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Okay so its been a while since the last post and as you can imagine a lot has changed. Starting with the major updates, I have now completed my Masters of Research qualification at UCL’s CASA and am on the verge  of … Continue reading →

As the title suggests, I was only able to attend the second day of this years Geo-12 event. However, the talks I did see where of excellent standard and I will hopefully communicate some of the key ideas here. The … Continue reading →

The map that changed the world written by Simon Winchester is a fascinating example of the early 1800 period where map making was in its element. The book follows the life of William Smith the son of a blacksmith who may be considered … Continue reading →

Just My Type, written by Simon Garfield published September 2011. When you first see this book the sleeve is enough to make you pick it up. Targeted at the novice level, the book draws the reader into the world of type working through its … Continue reading →

The visualisation of flows has been approached in many different ways through the history of cartography and mapping with early examples such as the British Coal export Map by Charles Minard. For this post I will be looking at the … Continue reading →

Now in its second decade, Google SketchUp has certainly come of age. In a past post I looked at importing SketchUp models into ESRIs ArcGIS  and now a look at working with Lumion 2. This demo is looking at an indoor scene aiming … Continue reading →

Processing is an open-source graphic, animation and interaction generating applications which allows a code based environment for development. The example displayed in the video below visualises tweets around London and allows the user to navigate and interrogate the data. As … Continue reading →

So here it is. The culmination of 16 hours and several hundred contributions. The UCL map of London has provided a fascinating insight into how people remember, communicate and translate spatial information. Before I write up the full project, I … Continue reading →

Inspired by the work of Stephen Walter in his collection of hand drawn maps I have put forward a proposal to conduct a mental mapping exercise, creating a hand drawn map of London by the students and staff at UCL. Though I foresee a … Continue reading →