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

Pedestrian Guard Rail Removal noticeAnother typical photo of the Eiffel Tower at nightRoomba’s night job track #2London OSM Hack weekend, Harry’s talk on OpenStreetMap internalsMain swimming pool in London Aquatics CentreAdding data to OSM after Hoxton mapping party (London, Oct 2012)Panorama of St. Luke’s Estate at night in winter (2013)Adding data to OSM after mapping Brighton PierCider TapВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaOlympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)Panorama of London taken during The Shard’s opening laser showThe Eiffel Tower at the sunsetAldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)Professor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University LondonТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaA standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 3) at night facing SEIlya Birman’s Rectilinear diagram for Moscow Metro suddenly appears on Mark Ovenden’s lecture slideProfessor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University LondonMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)London OSM Hack weekendSOTM2013, day 2 – top-secret barrels of beer in the break room, waiting for the eveningSOTM2013, 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 approachAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe House at nightOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseThe Shard during it’s opening laser light showThe Shard’s opening laser light show, a beam pointing to St. Paul’sКартовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, RussiaВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaВторая 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.Aldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)SOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevКартовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, RussiaSOTM2013, day 1 – ‘Lessons from the crowd - how to be truly authoritative’ by Peter ter Haar (Ordnance Survey)SOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe HouseMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)SOTM2013, day 3 – Conference organizersIain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)OpenStreetMap in an IC2 carriage (Deutsche Bahn), 2015OSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseSOTM2013, day 3 – Russian-speaking attendeesSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya Zverev2011-09-21 (1000)London Aquatics Centre diving boardsТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseLondon Aquatics Centre building planSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘You Are Not The Crowd’ by Richard FairhurstAldwych/Strand station, ticket hall (2014)Olympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)A standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 2) at the sunset facing NWOpenStreetMap is the only map giving door-to-door navigation in some villages in RussiaSOTM2013, day 1 – secondary lecture roomProfessor Zhores Alferov Giving Speech at the City University London Graduation CeremonyAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe HouseOlympic stadium and The Orbit during London Olympics opening ceremony (2012-07-27)Mapping Party in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (9 Apr 2014)A typical Oxford bus driverВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseRoomba’s night job trackOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘Putting the Carto into OpenStreetMap Cartography’ by Andy AllanOpenStreetMap pub meetup in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub, London (25 Sep 2013)Panorama of the City of London from Michael Cliffe House (winter 2013)SOTM2013, day 1 – 5 minutes to start @ the main roomSummer dawn in Penza (Russia)2012-07-28 (1100)The Shard during it’s opening laser light showTypical Oxford: classical English terrace houses and old carsNorth pylon lift shaft at the Eiffel TowerSOTM2013, day 2 – registration deskIain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapCanary Wharf from bar AtticВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaSOTM2013, day 2 – handoutsChampagne on the 3rd level of the Eiffel TowerLast moment before a bike crashUpgraded traffic lights men at the Place de l’EuropeТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaNight skyProfessor Zhores Alferov with Administration of Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University and City University London PhD Students from Russia2011-05-10 (0010)SOTM2013, day 1 – ‘How And Why Governments Should Use (and are using) OpenStreetMap More’ by Pete Lancaster (Warwickshire County Council)Roger Beecham (giCentre, City University London): Classifying travel behaviour within a large-scale, origin-destination dataset: developing a Visual Analytics approachMoscow International Business CenterSOTM2013, day 2 – watching ‘Community Greetings from SotM2012 Tokyo’ in the break roomPanorama of City of London during The Shard’s opening laser showOxford’s thumbs up fenceBarclays Cycle Hire key insideOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseSOTM2013, day 2 – OSM flag successfully reached the roof before all the ballons got confiscated by the fun policeВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, Russia2012-05-16 (0060)Вторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, Russia
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