Alexander Kachkaev catch · ka ′ yev

Visual data scientist and software architect. PhD in GIS (giCentre, City University London). Originally from Russia, moved to London in 2009.

Alexander Kachkaev

City Research Online

13 papers including the doctoral thesis

LinkedIn

442 connections

GitHub

76 public repositories including this website

OpenStreetMap

1,661 map edits and 230 gps traces (mainly around Penza and London)

Twitter

523 tweets in English and 272 in Russian

Flickr

428 photos

Moscow International Business CenterКартовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, RussiaPanorama of London taken during The Shard’s opening laser show2012-05-16 (0060)The Shard during it’s opening laser light showSOTM2013, day 2 – OSM flag successfully reached the roof before all the ballons got confiscated by the fun policeТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaLondon OSM Hack weekend, Harry’s talk on OpenStreetMap internalsMapping Party in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (9 Apr 2014)Iain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapA standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 3) at night facing SETypical Oxford: classical English terrace houses and old carsAldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)SOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevAdding data to OSM after Hoxton mapping party (London, Oct 2012)OSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseSOTM2013, day 2 – registration deskMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)Ilya Birman’s Rectilinear diagram for Moscow Metro suddenly appears on Mark Ovenden’s lecture slideВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaOlympic stadium and The Orbit during London Olympics opening ceremony (2012-07-27)Iain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseRoomba’s night job trackВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)SOTM2013, day 2 – ‘Putting the Carto into OpenStreetMap Cartography’ by Andy AllanThe Shard during it’s opening laser light showAldwych/Strand station, ticket hall (2014)SOTM2013, day 2 – watching ‘Community Greetings from SotM2012 Tokyo’ in the break roomAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe House at nightВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaAldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)OpenStreetMap in an IC2 carriage (Deutsche Bahn), 2015Третья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaOpenStreetMap pub meetup in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub, London (25 Sep 2013)Cider TapВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaNorth pylon lift shaft at the Eiffel TowerRoomba’s night job track #2SOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevSOTM2013, day 3 – Russian-speaking attendeesSOTM2013, day 3 – Conference organizersSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevLast moment before a bike crashAdding data to OSM after mapping Brighton PierКартовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, RussiaCanary Wharf from bar AtticOlympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)SOTM2013, day 2 – handoutsТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaOxford’s thumbs up fenceSummer dawn in Penza (Russia)The Shard’s opening laser light show, a beam pointing to St. Paul’s2012-07-28 (1100)OpenStreetMap in Navitel navigator. Seconds left to destination. The map of Kazeevka, a small Russian village, is very detailed.OpenStreetMap is the only map giving door-to-door navigation in some villages in RussiaPanorama of the City of London from Michael Cliffe House (winter 2013)SOTM2013, day 1 – 5 minutes to start @ the main roomВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaPedestrian Guard Rail Removal noticeUpgraded traffic lights men at the Place de l’EuropeSOTM2013, day 2 – top-secret barrels of beer in the break room, waiting for the eveningOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseProfessor Zhores Alferov Giving Speech at the City University London Graduation CeremonyAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe HouseВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseBarclays Cycle Hire key insideProfessor Zhores Alferov with Administration of Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University and City University London PhD Students from RussiaLondon OSM Hack weekend2011-05-10 (0010)Panorama of City of London during The Shard’s opening laser showA standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 2) at the sunset facing NWChampagne on the 3rd level of the Eiffel Tower2011-09-21 (1000)A typical Oxford bus driverRoger Beecham (giCentre, City University London): Classifying travel behaviour within a large-scale, origin-destination dataset: developing a Visual Analytics approachSOTM2013, day 1 – ‘OSM-GB: Examining the dynamics of OSM’ by Jeremy MorleyRoger Beecham (giCentre, City University London): Classifying travel behaviour within a large-scale, origin-destination dataset: developing a Visual Analytics approachSOTM2013, day 1 – ‘Lessons from the crowd - how to be truly authoritative’ by Peter ter Haar (Ordnance Survey)Третья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaLondon Aquatics Centre diving boardsSOTM2013, day 1 – ‘How And Why Governments Should Use (and are using) OpenStreetMap More’ by Pete Lancaster (Warwickshire County Council)The Eiffel Tower at the sunsetAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe HouseProfessor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University LondonSOTM2013, day 1 – secondary lecture roomAnother typical photo of the Eiffel Tower at nightOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseMain swimming pool in London Aquatics CentreLondon Aquatics Centre building planSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘You Are Not The Crowd’ by Richard FairhurstPanorama of St. Luke’s Estate at night in winter (2013)Olympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)Night skyMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)Professor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University London
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