πŸ“– Blog

Data visualisation tools explored and reviewed; inspiring organisations and projects enabled by location data; and valuable tips & tricks to make your mapping and data visualisation journey easier.
Sep
01
Melinda, Bill and a girl born in the Sahel – spot the difference

Melinda, Bill and a girl born in the Sahel – spot the difference

Geography and inequality - here's a topic you've probably thought about when comparing your opportunities in
1 min read
Sep
01
My favourite geocoder is free, fast and allows batch geocoding. What about yours?

My favourite geocoder is free, fast and allows batch geocoding. What about yours?

Spatial data is pervasive: everything that happens, happens somewhere. However, the geographic component of data is not always ready to
1 min read
Aug
01
ArcGIS Insights is seriously worth it – give it a try

ArcGIS Insights is seriously worth it – give it a try

After falling in love with Tableau [https://www.tableau.com/] circa 2015, I could only wish for something similar but
2 min read
Aug
01
Is your data analysis polyglot?

Is your data analysis polyglot?

If you work with data from different countries or datasets containing text in multiple languages, you might find it hard
1 min read
Aug
01
How to advocate for change with the Sustainable Development Goals

How to advocate for change with the Sustainable Development Goals

Have you ever heard about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from the United Nations (UN) [https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/
1 min read
Jul
01
OpenStreetMaps is better with overpass turbo

OpenStreetMaps is better with overpass turbo

When choosing a basemap, you have probably come across OpenStreetMaps [https://www.openstreetmap.org/]. The data it contains (oh, those
1 min read
Jul
01
The time has come to talk about ethics in location data

The time has come to talk about ethics in location data

Have you ever thought about location data from an ethics point of view? The Locus Charter [https://ethicalgeo.org/locus-charter/
1 min read
Jul
01
CARTO and the empowering user experience

CARTO and the empowering user experience

​CARTO [https://carto.com/] has been a favourite of mine since my University years. Back then, it was still called
2 min read
Jun
25
New video content added to your mini-course!

New video content added to your mini-course!

First of all, thank you for your enrolment in the You're sitting on a goldmine! Visualise what you
1 min read
Jun
01
Bring more geography into your inbox!

Bring more geography into your inbox!

Kiri Carini [https://twitter.com/KiriCarini] is building a listing of geo-related newsletters here [https://kcarini.github.io/geonewsletters/]. Are
1 min read