This Thursday, July 16th, the DC Geo group will hold it’s first meetup from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at Fortius One’s offices in Arlington.

It’s shaping up to be a great event. Our friend Dmitry Kachaev will be there representing the DC Government’s OCTO Labs and will talk about the Circulator API, which releases real time data for the city’s public transit system. Tom MacWright will give a presentation on some of the work we’ve been doing with Drupal, OpenLayers, and Amazon S3 services. We’ll also hear from a new group called MappingDC that’s working on open data initiatives in the DC area.

This will be a great opportunity to get involved with an exciting new group that brings together the people who are doing some of the best mapping work in Washington, DC, and to share knowledge with them, brainstorm, and network. The Fortius One offices are located at 2200 Wilson Blvd, Suite 307 in Arlington, a short walk from the Court House metro stop. You can RSVP and get more information here, and follow DC Geo on Twitter for news and updates.