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OpenStreetMap – Where’s the Search?

Roughly 70% of visitors who open an account do not go on to make a single edit to OpenStreetMap. Why do the majority of people interested in editing OSM fail to add data? Is the user experience not good enough? What are some specific issues that stop contributions? These are some of the questions that I, together with Dr Kate [...]

Afrographique – Infographic of FDI into Africa

Afrographique (Infographic of foreign investment on the African…). Just wanted to highlight a great visualisation of Africa’s diverse economies from the perspective of Foreign Direct Investment levels. A subject close to my heart after 5 years of work in FDI & business analysis and mapping, this is just one example of how to better understand often overlooked [...]

What’s in store for 2011!

As you may have noticed, I haven’t updated this blog now for over a year. One of the main reasons for this was the focus involved in finishing my Engineering Doctorate, including passing my Viva in last November (examiners were Prof. Paul Longley and Dr Richard Harris), leading to handing in my final copies in [...]