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

68 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

OpenStreetMap pub meetup in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub, London (25 Sep 2013)Panorama of London taken during The Shard’s opening laser showOlympic stadium and The Orbit during London Olympics opening ceremony (2012-07-27)The Eiffel Tower at the sunsetMain swimming pool in London Aquatics CentreAdding data to OSM after Hoxton mapping party (London, Oct 2012)A typical Oxford bus driverPanorama of City of London during The Shard’s opening laser show2011-09-21 (1000)Вторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaOxford’s thumbs up fenceCanary Wharf from bar AtticAnother typical photo of the Eiffel Tower at nightRoomba’s night job track #2London OSM Hack weekend, Harry’s talk on OpenStreetMap internalsTypical Oxford: classical English terrace houses and old carsMoscow International Business CenterOlympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)2012-05-16 (0060)London Aquatics Centre diving boardsLast moment before a bike crashOlympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)Cider TapIlya Birman’s Rectilinear diagram for Moscow Metro suddenly appears on Mark Ovenden’s lecture slideRoger Beecham (giCentre, City University London): Classifying travel behaviour within a large-scale, origin-destination dataset: developing a Visual Analytics approachAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe HouseSOTM2013, day 2 – top-secret barrels of beer in the break room, waiting for the eveningТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaPanorama of St. Luke’s Estate at night in winter (2013)Professor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University LondonRoomba’s night job trackNight skyAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe HouseOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseA standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 2) at the sunset facing NWAdding data to OSM after mapping Brighton Pier2012-07-28 (1100)SOTM2013, day 2 – registration deskThe Shard’s opening laser light show, a beam pointing to St. Paul’sAldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)Panorama of the City of London from Michael Cliffe House (winter 2013)Summer dawn in Penza (Russia)OpenStreetMap in an IC2 carriage (Deutsche Bahn), 2015Professor Zhores Alferov with Administration of Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University and City University London PhD Students from RussiaAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe House at nightOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseSOTM2013, day 1 – 5 minutes to start @ the main roomSOTM2013, day 2 – OSM flag successfully reached the roof before all the ballons got confiscated by the fun policeSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevSOTM2013, day 2 – watching ‘Community Greetings from SotM2012 Tokyo’ in the break roomВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaLondon Aquatics Centre building planВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaOpenStreetMap in Navitel navigator. Seconds left to destination. The map of Kazeevka, a small Russian village, is very detailed.Картовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, RussiaUpgraded traffic lights men at the Place de l’EuropeSOTM2013, day 1 – ‘Lessons from the crowd - how to be truly authoritative’ by Peter ter Haar (Ordnance Survey)SOTM2013, day 1 – secondary lecture roomSOTM2013, day 3 – Russian-speaking attendeesThe Shard during it’s opening laser light showВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseBarclays Cycle Hire key insideRoger Beecham (giCentre, City University London): Classifying travel behaviour within a large-scale, origin-destination dataset: developing a Visual Analytics approachPedestrian Guard Rail Removal noticeAldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)SOTM2013, day 1 – ‘How And Why Governments Should Use (and are using) OpenStreetMap More’ by Pete Lancaster (Warwickshire County Council)2011-05-10 (0010)Mapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)Iain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapSOTM2013, day 3 – Conference organizersВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseProfessor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University LondonMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)London OSM Hack weekendChampagne on the 3rd level of the Eiffel TowerA standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 3) at night facing SEВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘Putting the Carto into OpenStreetMap Cartography’ by Andy AllanSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘You Are Not The Crowd’ by Richard FairhurstSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevMapping Party in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (9 Apr 2014)Картовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, RussiaOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseSOTM2013, day 2 – handoutsSOTM2013, day 1 – ‘OSM-GB: Examining the dynamics of OSM’ by Jeremy MorleyAldwych/Strand station, ticket hall (2014)OSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseNorth pylon lift shaft at the Eiffel TowerIain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapProfessor Zhores Alferov Giving Speech at the City University London Graduation CeremonyMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)Третья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaThe Shard during it’s opening laser light showOpenStreetMap is the only map giving door-to-door navigation in some villages in Russia
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