Monthly Archives: April 2009

ScenicOrNot

Posted on 2009-04-30 by Ollie

Those clever and inventive people at MySociety have created another slick website – now you can rate each square kilometre of the UK to help build up a map of the country’s prettiness. See here to start voting! You’ll see … Continue reading →

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Testing the OpenStreetMap WordPress Plugin

Posted on 2009-04-24 by Ollie

The Pearson Building, UCL Geography. Very nice. Hopefully there will soon be an easy way to put a pin on the map using this plugin. [Update: It's been added - thanks!]

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A Collection of Poor Data Graphics

Posted on 2009-04-19 by Ollie

This BBC article on the budget contains no less than six data graphics – and there’s something wrong with every single one. By “something wrong”, I mean either: I have to concentrate on the graphic, rather than just glance at … Continue reading →

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MSc Dissertation

Posted on 2009-04-17 by Ollie

Last year (2007-8) I studied for an MSc in Geographic Information Systems, at City University London. The course was taught by an excellent team of academics and I can thoroughly recommend it as a good, technology-focused introduction to GIS. The … Continue reading →

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