Groundtruth 911
Local tools for the people who maintain the maps and address data behind 911 calls.
In development
The project index
Projects
Things I thought should exist. Tools, maps, research, gatherings, and experiments, with a record of where each one stands.
If you’re here to look at Portland, start with The Portland Porch. It brings my local maps and investigations together, alongside useful resources made by other people.
For 911 data tools, start with Groundtruth 911 or the public NENA Version Conversion Tool. The Aggregation Point is where practitioners can compare notes.
Everything is listed below, including gatherings, creative projects, and work I’ve finished or retired. Each record explains what it is, what you can use, and what remains unfinished.
Active
Building, maintaining, researching, organizing. The work currently has my attention.
The Aggregation Point
A public place for NG9-1-1 practitioners to compare notes, ask specific questions, and share useful work.
Open to read
Portland TRAP
Asking Portland’s transportation institutions to show the recovery plan, name who can act, and make progress visible.
Public petition Starter kit available
Found Hanging
A living map and research record of reported cases of Black people found hanging in the United States.
Public StoryMap
NENA Version Conversion Tool
A free ArcGIS Pro toolbox for moving NG9-1-1 GIS data between NENA data-model versions.
Public beta
Call Waiting
Following the time, infrastructure, and public decisions between a 911 call and help arriving in Portland.
Public research; work continues
The Portland Porch
Come look at Portland with me. Maps, local questions, useful resources, and investigations, with room for whatever catches my attention next.
Public maps and directory
Complete
These reached what they were meant to become. The work is still here.
All Hands, No Jobs
A free Portland gathering for people whose employment status does not tell you who they are. Complete for now; another gathering is possible, but nothing is scheduled.
Open to read Reuse materials planned
The tiny brand publisher
A small offline publisher that remembers the brand decisions I had already made.
Personal use
La Luna en Mí
A folded paper field book and companion essay about observing your own menstrual cycle.
Published field book
Retired
Work I chose to stop or supersede. The ideas, attempts, and lessons remain part of the record.
Pact
An intentional communication platform built around voice notes you could pause, answer in context, and resume without losing your place.
Project record; no public app
Reading the record
A status is a description.
Not a grade.
Active means I’m giving the work attention. On hold means I’ve paused. Complete means it reached what I intended. Retired means I’ve chosen to stop.
A working prototype and an open public resource can both be active. Each project says what you can actually use or join. Paused and retired sections appear when there is work to put in them.