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

70 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

Картовстреча 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)Iain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseMapping Party in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (9 Apr 2014)North pylon lift shaft at the Eiffel TowerOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe HouseSOTM2013, day 2 – registration deskProfessor Zhores Alferov Giving Speech at the City University London Graduation CeremonySOTM2013, day 2 – ‘You Are Not The Crowd’ by Richard FairhurstAnother typical photo of the Eiffel Tower at nightA standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 2) at the sunset facing NWSOTM2013, day 1 – secondary lecture roomSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaSOTM2013, day 3 – Conference organizersThe Eiffel Tower at the sunsetВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaLondon Aquatics Centre diving boardsТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaPanorama of London taken during The Shard’s opening laser showCanary Wharf from bar AtticSOTM2013, day 1 – ‘How And Why Governments Should Use (and are using) OpenStreetMap More’ by Pete Lancaster (Warwickshire County Council)The Shard during it’s opening laser light showТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaSOTM2013, day 2 – watching ‘Community Greetings from SotM2012 Tokyo’ in the break roomProfessor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University LondonIain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapOxford’s thumbs up fenceThe Shard’s opening laser light show, a beam pointing to St. Paul’sTypical Oxford: classical English terrace houses and old carsProfessor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University LondonSOTM2013, day 1 – 5 minutes to start @ the main roomOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘Putting the Carto into OpenStreetMap Cartography’ by Andy AllanSOTM2013, day 1 – ‘OSM-GB: Examining the dynamics of OSM’ by Jeremy MorleyMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)London OSM Hack weekend, Harry’s talk on OpenStreetMap internalsOpenStreetMap in Navitel navigator. Seconds left to destination. The map of Kazeevka, a small Russian village, is very detailed.2011-05-10 (0010)2012-07-28 (1100)Mapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)The Shard during it’s opening laser light showPanorama of St. Luke’s Estate at night in winter (2013)Вторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaOlympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)Pedestrian Guard Rail Removal noticeAdding data to OSM after mapping Brighton PierPanorama of the City of London from Michael Cliffe House (winter 2013)Aldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)Upgraded traffic lights men at the Place de l’EuropeВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaPanorama of City of London during The Shard’s opening laser showLondon OSM Hack weekendRoger 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, RussiaSOTM2013, day 2 – handoutsA standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 3) at night facing SEКартовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, RussiaAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe HouseSOTM2013, 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, Russia2012-05-16 (0060)Olympic stadium and The Orbit during London Olympics opening ceremony (2012-07-27)Ilya Birman’s Rectilinear diagram for Moscow Metro suddenly appears on Mark Ovenden’s lecture slideBarclays Cycle Hire key insideRoomba’s night job trackOpenStreetMap in an IC2 carriage (Deutsche Bahn), 2015Moscow International Business CenterВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaA typical Oxford bus driverChampagne on the 3rd level of the Eiffel TowerOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseLast moment before a bike crashAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe House at nightProfessor Zhores Alferov with Administration of Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University and City University London PhD Students from RussiaRoomba’s night job track #2OpenStreetMap pub meetup in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub, London (25 Sep 2013)Adding data to OSM after Hoxton mapping party (London, Oct 2012)Olympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)Summer dawn in Penza (Russia)2011-09-21 (1000)SOTM2013, day 3 – Russian-speaking attendeesMain swimming pool in London Aquatics CentreNight skyOpenStreetMap is the only map giving door-to-door navigation in some villages in RussiaТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third 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 CheeseSOTM2013, day 2 – top-secret barrels of beer in the break room, waiting for the eveningSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaCider TapLondon Aquatics Centre building planAldwych/Strand station, ticket hall (2014)Mapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)Aldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)
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