This is the fourth in a series of posts about a recent trip to Orkney. Previous posts: Covered my visit from a personal perspective Talked about Northern BlueLightCamp; and A mini-post with an interactive Puffin-shaped word cloud This post covers some of the Island GovCamp sessions which took place over the weekend. Blogs and articles…… Continue reading Isle Lights
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Puffin Island (IslandGovCamp)
There was barely a cloud in the sky during the whole of IslandGovCamp. Gorgeous weather prevailed throughout. In the absence of real clouds, I decided to make one instead and make it colourful and interactive. Most of the words are clickable and lead to further information. It’s only a gimmick, but might briefly entertain and /…… Continue reading Puffin Island (IslandGovCamp)
Northern (Blue) Lights
This is the second is a series of posts about a recent trip to Orkney. In the first part I talked a bit about my personal experience travelling around mainland Orkney, both on my own, and as as part of a guided tour using public transport. This post covers some of the ‘unconference’ activities which…… Continue reading Northern (Blue) Lights
Northern (High) Lights
I’m writing this at home in Hampshire, on the second day of the Jubilee Bank Holiday. It’s pouring with rain, and chilly – more like October than June. I’m not complaining, though; the garden could do with watering, and it’s a great opportunity to catch-up on some blogging. It’s difficult to believe that – just over a…… Continue reading Northern (High) Lights
BlueLightCamp: Weekend Camping (Pt2)
This is the second part of a post about BlueLight Camp, an unconference for Emergency responders, and those who work with them. The session I want to talk about this time was run by Farida Vis. Farida was a member of the team that analysed the 2.6 million tweets generated before, during and immediately after the…… Continue reading BlueLightCamp: Weekend Camping (Pt2)
BlueLightCamp: Weekend Camping (Pt1)
First thing in the morning on Sunday 15th April there was barely a cloud in the sky above Manchester. The sun shone, the sky was blue, and I was off camping. It was a few miles walk to the camp site, so I left my hotel early to make absolutely certain I was there on-time.…… Continue reading BlueLightCamp: Weekend Camping (Pt1)
The SLA Event (Pt 2): Ordnance Survey Open Data and GeoVation
This is the second half of a post about an event by the Society for Location Analysis a couple of weeks ago. Last week’s post covered the introduction by the SLA Chairman, Peter Sleight, and a talk by Professor Nigel Shadbolt entitled: ‘Open Data: Powering the Information Age’. This instalment covers a double-act by Ian Holt and Chris…… Continue reading The SLA Event (Pt 2): Ordnance Survey Open Data and GeoVation
SLA Event (Part 1): Open Data: Powering the Information age
This is the first of a two-part post about a Society for Location Analysis (SLA) event last night (21st Feb). It was held in Hampshire County Council’s headquarters in Winchester, but the SLA – and its sponsors CBRE – kindly picked up the tab. There were just under thirty present – enough to make it a ‘proper’…… Continue reading SLA Event (Part 1): Open Data: Powering the Information age
LocalGovCampNW (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of a post about LocalGovCampNW, an unconference held in Preston on 4th February. It’s the second instalment, as last week I ran out of time, and had to get something in by midday on Thursday to meet Weekly Blog Club’s deadline. I was interested in most of the session pitches but, sadly, could only attend…… Continue reading LocalGovCampNW (Part 2)
Preston is a nice place. Oh, and Local Gov Camp North West (Part 1)
Preston & LocalGovCampNW (Part 1) On Saturday I attended Local Gov Camp North West, or #LocalGovCampNW as it’s known on Twitter. Whilst it’s only a couple of weeks since UK GovCamp, I couldn’t resist going along, even though it’s quite a trek from Hampshire to Preston. I travelled up by train on Friday evening. There…… Continue reading Preston is a nice place. Oh, and Local Gov Camp North West (Part 1)