I-USE code now on Github

The I_USE website has a series of tools, and one in particular is ground-breaking.
It offers users the chance to create their own maps by entering data into a simple interface on the site. This produces an interactive map which has more flexibility than any previous tool.
Global maps can be produced in seconds to show data that has been collected by users, or obtained from other sources.

We have now placed the code for these tools on the GITHUB site, which is a repository of code that can be used by developers. The relevant page where the code has been placed is HERE.

This is very rare for a project with our EU funding, and is done in the spirit of collaboration, and to also bridge the gap between education and technology.

We're excited to see what developers might do with the code, and blur the distinction between education and cutting edge technology. It's very rare for projects with the EU LLP funding that we have to share code openly in this way. Another example of I_USE exploring new avenues...

You can give the tool a go on our developers page here which is a version of the page on the full I-USE website.

Thanks to our wonderful colleagues Alex Kotsev and Veselin Vasilev for their work on the coding and documentation.

2014... a year of activity for the project

Welcome to the first update post of 2014...

We have a busy 2014 ahead of us... and there has already been plenty of activity behind the scenes on various aspects of the project.

After the setting up of the project over the last year, we are now beginning to prepare the teaching materials which will be used for the courses that will be run as part of the course.
These will be piloted over the summer at the University of the Aegean, and the materials will then be shared online (and on further face to face courses)
The project is being disseminated through a range of channels and has been mentioned at a number of meetings and events in several EU countries.

We are also preparing for our next meeting, which will take place at the University of Surrey in Guildford as part of the Geographical Association's annual conference.

There will be a workshop as part of the session on the Wednesday the 16th of April.

We have also worked with the very talented designer Bryan Ledgard to produce a range of dissemination materials which will form part of the project as we move into 2014. Watch out for those shortly.

The I-USE project has also formed part of a lecture given in Altentejo, Portugal by Alan Parkinson last week, and also the inaugural School on Cloud meeting at Doukas School in Athens at the end of March 2014.