James Cheshire
@spatialanalysis
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Prof. of Geographic Information & Cartography @UCLgeography; Director @UCLSocialData; Author of The Library of Lost Maps
London
Joined January 2010
Really excited to say that my next book - The Library of Lost Maps - is out this October! Pre-order and sign up for updates here! https://t.co/qFl8CFQQQV 🗺️
libraryoflostmaps.com
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Advance copies of @spatialanalysis wonderful new book, The Library of Lost Maps, arrived in the @BloomsburyBooks offices today. It’s probably the most stunningly beautiful book I’ve worked on. Out on 9 October.
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Boris Johnson's struggle with graphs during COVID is an important reminder that good data visualisations should demand attention.
theconversation.com
Communication is a two-way street.
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📰WORKING FROM HOME & MOBILITY DATA📰Wondering how working from home has transformed in your area? Or whether mobility data can truly replace the census? This is the paper for you 👇New paper in @geogjournal w/ Hamish Gibbs, @spatialanalysis, @alexsingleton and @markalangreen👥
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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! 👇
🔔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. https://t.co/miOg6saJBr
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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!
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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Wolf "M237" has been tracked walking nearly 2000km(!) across Europe. https://t.co/c7lNLlb7Va 800km more than Slavc who's 1200km trek from Slovenia to Italy was my favourite story in Where the Animals Go. 👇Map of Slavc with the 🐺 populations of Europe
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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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Getting to the Point? Rethinking Arrows on Maps: https://t.co/JAChS3O74I
@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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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: https://t.co/m4NvkrjA51
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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: https://t.co/m4NvkrjA51
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Very excited to welcome @meghankellymaps today’s @UCLgeography seminar series! Asking: how do you start a conversation about feminist mapping?
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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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This - like my office heating breaking - has become a festive tradition.
Classic “campus greening” 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 🙄. Why not swap them @UCLEstates?
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Classic “campus greening” 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 🙄. Why not swap them @UCLEstates?
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Thrilled that Atlas of the Invisible won the 'Most Entertaining Book of 2022' at the Non Obvious Book Awards 😍 https://t.co/4K69IUhxbM
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