Tag Archives: openstreetmap

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Jun 10

When Maps and Data Collide They Produce … Art?

Posted on 1st June 2010 by Gary

Last month I wrote that a map says as much about the fears, hopes, dreams and prejudices of its target audience as it does about the relationship of places on the surface of the Earth. With the benefit of hindsight … Continue reading →

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Apr 10

(Geo) Chicken and Egg (The Problem with Press Releases)

Posted on 18th April 2010 by Gary

There’s a danger in looking at too many press releases; you can easily come to think that the view of the world that these pieces of writing portray are a fair and accurate representation of the real world. Thus both … Continue reading →

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02
Dec 09

The Changing Face of UK Geo Data … But Changing With a Bang or a Whimper?

Posted on 2nd December 2009 by Gary

This is not the blog post I set out to write. The one I set out to write was about Flickr, about machine-tags, about noticings and about transport data feeds. I had it all mapped out in my head during … Continue reading →

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Nov 09

The (Geo) Data Dichotomy Dilemma

Posted on 16th November 2009 by Gary

Before Web 2.0, before mashups, before FreeOurData.org.uk and other pleas, before the Internet itself, things used to be so much simpler for geo data. You were either an end user and accessed the data as a map or you were … Continue reading →

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