OpenEarth Hacks: Create data visualizations for environmental conservation
What happens when we combine data tools and environmental groups? Really cool visualization projects that help organizations at the frontier of conservation efforts such as reforestation, wetland preservation, and water replenishment.
👂 Hear from our environmental partners across Indigenous communities and scientists while hacking on data mapping solutions:
🗺️ No need to be an expert, we will teach you
👥 Participants: Engineers, Designers, Storytellers, Green Teams, and Students—all welcome!
🛠️ Tools & tech: QGIS, Python, PostgresSQL, Vue
✨ Perks: Swag, badges, real-world impact, and climate-tech networking
📊 Why it matters: Environmental groups on the ground often lack access to technical resources that corporate green teams take for granted—like dashboards, spatial tools, and analytics. Together, we can co-create open tools that help these organizations demonstrate impact, secure funding, and scale restoration efforts.
Students and Green teams highly encouraged. Win swag as prizes and meet other environmentally conscious coders, designers, and storytellers.
📍Event hosted at GitHub, a Microsoft Company, with nonprofit ProgramEarth.
🕰️ Program Agenda:
5-5:15 PM: Networking and beverages
5:15-5:25 PM: Intros by ProgramEarth and GitHub on the importance of open source and biodiversity centered sustainability
5:25-5:40 PM: Guest speaker on local conservation efforts across Duwamish River
5:40-6:00 PM: ProgramEarth demos hack repo: How to navigate the readme, project board, and project tasks
6:00-7:15 PM: Form groups based on selected project tasks and begin hacking
7:15-7:30 PM: Receive badges, swag, and take photos
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✉️ Email any questions to team@programearth.org