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

SOTM2013, day 2 – handoutsOlympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)Ilya Birman’s Rectilinear diagram for Moscow Metro suddenly appears on Mark Ovenden’s lecture slideAldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)Autumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe House2011-09-21 (1000)Iain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘You Are Not The Crowd’ by Richard FairhurstSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheesePanorama of London taken during The Shard’s opening laser showPanorama of City of London during The Shard’s opening laser show2012-05-16 (0060)Main swimming pool in London Aquatics CentreSOTM2013, day 3 – Russian-speaking attendeesВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese2011-05-10 (0010)Oxford’s thumbs up fence2012-07-28 (1100)Champagne on the 3rd level of the Eiffel TowerNorth pylon lift shaft at the Eiffel TowerBarclays Cycle Hire key insideOlympic stadium and The Orbit during London Olympics opening ceremony (2012-07-27)OpenStreetMap is the only map giving door-to-door navigation in some villages in RussiaThe Shard during it’s opening laser light showMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)Третья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseA standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 3) at night facing SESOTM2013, day 2 – registration deskВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaLondon OSM Hack weekendRoger 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 MorleyВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaOpenStreetMap pub meetup in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub, London (25 Sep 2013)The Shard’s opening laser light show, a beam pointing to St. Paul’sТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaThe Eiffel Tower at the sunsetOpenStreetMap in Navitel navigator. Seconds left to destination. The map of Kazeevka, a small Russian village, is very detailed.SOTM2013, day 3 – Conference organizersPanorama of St. Luke’s Estate at night in winter (2013)Вторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe House at nightOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseRoomba’s night job track #2Summer dawn in Penza (Russia)London Aquatics Centre building planAdding data to OSM after mapping Brighton PierRoomba’s night job trackSOTM2013, day 2 – top-secret barrels of beer in the break room, waiting for the eveningSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘Putting the Carto into OpenStreetMap Cartography’ by Andy AllanCanary Wharf from bar AtticТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaSOTM2013, day 1 – ‘Lessons from the crowd - how to be truly authoritative’ by Peter ter Haar (Ordnance Survey)OSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseA standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 2) at the sunset facing NWProfessor Zhores Alferov Giving Speech at the City University London Graduation CeremonyAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe HouseCider TapNight skySOTM2013, day 1 – secondary lecture roomMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)Aldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)SOTM2013, day 2 – OSM flag successfully reached the roof before all the ballons got confiscated by the fun policeProfessor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University LondonВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaLast moment before a bike crashPedestrian Guard Rail Removal noticeSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevSOTM2013, day 1 – 5 minutes to start @ the main roomТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaUpgraded traffic lights men at the Place de l’EuropeLondon Aquatics Centre diving boardsКартовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, RussiaThe Shard during it’s opening laser light showMapping Party in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (9 Apr 2014)Moscow International Business CenterOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseAldwych/Strand station, ticket hall (2014)A typical Oxford bus driverКартовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, RussiaSOTM2013, day 1 – ‘How And Why Governments Should Use (and are using) OpenStreetMap More’ by Pete Lancaster (Warwickshire County Council)Iain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapOpenStreetMap in an IC2 carriage (Deutsche Bahn), 2015SOTM2013, day 2 – watching ‘Community Greetings from SotM2012 Tokyo’ in the break roomAnother typical photo of the Eiffel Tower at nightProfessor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University LondonMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)Вторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaOlympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)Typical Oxford: classical English terrace houses and old carsProfessor Zhores Alferov with Administration of Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University and City University London PhD Students from RussiaRoger Beecham (giCentre, City University London): Classifying travel behaviour within a large-scale, origin-destination dataset: developing a Visual Analytics approachAdding data to OSM after Hoxton mapping party (London, Oct 2012)Panorama of the City of London from Michael Cliffe House (winter 2013)London OSM Hack weekend, Harry’s talk on OpenStreetMap internals
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