July 26, 2017: “Farma Valley Day and Night” at the Belagaio Nature State Reserve (Southern Tuscany)

  Come to a quasi-unknown valley halfway between Siena and Grosseto and learn more about, community mapping, participatory light pollution monitoring with the BuioMetria Partecipativa project, nightscape photography, and stargazing. NOTE: Given the peculiarity of the site and the conditions of the road to reach the castle, please pay extreme attention if driving to the … Continue reading July 26, 2017: “Farma Valley Day and Night” at the Belagaio Nature State Reserve (Southern Tuscany)

An update of the Farma Valley Billboard (as of June 3, 2017)

After the quick’n’dirty first setup of the Farma Valley Community billboard, here is our first update. You can find it entering the village of Torniella from the South, on your right, just after the post office. In addition to an updated and enriched list of events, going through August, we added a proper title on the top … Continue reading An update of the Farma Valley Billboard (as of June 3, 2017)

The first “hard copy” steps for the Farma Valley (Tuscany) community map

During the last International Open Data Day, on March 4, 2017, we presented the first draft copy of the Farma Valley community map, with two events in Scansano and Castelnuovo Val di Cecina as warm-up and debriefing events. This map was the first result of an activity stated at the end of 2014, when we … Continue reading The first “hard copy” steps for the Farma Valley (Tuscany) community map

Apr. 7, 2017: At the confluence of Farma and Cecina a webinar on geomatics, environment, and music

Note: see also the official invitation published on March 31st Experts in Tuscan hydrology might be puzzled recalling that the confluence of the Farma Creek and the Cecina river does not exist. In fact, they are not even part of the same catchment, so what’s up? However, at times confluences may be created among territories and … Continue reading Apr. 7, 2017: At the confluence of Farma and Cecina a webinar on geomatics, environment, and music

Closing the pibinko.org + Attivarti.org Winter tour (from the Farma Valley in eight regions) at Fa’ la Cosa Giusta

Saturday March 11 the presentation given a Fa’ la Cosa Giusta (the largest Italian fair on sustainable lifestyles) about participatory mapping closed the Winter tour by pibinko.org & Attivarti.org: fifteen events between mid-December and mid-March, with presentation in four Italian regions, and scouting missions in four more (including Côte d’Azur, Corsica, and Sardinia). The tour … Continue reading Closing the pibinko.org + Attivarti.org Winter tour (from the Farma Valley in eight regions) at Fa’ la Cosa Giusta

The Farma Valley (Southern Tuscany) Community Map

The Farma Valley Community Map was created by using as a base map the current Tuscan administration official base maps (1:10000 scale), interviewing the elders of the three villages (Torniella, Piloni, and Scalvaia), in order to document points of interest and other information which does not exist in the official maps, but is relevant for … Continue reading The Farma Valley (Southern Tuscany) Community Map

Save the date: March 4, 2017 – Farma Valley Open Data Day

In the afternoon of Saturday, March 4, the Farma Valley will host an event connected to the International Open Data Day. The actual location is currently being identified (among various spaces which we and other associations use in the area). More information will be disclosed during the coming days. Our international Open Data Day will … Continue reading Save the date: March 4, 2017 – Farma Valley Open Data Day