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January, 2010
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Jan 10
Me Presenting at Data.gov.uk Launch [video]
It doesn’t come much better than sharing a stage with Sir Tim Berners-Lee, and I am mighty proud to have taken a small part in the launch of Data.gov.uk.
Data.gov.uk Launch from ItoWorld on Vimeo.
*Mental note* don’t scratch nose when nervous.
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Jan 10
Haiti Earthquake Response – Mapping The Crisis
Confusion reigns in the aftermath of any big natural disaster, but particularly in what was already a failed state – Haiti. With the little existing political and social infrastructure now destroyed, the situation is bleak.The irrepressible Mikel seems to be coordinating the OSM response amongst other missions. It might seem pretty small but you can get involved in creating better mapping to help in the search, rescue and eventual cleanup operations. The information is crucial to aid agencies arriving on the ground.
See the Earthquake Response on the OSM Wiki, the CrisisMapper Google Group, and while you’re at it donate to the Red Cross. There are already some very useful maps up on GeoCommons, thanks to Andrew Turner amongst others.
This morning I added a few street names and the Town Hall in Port-au-Prince to OSM, from historical maps on Map Warper, thanks to Tim Waters.
Here’s what it looks like now.
That’s from some GeoEye images recently released on Google Earth. A vivid example of how up-to-date geodata is essential for crisis management.
We have yet to confirm whether the images can be used for updating OpenStreetMap. Here’s hoping that sense prevails.
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Jan 10
Visualising Globalised Trade
Gorgeous visualisation of trade in the era of globalisation. (Click through for HD).
From the BBC’s ‘The History of Now: The Story of the Noughties‘.
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Jan 10
Create Printable OpenStreetMaps
Amazing new service from MapOSMatic, create high quality rendered pdfs of OpenStreetMap. Complete with grid and street index.
You can see my handiwork in the north east of Hackney.8
Jan 10
Natural Cartography
Sometimes, mother nature does all your cartography for you.
Photo: NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response
