Category Archives: GIS

John Snow: The Myth of the Map

Posted on March 28, 2013 by avatar

I have admired Jon Snow’s map of the 1854 Broad Street Cholera Epidemic since the first time I saw it, flicked up on a presentation about the power of GIS and described as the beginnings of spatial data techniques: “John … Continue reading →

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28(+2) Days Later

Posted on November 30, 2012 by avatar

One month in at Southampton University, and I’m enjoying the work immensely. I’ve produced maps and figures for colleagues, learnt and passed on “Geo-wisdom” and even turned down a talking head spot on Radio 5 Live talking about the Undiscovery of … Continue reading →

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Seeing beneath Stonehenge: Data Mining Under-The-Earth?

Posted on December 7, 2011 by avatar

With the successively launch of the KMZ, knowing that the data is “free”, being used and hopefully enjoyed in Google Earth has made me reminisce about my time on the Project ,and the last few weeks before launch as I … Continue reading →

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Google Under-the-Earth: Seeing beneath Stonehenge Launched!

Posted on December 5, 2011 by avatar

Google Under-the-Earth: Seeing beneath Stonehenge project has launched. You can now download a .kmz file, and then use Google Earth to explore some of the Stonehenge Riverside Project results. As I’ve blogged before, I’ve been involved in this project from the … Continue reading →

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Songo Mnara

Posted on July 11, 2011 by avatar

I returned last week from Songo Mnara, where I was providing GNSS survey and GIS support. It was an amazing 17 days, living and working on a true desert Island. No freshwater, apart from supplies ferried from the mainland, made … Continue reading →

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Market Research…and an old friend

Posted on April 7, 2011 by avatar

I’m about to receive survey results from a selection of regional businesses, focused on their use and knowledge of GI and GIS, or lack of it.  I put it together with the Market Research Group, based at BU. Apparently we have more than … Continue reading →

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Setting up…

Posted on August 19, 2010 by avatar

“Forget the first steps, start the journey with a leap.” Good advice, so it’s time to jump-start this blog. It’s been sat patiently for two years, collecting lint and electrons. I’ll be changing the look and updating as I go, in the … Continue reading →

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