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

71 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

Aldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)Moscow International Business CenterВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaAldwych/Strand station, ticket hall (2014)The Eiffel Tower at the sunsetNorth pylon lift shaft at the Eiffel TowerBarclays Cycle Hire key insideMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)Autumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe House at nightAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe HouseSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevOpenStreetMap pub meetup in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub, London (25 Sep 2013)Roomba’s night job track #22011-05-10 (0010)OSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheesePedestrian Guard Rail Removal noticeSummer dawn in Penza (Russia)Professor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University LondonВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseA standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 3) at night facing SEOlympic stadium and The Orbit during London Olympics opening ceremony (2012-07-27)OSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese2012-05-16 (0060)Третья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaIlya Birman’s Rectilinear diagram for Moscow Metro suddenly appears on Mark Ovenden’s lecture slideThe Shard during it’s opening laser light showPanorama of St. Luke’s Estate at night in winter (2013)Iain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapUpgraded traffic lights men at the Place de l’EuropeAdding data to OSM after mapping Brighton PierSOTM2013, day 1 – secondary lecture roomSOTM2013, day 2 – watching ‘Community Greetings from SotM2012 Tokyo’ in the break roomMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)Вторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaSOTM2013, day 2 – registration deskOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevLondon OSM Hack weekendA typical Oxford bus driverSOTM2013, day 2 – handoutsProfessor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University LondonВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, Russia2012-07-28 (1100)Autumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe HouseRoger Beecham (giCentre, City University London): Classifying travel behaviour within a large-scale, origin-destination dataset: developing a Visual Analytics approachCider TapOlympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)SOTM2013, day 2 – ‘You Are Not The Crowd’ by Richard FairhurstNight skyMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)Panorama of London taken during The Shard’s opening laser showIain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapAdding data to OSM after Hoxton mapping party (London, Oct 2012)Третья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheesePanorama of City of London during The Shard’s opening laser showКартовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, RussiaSOTM2013, day 2 – top-secret barrels of beer in the break room, waiting for the eveningSOTM2013, day 3 – Conference organizersMapping Party in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (9 Apr 2014)Oxford’s thumbs up fenceSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevMain swimming pool in London Aquatics CentreChampagne on the 3rd level of the Eiffel TowerLondon Aquatics Centre building planВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaRoomba’s night job trackSOTM2013, day 1 – ‘How And Why Governments Should Use (and are using) OpenStreetMap More’ by Pete Lancaster (Warwickshire County Council)OpenStreetMap in Navitel navigator. Seconds left to destination. The map of Kazeevka, a small Russian village, is very detailed.Olympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)SOTM2013, 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, RussiaКартовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, RussiaThe Shard’s opening laser light show, a beam pointing to St. Paul’sRoger 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 3 – Russian-speaking attendeesLast moment before a bike crashSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘Putting the Carto into OpenStreetMap Cartography’ by Andy Allan2011-09-21 (1000)Panorama of the City of London from Michael Cliffe House (winter 2013)SOTM2013, day 1 – ‘Lessons from the crowd - how to be truly authoritative’ by Peter ter Haar (Ordnance Survey)SOTM2013, day 1 – 5 minutes to start @ the main roomThe Shard during it’s opening laser light showProfessor Zhores Alferov Giving Speech at the City University London Graduation CeremonyLondon Aquatics Centre diving boardsTypical Oxford: classical English terrace houses and old carsТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaAnother typical photo of the Eiffel Tower at nightAldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)SOTM2013, 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 is the only map giving door-to-door navigation in some villages in RussiaProfessor Zhores Alferov with Administration of Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University and City University London PhD Students from RussiaCanary Wharf from bar AtticLondon OSM Hack weekend, Harry’s talk on OpenStreetMap internalsOpenStreetMap in an IC2 carriage (Deutsche Bahn), 2015
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