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

69 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

Olympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)A typical Oxford bus driverThe Eiffel Tower at the sunsetAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe House at nightBarclays Cycle Hire key insideAldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)SOTM2013, day 3 – Russian-speaking attendeesPanorama of London taken during The Shard’s opening laser showRoomba’s night job trackВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaOlympic stadium and The Orbit during London Olympics opening ceremony (2012-07-27)Another typical photo of the Eiffel Tower at nightAldwych/Strand station, ticket hall (2014)Summer dawn in Penza (Russia)A standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 3) at night facing SEPanorama of City of London during The Shard’s opening laser showВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaSOTM2013, day 2 – OSM flag successfully reached the roof before all the ballons got confiscated by the fun policeSOTM2013, day 1 – secondary lecture roomSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘Putting the Carto into OpenStreetMap Cartography’ by Andy AllanNorth pylon lift shaft at the Eiffel TowerIain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapThe Shard’s opening laser light show, a beam pointing to St. Paul’sRoomba’s night job track #2Ilya Birman’s Rectilinear diagram for Moscow Metro suddenly appears on Mark Ovenden’s lecture slideMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)Adding data to OSM after Hoxton mapping party (London, Oct 2012)Oxford’s thumbs up fence2011-09-21 (1000)SOTM2013, day 1 – 5 minutes to start @ the main roomOlympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)SOTM2013, day 2 – ‘You Are Not The Crowd’ by Richard FairhurstA standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 2) at the sunset facing NWOpenStreetMap pub meetup in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub, London (25 Sep 2013)Panorama of the City of London from Michael Cliffe House (winter 2013)OSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseOpenStreetMap in Navitel navigator. Seconds left to destination. The map of Kazeevka, a small Russian village, is very detailed.Adding data to OSM after mapping Brighton PierCider TapSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevRoger Beecham (giCentre, City University London): Classifying travel behaviour within a large-scale, origin-destination dataset: developing a Visual Analytics approachВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaIain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapКартовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, RussiaMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)Canary Wharf from bar AtticSOTM2013, day 2 – top-secret barrels of beer in the break room, waiting for the eveningLondon Aquatics Centre building planLast moment before a bike crashLondon Aquatics Centre diving boardsSOTM2013, day 1 – ‘Lessons from the crowd - how to be truly authoritative’ by Peter ter Haar (Ordnance Survey)Moscow International Business CenterProfessor Zhores Alferov Giving Speech at the City University London Graduation CeremonySOTM2013, day 2 – handoutsOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseOpenStreetMap in an IC2 carriage (Deutsche Bahn), 20152012-05-16 (0060)Professor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University LondonAldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)Panorama of St. Luke’s Estate at night in winter (2013)OSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseProfessor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University London2012-07-28 (1100)The Shard during it’s opening laser light showNight skyUpgraded traffic lights men at the Place de l’EuropeTypical Oxford: classical English terrace houses and old carsSOTM2013, day 2 – watching ‘Community Greetings from SotM2012 Tokyo’ in the break roomВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaRoger Beecham (giCentre, City University London): Classifying travel behaviour within a large-scale, origin-destination dataset: developing a Visual Analytics approachOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseProfessor Zhores Alferov with Administration of Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University and City University London PhD Students from RussiaSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevSOTM2013, day 3 – Conference organizersLondon OSM Hack weekend, Harry’s talk on OpenStreetMap internalsТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaOpenStreetMap is the only map giving door-to-door navigation in some villages in RussiaSOTM2013, day 1 – ‘OSM-GB: Examining the dynamics of OSM’ by Jeremy MorleyMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)Вторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaКартовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, RussiaMapping Party in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (9 Apr 2014)Третья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaThe Shard during it’s opening laser light showAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe HouseТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaSOTM2013, day 1 – ‘How And Why Governments Should Use (and are using) OpenStreetMap More’ by Pete Lancaster (Warwickshire County Council)Pedestrian Guard Rail Removal noticeLondon OSM Hack weekendSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseSOTM2013, day 2 – registration deskТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe House2011-05-10 (0010)Champagne on the 3rd level of the Eiffel TowerMain swimming pool in London Aquatics CentreOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
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