Public Lab is a non-profit community that develops open code tools and applies them to the exploration and investigation of the environment. The instruments included in the Balloon Mapping Kit are designed to provide simple, cheap and safe methods for making maps and obtaining aerial images. The use of a balloon and a kite controlled from the ground permits a response to the need to record events or environmental conditions at a specific time. Public Lab is especially interested in using this equipment for civil and environmental applications.

1. Basurama.org CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
“Defiende el territorio desde el aire”
2. Three frames of “An Introduction to Balloon Mapping” by lifehacker
3. BP Oil Spills Lake Borgne wetlands east of New Orleans
Mapped by Erin Sharkey
Cartographer: Stewart Long. Capture date: 2010-06-11T00:00:00
4. El Serrallo Refinería de Castellón BP Oil España. Castellón, Spain
Mapped: Pablo and Basurama Team
Cartographer: Pablo and Basurama Team. Capture date: 2014-02-02
5. “Food Safety in Nairobi informal settlements» Kenyan slum dwellers federation, Muungano wa Wanavijiji
6. Grassroots Mapping In Cantagallo, an informal settlement in Lima, Peru
Jeff Warren, Center for Future Civic Media, MIT Media Lab, 2010–present