Harry Wood

Welcome to Harry Wood's website. The blog is probably more interesting than the rest of this site... and the blog isn't very interesting so what does that tell you?

Recent blog posts:

London Wiki Wednesdays March 2010
Last week we had a London Wiki Wednesdays event, and this time I was involved helping to organise and promote it. You can read what happened here (including lots more pics) The event was hosted by NYK line thanks to Alek Lotoczko. Alek along ... read more 03/07/2010 04:11
Haiti Earthquake on OpenStreetMap
In last week’s blog post I casually mentioned the Haiti earthquake, and how we had a little project going on, to improve the map of the area on OpenStreetMap. Since then the scale of the disaster has become clearer to me. 200,000 feared dead, ... read more 01/21/2010 07:35
The developing world on OpenStreetMap - Armchair mapping possibilities
One of the most interesting aspects of OpenStreetMap is its global scope. The whole world map is editable wiki-style, and the various techniques for creating maps can work just as well in Niarobi and Nagpur as they do in Newcastle and New York. The ... read more 01/13/2010 09:38
Doing the OpenStreetMap jigsaw
As a follow up on the OpenStreetMap jigsaw, it seems dad has conquered the 1000 piece beast. Here’s what he had to say about his Christmas present: “I finally finished the jig-saw the day before yesterday, after several days obsessively ... read more 01/06/2010 07:17
Brazil Holiday 2009/2010
In case you missed all my gloating tweets (@harry_wood), I’ve been away in Brazil in the baking summer sunshine for the past three weeks. Here’s some pics: There’s more on facebook too. Another great Brazil holiday. I’m ... read more 01/06/2010 06:51

OpenStreetMap diary:

Busy busy + mapping unexplored jungle + chile maps etc + Pub meet-up tomorrow night
I've been very busy spreading myself too thinly again lately. Busy with some work at placr. Busy with lots of other bits 'n' bobs ... read more 03/08/2010 15:41
London pub chat. Front page UI, Potlatch 2 and Git.
We had a London pub meet-up back at the Monkey Puzzle in Paddington on Wednesday. It was just the usual crew there, and we had ... read more 02/28/2010 06:32
Mini OSM hackday at Crisis Camp London
Tomorrow (Saturday 20th Feb) there's another Crisis Camp London event happening near Russel Square from 10 a.m. till 5p.m. Crisis ... read more 02/19/2010 05:19
Ye Olde Cheshire cheese + Hack day tomorrow
An important announcement from last nights meet-up. We're having an impromptu little London hack day TOMORROW (Saturday 13th). ... read more 02/12/2010 02:50
London Fleet St pub tonight, calendering, and hackday ideas
11 people signed up for tonight's pub meet-up at the Cheshire Cheese Fleet St on upcoming.org Count 'em! It's all the usual ... read more 02/10/2010 04:19