I find this fascinating, and I think it's a great reminder of what public institutions are capable of, especially since they are oftentimes the sole stewards of

I find this fascinating, and I think it's a great reminder of what public institutions are capable of, especially since they are oftentimes the sole stewards of these sorts of information. Aside: I am really interested in contributing to these sorts of efforts, except, ideally, at a level higher than a mechanical turk. [0] Might anyone be able to suggest self-directed learning resources (Coursera courses, ebooks, websites, open source projects, etc.) in the realm of geographically-oriented web development or the latest in geographic/GIS data wrangling? Any suggestions for languages to learn or frameworks to become familiar with? Thanks. [0] http://buildinginspector.nypl.org/ http://buildinginspector.nypl.org/