The latest outputs from researchers, alumni and friends at the UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA).
MASON (Multi-Agent Simulator Of Neighborhoods) developed jointly at George Mason University’s Evolutionary Computation Laboratory and the Center for Social Complexity has recently added an extension called GeoMason which allows spatially explicit model…
Continue reading »MASON (Multi-Agent Simulator Of Neighborhoods) developed jointly at George Mason University’s Evolutionary Computation Laboratory and the Center for Social Complexity has recently added an extension called GeoMason which allows spatially explicit model…
Continue reading »Click here for FULL DETAILS. The term “Open Data” refers to the philosophical and methodological approach to the democratization of data enabling citizens to access and create value through the reuse of public sector information. Today, Open Data is gathering momentum and forms part of a global movement linked to Open Access and comparable to […]
Continue reading »14- 17 June 2011, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Deadline for abstract submission 20th of February 2011 We are happy to invite you to the Sixth International Conference on Population Geographies, to be held at the University Campus in Umeå, Sweden June 14th to 17th. Although designed for geographers, contributions are welcome from those who would not […]
Continue reading »Journal of Spatial Information Science (JoSIS) CALL FOR PAPERS – Special Feature on Open Geographic Information Guest editors: Dr. Hanif Rahemtulla, Horizon Digital Economy Research, Nottingham University and Professor Paul Longley, Department of Geography, University College London. Call for papers This special feature aims to bring together some of the key developers, academics and writers on […]
Continue reading »UCL GLOBAL MIGRATION NETWORK SYMPOSIUM Prof. Douglas Massey (Princeton University) Post-Modern Segregation in the United States: Patterns, Causes, and Consequences in the 21st Century Discussant: Prof. Ceri Peach (University of Oxford / University of Manchester) 13 January 2011 – 17:30-19:00 (followed by reception) Venue: Darwin Lecture Theatre, UCL Darwin Building, Malet Place, London, WC1E 7JG [Map] Book […]
Continue reading »So, there is some real science/mathematics behind this visualization of Boris Bike activity earlier this month, but for now – doesn’t it look Xmassy?
[Data by Ollie O’Brien from CASA. Music by me.]
I liked Ben Hennig’s population cartogram of the UK under snow, but I thought it could perhaps show something a little more serious than simply where the people are. To do this I went to the UK Census 2001 (I know, an old data source, but the only thing I was aware of that could […]
Continue reading »A subtitle to this post might also be: Are we all being mislead by the New York Times? In stating this I am referring to the recent maps released by the New York Times looking at ethnic distributions from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. The most immediate thing we can learn about this […]
Continue reading »Abstracts are invited for a session at the annual conference of the Royal Geographical Society – Institute of British Geographers conference 2011. The conference runs between 31st August – 2nd September 2011; the exact date of this special session is to be confirmed. The session is jointly hosted by the GIScRG and Quantitative Methods Research […]
Continue reading »Abstracts are invited for a session at the annual conference of the Royal Geographical Society – Institute of British Geographers conference 2011. The conference runs between 31st August – 2nd September 2011; the exact date of this special session is to be confirmed. The session is hosted by the GIScRG, and will be chaired by […]
Continue reading »Abstracts are invited for a session at the annual conference of the Royal Geographical Society – Institute of British Geographers conference 2011. The conference runs between 31st August – 2nd September 2011; the exact date of this special session is to be confirmed. The session is jointly hosted by the GIScRG and the Geography of […]
Continue reading »Abstracts are invited for a session at the annual conference of the Royal Geographical Society – Institute of British Geographers conference 2011. The conference runs between 31st August – 2nd September 2011; the exact date of this special session is to be confirmed. The session is jointly hosted by the GIScRG and the Geography of […]
Continue reading »Naturally, as a Geographer the wikileaks release of facilities that the US believes critical to its security was interesting. Much like the chaps over at Floatingsheep some of us (Martin Austwick, James Cheshire, Peter Baudains, Alex Braithwaite) took it upon ourselves to map out the reported list. Martin came up with the following visualisation that […]
Continue reading »Workshop on geo-referencing, geo-demographics, postcodes and classifications University of Cardiff, 18 February 2011 Census.ac.uk are hosting a free workshop at the University of Cardiff for anyone working or studying in UK academia. This workshop will introduce participants to the use of postcodes and other area classifications, including the commercially-used Mosaic data and the ONS Output […]
Continue reading »Researcher Oliver O’Brien at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) has just published a new version of the national OAC Map to Maptube. This is now enhanced with Group labels, along with clickable details on each Ouptut Area. Many thanks Ollie! Map is available here.
Continue reading »The 2010 Family Spending report is available here and presents a series of interesting OAC profiles. “The supergroups with the highest expenditure are supergroups 2 (city living) and 4 (prospering suburbs), spending an average of £457.90 and £454.10 per week, respectively, followed by supergroup 3 (countryside), with expenditure of £433.70. Supergroup 5 (constrained by circumstances) […]
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