaster Capitalism 1st – 8th November 2012 | Istanbul Technical University – Taşkışla Mapping the Commons Workshop, Istanbul, was a week-long workshop which was conceptualized and supervised by Hackitectura.net.   Taksim Square    Bosporus   Street Wedding   Golden Horn Riverbanks   Galata Tower Square  

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Mapping the Commons Conference, Istanbul

 Mapping the Commons, Istanbul Inventing Alternatives: Commons as Exodus from Disaster Capitalism 31st October 2012 – Istanbul Technical University Can the commons be mapped? Which is the new common wealth of the contemporary metropolis and how can it be located? What are the advantages and the risks of such a cartography in times of crisis?

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Extended Deadline for Projects Call

*HYBRID CITY II: Subtle rEvolutions Conference, workshops, exhibition and parallel events 23-25 May 2013 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens* www.media.uoa.gr/hybridcity *Call for projects* Hybrid City II, in collaboration with the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST)  addresses a call for projects relevant to this year’s conference theme, “Subtle rEvolutions”.  Works will be presented

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The HYBRID CITY II: Subtle rEvolutions

The HYBRID CITY II: Subtle rEvolutions Conference, workshops, exhibition and parallel events 23-25 May 2013 University of Athens, Athens, Greece Hybrid City is an international biennial event dedicated to exploring the emergent character of the city and the potential transformative shift of the urban condition, as a result of ongoing developments in information and communication

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CIANT

CIANT has supported production and promotion of technological art and culture since 1998. CIANT is an international platform for research, production and presentation of creative use of information and communication technologies within the arts, often intersecting with various scientific domains. During the last 10 years CIANT has established art/science collaborations with research institutes, universities, art

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open data portal / mock-up

please let us hear your comments…   you can also download as pdf: verikent::hybricityMockups  

Open Data Open City Symposium Gallery

Ali Miharbi Collecting Location Based Data from Twitter with Phyton Workshop Usman Haque Pachube; APIs Workshop Ayman Mongnieh Working with Big Data: Finding Questions, Finding Answers Workshop Andrej Boleslavský DIY Environmental Sensing Workshop

Sensor Kit Draft Spec: Communication Unit

Communication The communication part will provide the medium to transmit the data packages, which are prepared by the processor, to the data portal. Different approaches for communication are listed with their pro’s and con’s. Type Solution Price Comments USB 30$ ftdi cable Extra software Wired connection decreases usability Ethernet 50$ ethernet shield Requires modem connection

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Sensor Kit Draft Spec: Power Unit

Power Type Solution Price Comments lithium-ion battery solar cells In order to make the system self-sustainable, the power of the system will be supplied by a lithium-ion battery, which is recharged via solar cells. Depending on the power consumption of the system, the current rating of the battery will be determined, thus the amount or

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