Uncovering the Stories Behind Memorial Benches with Terrence Eden
Volunteer Technologist03/01/24 • 22 min
In this episode, Terence Eden talks about his project OpenBenches, which aims to create a database of memorial benches around the world. He discusses how the project started, the challenges they faced, and the impact it has had. Terence also shares his thoughts on gamification and the future of mapping with OpenStreetMap and the Fediverse.
Links:
- Tracey_Emin (artist)
- Google Cloud Vision
- Ancestry.com
- Find a Grave
- Street Complete app for Android
- WordPress ActivityPub Plugin
- Terence's blog: shkspr.mobi
- Find or contact Terence: edent.tel
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03/01/24 • 22 min
Volunteer Technologist - Uncovering the Stories Behind Memorial Benches with Terrence Eden
Transcript
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Volunteer Technologist Podcast.
Here, we take a look at the different ways that people who are technically inclined volunteer outside of their primary job. Today, I'm joined by Terrence Eden. How are you doing today?
I'm very well. Thank you, and thank you very much for having me. Oh, I appreciate you taking the time. I think I'd like to chat about your Open
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