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

77 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

Ilya Birman’s Rectilinear diagram for Moscow Metro suddenly appears on Mark Ovenden’s lecture slideТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaOpenStreetMap pub meetup in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub, London (25 Sep 2013)Last moment before a bike crashOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese2012-07-28 (1100)OpenStreetMap in an IC2 carriage (Deutsche Bahn), 2015SOTM2013, day 2 – ‘You Are Not The Crowd’ by Richard FairhurstOpenStreetMap in Navitel navigator. Seconds left to destination. The map of Kazeevka, a small Russian village, is very detailed.Aldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)Autumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe HouseIain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapMain swimming pool in London Aquatics CentrePanorama of St. Luke’s Estate at night in winter (2013)Вторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaRoomba’s night job trackSOTM2013, day 2 – OSM flag successfully reached the roof before all the ballons got confiscated by the fun policeOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseAldwych/Strand station, ticket hall (2014)A standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 3) at night facing SEAnother typical photo of the Eiffel Tower at nightТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaThe Eiffel Tower at the sunsetProfessor Zhores Alferov Giving Speech at the City University London Graduation CeremonyOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseSOTM2013, 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 showSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevКартовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, Russia2011-05-10 (0010)Картовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, RussiaRoger Beecham (giCentre, City University London): Classifying travel behaviour within a large-scale, origin-destination dataset: developing a Visual Analytics approach2012-05-16 (0060)Professor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University LondonSOTM2013, day 2 – top-secret barrels of beer in the break room, waiting for the eveningТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe House at nightMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)Typical Oxford: classical English terrace houses and old carsNight skyMoscow International Business CenterLondon OSM Hack weekend, Harry’s talk on OpenStreetMap internalsВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)Roomba’s night job track #2Professor Zhores Alferov with Administration of Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University and City University London PhD Students from RussiaOlympic stadium and The Orbit during London Olympics opening ceremony (2012-07-27)Summer dawn in Penza (Russia)OSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseRoger 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 – handoutsAldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)London OSM Hack weekendBarclays Cycle Hire key insideThe Shard’s opening laser light show, a beam pointing to St. Paul’sSOTM2013, day 1 – 5 minutes to start @ the main roomPedestrian Guard Rail Removal noticeLondon Aquatics Centre building planCider TapChampagne on the 3rd level of the Eiffel TowerIain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapSOTM2013, day 1 – secondary lecture roomSOTM2013, day 2 – registration deskSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘Putting the Carto into OpenStreetMap Cartography’ by Andy AllanSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevNorth pylon lift shaft at the Eiffel TowerProfessor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University LondonOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseMapping Party in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (9 Apr 2014)SOTM2013, day 3 – Russian-speaking attendeesMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)SOTM2013, day 1 – ‘OSM-GB: Examining the dynamics of OSM’ by Jeremy MorleyUpgraded traffic lights men at the Place de l’EuropeOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseSOTM2013, day 1 – ‘Lessons from the crowd - how to be truly authoritative’ by Peter ter Haar (Ordnance Survey)SOTM2013, day 2 – watching ‘Community Greetings from SotM2012 Tokyo’ in the break roomAdding data to OSM after mapping Brighton PierOpenStreetMap is the only map giving door-to-door navigation in some villages in Russia2011-09-21 (1000)Panorama of London taken during The Shard’s opening laser showPanorama of City of London during The Shard’s opening laser showВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaThe Shard during it’s opening laser light showPanorama of the City of London from Michael Cliffe House (winter 2013)Olympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)SOTM2013, day 3 – Conference organizersA typical Oxford bus driverВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaLondon Aquatics Centre diving boardsCanary Wharf from bar AtticOxford’s thumbs up fenceA standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 2) at the sunset facing NWВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaOlympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)Adding data to OSM after Hoxton mapping party (London, Oct 2012)Autumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe House
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