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

76 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 – registration deskSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevSOTM2013, day 3 – Conference organizersSOTM2013, day 2 – handoutsRoomba’s night job track #2SOTM2013, day 1 – secondary lecture roomAdding data to OSM after Hoxton mapping party (London, Oct 2012)Main swimming pool in London Aquatics CentreIain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaOpenStreetMap is the only map giving door-to-door navigation in some villages in RussiaAnother typical photo of the Eiffel Tower at nightBarclays Cycle Hire key inside2012-05-16 (0060)SOTM2013, day 2 – ‘You Are Not The Crowd’ by Richard FairhurstNorth pylon lift shaft at the Eiffel TowerPedestrian Guard Rail Removal noticeOlympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)Adding data to OSM after mapping Brighton PierCanary Wharf from bar AtticLondon OSM Hack weekend, Harry’s talk on OpenStreetMap internalsSOTM2013, day 1 – 5 minutes to start @ the main roomТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaOpenStreetMap pub meetup in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub, London (25 Sep 2013)Mapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)SOTM2013, day 1 – ‘How And Why Governments Should Use (and are using) OpenStreetMap More’ by Pete Lancaster (Warwickshire County Council)Typical Oxford: classical English terrace houses and old carsOlympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)Roger Beecham (giCentre, City University London): Classifying travel behaviour within a large-scale, origin-destination dataset: developing a Visual Analytics approachPanorama of St. Luke’s Estate at night in winter (2013)Вторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaMoscow International Business CenterNight skyВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaLast moment before a bike crashSOTM2013, day 2 – OSM flag successfully reached the roof before all the ballons got confiscated by the fun policeAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe House at nightOlympic stadium and The Orbit during London Olympics opening ceremony (2012-07-27)Вторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaChampagne on the 3rd level of the Eiffel TowerТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaA standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 3) at night facing SEThe Shard during it’s opening laser light showAldwych/Strand station, ticket hall (2014)Autumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe HouseOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaOpenStreetMap in an IC2 carriage (Deutsche Bahn), 2015Третья 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 LondonКартовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, Russia2011-05-10 (0010)Autumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe HouseThe Eiffel Tower at the sunsetProfessor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University LondonPanorama of London taken during The Shard’s opening laser show2012-07-28 (1100)Mapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)OSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseКартовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, RussiaLondon OSM Hack weekendSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevLondon Aquatics Centre building planВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaAldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)A typical Oxford bus driverSummer dawn in Penza (Russia)Panorama of City of London during The Shard’s opening laser showAldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)Panorama of the City of London from Michael Cliffe House (winter 2013)Cider TapMapping Party in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (9 Apr 2014)SOTM2013, day 2 – ‘Putting the Carto into OpenStreetMap Cartography’ by Andy AllanOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseIain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapUpgraded traffic lights men at the Place de l’EuropeВторая 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 approachSOTM2013, 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 CheeseLondon Aquatics Centre diving boardsMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)The Shard’s opening laser light show, a beam pointing to St. Paul’sIlya Birman’s Rectilinear diagram for Moscow Metro suddenly appears on Mark Ovenden’s lecture slideRoomba’s night job trackSOTM2013, day 1 – ‘OSM-GB: Examining the dynamics of OSM’ by Jeremy MorleyA standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 2) at the sunset facing NWOpenStreetMap in Navitel navigator. Seconds left to destination. The map of Kazeevka, a small Russian village, is very detailed.Oxford’s thumbs up fence2011-09-21 (1000)SOTM2013, day 3 – Russian-speaking attendeesThe Shard during it’s opening laser light showProfessor Zhores Alferov Giving Speech at the City University London Graduation CeremonySOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevSOTM2013, day 2 – top-secret barrels of beer in the break room, waiting for the eveningOSM 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 Russia
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