Let's quickly outline the value of mapping, and some how-to's...

...in support of all things urgent/important, eg @CityVOST.

Objectives/Planned Outcomes:

• Actually start mapping -- adding more key dots to an existing community-map.
• Participants will envision the possibilities.
• Participants will know how to create a customized map.
• Come up with a list of ways we can better COLLABORATE in our various map-building initiatives.
• Each participant be inspired to write/post/tweet their conclusions & further ideas.
• Derive future activity & leadership, to keep progress moving forward.
• Shoot raw footage for upcoming training video.
  

Who are some capable mappers?

• Melissa D - @CityVOST 
• Damita Ivey - @CityVOST  
• Mike Boler - @CityVOST 
• Neil Cox - @CityVOST 
• Neil Devadasan - SAVI
• @DrThomasHo -  
• Fred Baltrusis - 
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Why mapping?

• FEMA article -
  
• @HumanityRoad 
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Vision-casting.   (Eldon)

• Goal:  Connecting and Mapping To 5,000 Neighborhood Leaders Across Indiana.
• Initiative to map & exegete 2 zipcodes per week in Greater Indianapolis, calling leaders to prayer together along the way. 

What to map?

• The pervasive, connected, body-of-Christ at your city 
• Disabilities-ministry churches in your city.  (eg Indy) 
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SAVI - Follow them @SAVIonline

• City/Community (Fred Baltrusis) -- Indy.GOV, Services, Maps-page.  GenViewer... and Connect2Help.  'MyNeighborhoods' has all forms of maps and connections.
• Gadgets (Dr. Thomas Ho) - PlaceBlogging... Outside.IN ... BrightKite.com     Loki.com
• Facebook Neighborhoods

Indy GIS Mapping Resources 

Community Profile Builder - Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA) - recommended by Center For Congregations 

Examples of Mapping:

• National CityReaching Map
• Indy's Metro Ministry Map - Hamilton Co Ministries Map 
• NeighbourhoodPrayer.net - mapping every prayed-for street in the UK !  @Neighbours_net - Prayer-Care-Share. 
• Oklahoma City (Moore) - tornado disaster-relief
• FrankfortKY Exercise
• Christian Emergency Network site lets you map your FRIENDS.
• ReligionAtlas.org - Btw, Neil Devadason worked on this project.
• #NoPlaceLeft - Indy prayer mapping -
• Indy ZipPrayers - 
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Example of capability needed -- Let's quickly build a map from an Excel file of addresses.

• MapAList -- advocated by @WillMancini 

Brainstorming  (Everyone)

• What can you imagine?  How could 5,000 e-capable Christians in 5,000 mapped neighborhoods accelerate the mission at hand?
• Technically speaking... How should we collaborate in the many mapping initiatives?
• What gadgets & apps should we promote among our constituencies?
• Where do neighborhood cell-groups and our other constituencies fit in, as a great part of the solution?

Where Do We Go From Here?

• Carryouts?
• MappingYourCity --