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

68 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)SOTM2013, day 1 – 5 minutes to start @ the main roomAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe House at nightPanorama of the City of London from Michael Cliffe House (winter 2013)Barclays Cycle Hire key insideOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseSOTM2013, day 2 – handoutsMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)Moscow International Business CenterSOTM2013, day 2 – top-secret barrels of beer in the break room, waiting for the evening2012-07-28 (1100)Professor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University LondonAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe HouseRoomba’s night job track #2A standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 2) at the sunset facing NWSOTM2013, day 3 – Russian-speaking attendeesLondon Aquatics Centre building planSOTM2013, day 2 – registration deskIain Dillingham (giCentre, City University London): Visualizing the Geographies of the Haiti Crisis MapAldwych/Strand station, platform level (2014)Olympic stadium and The Orbit during London Olympics opening ceremony (2012-07-27)Professor Zhores Alferov with Administration of Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University and City University London PhD Students from RussiaВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaAldwych/Strand station, ticket hall (2014)OSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseMapping Party in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (9 Apr 2014)Champagne on the 3rd level of the Eiffel TowerВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaOlympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)Третья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaRoomba’s night job trackMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)Adding data to OSM after mapping Brighton PierThe Shard during it’s opening laser light showВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaIlya Birman’s Rectilinear diagram for Moscow Metro suddenly appears on Mark Ovenden’s lecture slideOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseA typical Oxford bus driverSOTM2013, day 1 – ‘Lessons from the crowd - how to be truly authoritative’ by Peter ter Haar (Ordnance Survey)Panorama of London taken during The Shard’s opening laser showТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘Putting the Carto into OpenStreetMap Cartography’ by Andy AllanOpenStreetMap in Navitel navigator. Seconds left to destination. The map of Kazeevka, a small Russian village, is very detailed.Roger Beecham (giCentre, City University London): Classifying travel behaviour within a large-scale, origin-destination dataset: developing a Visual Analytics approach2012-05-16 (0060)Panorama of City of London during The Shard’s opening laser showOpenStreetMap is the only map giving door-to-door navigation in some villages in RussiaВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaThe Eiffel Tower at the sunsetOxford’s thumbs up fenceAnother typical photo of the Eiffel Tower at nightLondon OSM Hack weekend, Harry’s talk on OpenStreetMap internalsSOTM2013, day 1 – ‘OSM-GB: Examining the dynamics of OSM’ by Jeremy MorleyCider TapSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevВторая пензенская картовечеринка // Second mapping party in Penza, RussiaA standard panorama from the Eiffel Tower (level 3) at night facing SELondon OSM Hack weekendCanary Wharf from bar AtticSummer dawn in Penza (Russia)2011-09-21 (1000)The Shard during it’s opening laser light showMapping party in Marylebone, London (31 Jul 2013)OSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheesePanorama of St. Luke’s Estate at night in winter (2013)SOTM2013, day 1 – secondary lecture roomProfessor Zhores Alferov Giving Speech at the City University London Graduation CeremonyТретья пензенская картовечеринка // Third mapping party in Penza, RussiaOSM London pub meetup at Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseКартовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, RussiaSOTM2013, day 2 – ‘You Are Not The Crowd’ by Richard FairhurstThe 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 approachOpenStreetMap pub meetup in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub, London (25 Sep 2013)Upgraded traffic lights men at the Place de l’EuropeNight skyNorth pylon lift shaft at the Eiffel TowerКартовстреча с Молодыми архитекторами Пензы // OSM mapping party for Young Penza Architects in Penza, RussiaProfessor Zhores Alferov Being Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University LondonAutumn 2010, Panorama of London from Michael Cliffe HouseLondon Aquatics Centre diving boardsSOTM2013, day 2 – watching ‘Community Greetings from SotM2012 Tokyo’ in the break roomSOTM2013, 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 MapPedestrian Guard Rail Removal noticeTypical Oxford: classical English terrace houses and old carsOpenStreetMap in an IC2 carriage (Deutsche Bahn), 20152011-05-10 (0010)SOTM2013, day 2 – OSM flag successfully reached the roof before all the ballons got confiscated by the fun policeLast moment before a bike crashOlympic village during construction (London Stratford, June 2011)Adding data to OSM after Hoxton mapping party (London, Oct 2012)SOTM2013, day 2 – ‘The Bronze Age of OpenStreetMap’ by Ilya ZverevSOTM2013, day 3 – Conference organizersMain swimming pool in London Aquatics Centre
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