Flood Sensor Build-a-Thon

Public Lab and Water Works invite community members to participate in a flood sensor build challenge. Flood sensors will help New Orleans track where street flooding is occurring throughout the city.

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When

May 16–19, 2016

Where

Propeller Incubator
4035 Washington Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130

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Join other concerned citizens, students, the maker community, technologists, and tinkerers who are coming together to build a solution to our city’s chronic street flooding. This multi-day event is free and open to the public. Both individuals and teams are invited to participate in building a flood sensor which can be deployed throughout New Orleans and will collect crucial data to track street flooding.

Schedule:

Kickoff
When: Monday, May 16, 2016 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Where: Propeller Incubator, 4035 Washington Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130

Build Days
When: Tuesday, May 17 AND Wednesday, May 18th 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Where: IDIYA Maker Space, 2703 S Broad Ave, New Orleans, LA 70125

Closing Event
When: Thursday, May 19th 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Where: Propeller Incubator, 4035 Washington Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130

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This is event is supported by Propeller and IDIYA, and sponsored by Waggonner & Ball and Asakura Robinson.