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Prof. of Geographic Information & Cartography @UCLgeography; Director @UCLSocialData; Co-author: @atlasinvisible, @whereanimalsgo & @theinfocapital.

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James Cheshire
2 years
Boris Johnson's struggle with graphs during COVID is an important reminder that good data visualisations should demand attention.
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2 years
RT @DrPatBallantyne: šŸ“°WORKING FROM HOME & MOBILITY DATAšŸ“°Wondering how working from home has transformed in your area? Or whether mobility d….
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2 years
If you're interested in how data is used in policy and how data inequalities emerge then this event is taking place next Tuesday afternoon. Great lineup of speakers! šŸ‘‡.
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2 years
šŸ””There’s still time to get yourself a ticket to our upcoming 'Social Data Spring Mini-Conference 2023’. Join us on the 23rd May for an afternoon discussing critical issues on data science, public policy, and inequalities.@UCLEvents.
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2 years
Such and honour for @oliveruberti and I to receive this!.Thanks to all the @RoyalScotGeoSoc for their tireless efforts to promote the importance of geography!.
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RSGS
2 years
We were delighted to have Professor James Cheshire speak for us at RSGS HQ last night, where we awarded him with the Bartholomew Globe for his joint work with Oliver Uberti, to transform complex data into inspiring information, by using stunning maps and visuals. Congrats James!
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2 years
Graffiti you'd only find in a geography dept.
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2 years
Wolf "M237" has been tracked walking nearly 2000km(!) across Europe. 800km more than Slavc who's 1200km trek from Slovenia to Italy was my favourite story in Where the Animals Go. šŸ‘‡Map of Slavc with the 🐺 populations of Europe
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2 years
This paper was inspired by my tweet/ blog post last year about the early maps of Ukrainian refugees and the discussion that followed:
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James Cheshire
2 years
Getting to the Point? Rethinking Arrows on Maps:.@cartohype and I took a deep dive into how arrows came to be used on maps. and what they've come to mean. It's a fascinating history!
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2 years
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2 years
RT @spatialanalysis: Really excited to be welcoming the FT's Head of Visual and Data Journalism - @theboysmithy - to @UCLSocialData on 9th….
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2 years
Really excited to be welcoming the FT's Head of Visual and Data Journalism - @theboysmithy - to @UCLSocialData on 9th of March!."Making charts work - the view from the newsroom".Sign up here:.
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2 years
Very excited to welcome @meghankellymaps today’s @UCLgeography seminar series! .Asking: how do you start a conversation about feminist mapping?
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3 years
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3 years
Hillshading algorithms are great. but you can't beat a covering of snow + low sun angle. [Northern Scotland a couple of days ago] 😮
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James Cheshire
3 years
This - like my office heating breaking - has become a festive tradition.
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James Cheshire
3 years
Classic ā€œcampus greeningā€ outside my office this morning. There’s a dead tree on the concrete where the temporary staging normally goes (I guess for Instagram) so staging is now wrecking fresh (living) turf that we’re not allowed to walk on šŸ™„. Why not swap them @UCLEstates?
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James Cheshire
3 years
Classic ā€œcampus greeningā€ outside my office this morning. There’s a dead tree on the concrete where the temporary staging normally goes (I guess for Instagram) so staging is now wrecking fresh (living) turf that we’re not allowed to walk on šŸ™„. Why not swap them @UCLEstates?
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3 years
Thrilled that Atlas of the Invisible won the 'Most Entertaining Book of 2022' at the Non Obvious Book Awards šŸ˜ .
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3 years
I had to ask…
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3 years
RT @AlexSelbyB: Very much looking forward to this data meetup at the UCL Social Data Institute on Monday December 5th. The lineup of speake….
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3 years
RT @jxbarros: "A geographical education has never been more relevant. None of the changes and challenges [. ] can be properly understood,….
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