Tag Archives: OpenStreetMap

Map of UK Scenicness… and Pubs

Posted on 2009-07-01 by Ollie

Here’s a little something I knocked up, based on the MySociety scenic score data release last week, as well as OpenStreetMap’s data for the UK – including particularly its pubs. Basically, the vote point data was converted to a surface, … Continue reading →

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Open Source GIS is from Mars, OpenStreetMap is from Venus?

Posted on 2009-06-15 by Ollie

I’m going to a couple of conferences in the next few weeks – the 1st Open Source GIS UK (OSGIS UK) conference at Nottingham University, and State of the Map 2009, the 3rd OpenStreetMap conference in Amsterdam. On the face … 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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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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