I have registered myself for the one at Cardiff. Michael
On 17 Oct 2013, at 13:02, Richard Symonds wrote: > 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 > Wikimedia UK > 0207 065 0992 > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over > Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Viv Alexander <[email protected]> > Date: 17 October 2013 12:32 > Subject: A day of inspiration, eduction and knowledge sharing > To: [email protected] > > > > > <image002.png> > > > > > > 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 and supported by Horizon > Digital Economy Research. 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, 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 > Monday 11 November – London, Royal Geographic Society > Wednesday 13November – Cardiff University > Thursday 14 November – Exeter Racecourse (conference facilities) > Monday 18November – Edinburgh University > Friday 22November – York University > Thursday 28 November – University of Nottingham > 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 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. > > <image004.jpg> > > > > Best wishes > > > > 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 | [email protected] > > www.geovation.org.uk > > > > GeoVation blog| Twitter | Facebook | Linkedin > > > > Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this email. > > > > This email is only intended for the person to whom it is addressed and may > contain confidential information. If you have received this email in error, > please notify the sender and delete this email which must not be copied, > distributed or disclosed to any other person. > > Unless stated otherwise, the contents of this email are personal to the > writer and do not represent the official view of Ordnance Survey. Nor can any > contract be formed on Ordnance Survey's behalf via email. We reserve the > right to monitor emails and attachments without prior notice. > > Thank you for your cooperation. > > Ordnance Survey > Adanac Drive > Southampton SO16 0AS > Tel: 08456 050505 > http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
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