All,
Take a look at the following email: there are a series of free OpenData
Ordance Survey masterclasses happening around the country. Something rather
interesting for those who like maps!
Richard Symonds
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From: Viv Alexander <Viv.Alexander(a)ordnancesurvey.co.uk>
Date: 17 October 2013 12:32
Subject: A day of inspiration, eduction and knowledge sharing
To: richard.symonds(a)wikimedia.org.uk
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[image: OSOpenData materclass icon]****
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We are offering you the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of open
data and the tools and techniques to use open datasets, through a series of
*free masterclasses*, hosted by Ordnance
Survey<http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/>and supported by Horizon
Digital Economy Research <http://www.horizon.ac.uk/Home>. The
masterclasses are ideal for those of you new to working with location data
or anyone wishing to brush up on their skills. They are a great
opportunity for you to experiment and start to develop with Ordnance
Survey’s open data products and services and will provide you with the
tools and techniques needed to use, analyse and style a range of open
datasets relevant to them.****
We’ve updated the workshop material and the masterclasses follow the format
of previous workshops in combining theory and practical sessions. They
follow the journey of downloading the data, importing it into open source
software and mashing with other open datasets to provide analysis. During
the workshops we’ll also be working with OS
OpenSpace<http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/innovate/innovate-with-open-space.html>,
Ordnance Survey’s free web mapping service that allows users to display
up-to-date Ordnance Survey mapping in a web page or online environment. The
workshop will explain how to create file formats that can be easily
imported into web mapping to show a list of locations. ****
For the more advanced users, we are introducing our cartographic design
principles and run through how to style map data features using open source
software, and add the finishing touches to their map such as legends and
scales bars.****
Ordnance Survey is able to offer up to 40 free places at each master class,
running from 9.30 am until 5.00pm each day. Locations and dates of the
sessions:****
- Thursday 7 November – Southampton, Ordnance Survey head
office<https://os-odmc-southampton.eventbrite.co.uk/>
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- Monday 11 November – London, Royal Geographic
Society<https://os-odmc-london.eventbrite.co.uk/>
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- Wednesday 13November – Cardiff
University<https://os-odmc-cardiff.eventbrite.co.uk/>
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- Thursday 14 November – Exeter Racecourse (conference
facilities)<https://os-odmc-exeter.eventbrite.co.uk/>
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- Monday 18November – Edinburgh
University<https://os-odmc-edinburgh.eventbrite.co.uk/>
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- Friday 22November – York University<https://os-odmc-york.eventbrite.co.uk/>
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- Thursday 28 November – University of
Nottingham<https://os-odmc-nottingham.eventbrite.co.uk/>
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The free classes are filling up fast, but we still have some spaces,
particularly in Exeter, Edinburgh, Cardiff, and York. Use our OS OpenData
Masterclass
finder<http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/demos/os-open-data-masterclasses-map/index.html>to
see where the nearest one is to you, and book your place today, or
click
on the relevant link above to reserve your space and obtain a ticket.****
[image: open data masterclass
finder]<http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/demos/os-open-data-masterclasses-map/index.html>
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Best wishes ****
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*Viv Alexander*****
*GeoVation Team*****
*L1F2*, *Ordnance Survey* ****
Adanac Drive, SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom, SO16 0AS ****
Phone: +44 (0) 23 8005 5643 | 07917 262767****
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk | viv.alexander(a)ordnancesurvey.co.uk ****
www.geovation.org.uk****
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