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PhD applications time…. We have a new opportunity on multi modal AI and geodemographics https://geods.ac.uk/2026/02/13/phd-funding-multimodal-ai-geodemographic-classification/

PhD Funding: Multimodal AI & Geodemographic Classification -

The University of Liverpool offers a PhD opportunity focused on using multimodal AI to enhance geodemographic classifications. The project explores the integration of large language models and vision language models to develop accessible narratives and visuals. Candidates should have a strong background in geography, data science, or related fields.

Geographic Data Service (GeoDS) - Part of Smart Data Research UK

Alex Singleton Jan 28

Nice to see our retail centre work being used by the Guardian
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/geographic-data-service_how-has-your-local-high-street-changed-since-activity-7422252834907381760-8y7G

How has your local high street changed since 2019? Check your postcode | Geographic Data Service (GeoDS)

🔍 Explore how your local high street has changed since the pandemic This interactive tool from The Guardian shows how Great Britain's high streets have evolved since 2019, marking shifts in consumer behaviour and rising business costs impacting the makeup of our high streets. The analysis uses Geographic Data Service (GeoDS) Retail Centre Boundaries and Open Indicators data to map high street boundaries, highlighting the power of geospatial data to enable understanding of variations in the shape and scale of changes taking place at the local level. You can look up the health of your high street below -- and access the Retail Centre Boundaries and Open Indicators data through our Data Catalogue: 🔗https://lnkd.in/eCNN6scg https://lnkd.in/eMKdg9ZA

Alex Singleton Feb 11, 2025

Enfys 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍⚧️Feb 8, 2025

Fedi via Teletext has to be one of the best ideas I've had in a while

Alex Singleton Nov 4, 2024

Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪Nov 4, 2024

GeoAI: key developments & insights

It's been a while since my post on geo and the AI hype in 2019. Back then, I didn't use the term "GeoAI", even though it has certainly been around for a while ...

http://anitagraser.com/2024/11/04/geoai-key-developments-insights/

GeoAI: key developments & insights

It’s been a while since my post on geo and the AI hype in 2019. Back then, I didn’t use the term “GeoAI”, even though it has certainly been around for a while (including, e.…

Free and Open Source GIS Ramblings

Alex Singleton Aug 13, 2024

HD Aug 12, 2024

Google restructures Earth Engine to be more difficult.
Microsoft is closing down Planetary Computer division.
AWS, even if their "Earth" thing was relevant, is also going that way sooner or later.

When billion dollar corporations can't monetize products, no amount of wishful thinking and fuzzy feelings will keep them alive.

(Did someone say Gen-AI?)

The age of web based, at-scale on-demand, low code Remote Sensing is coming to an end.

#Enshittification
https://tomaugspurger.net/posts/leaving-microsoft/

What's Next? (2024 edition)

I have, as they say, some personal news to share. On Monday I (along with some very talented teammates, see below if you’re hiring) was laid off from Microsoft as part of a reorganization. Like my Moving to Microsoft post, I wanted to jot down some of the things I got to work on. For those of you wondering, the Planetary Computer project does continue, just without me. Reflections It should go without saying that all of this was a team effort. I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have great teammates over the years, but the team building out the Planetary Computer was especially fantastic. Just like before, this will be very self-centered and project-focused, overlooking all the other people and work that went into this.

Alex Singleton May 23, 2024

Michael Szell May 23, 2024

After wasting so much time with writing grants you'd hope it mattered, but seems it doesn't: **Do grant proposal texts matter for funding decisions? A field experiment**
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-024-04968-7

Do grant proposal texts matter for funding decisions? A field experiment - Scientometrics

Scientists and funding agencies invest considerable resources in writing and evaluating grant proposals. But do grant proposal texts noticeably change panel decisions in single blind review? We report on a field experiment conducted by The Dutch Research Council (NWO) in collaboration with the authors in an early-career competition for awards of 800,000 euros of research funding. A random half of panelists were shown a CV and only a one-paragraph summary of the proposed research, while the other half were shown a CV and a full proposal. We find that withholding proposal texts from panelists did not detectibly impact their proposal rankings. This result suggests that the resources devoted to writing and evaluating grant proposals may not have their intended effect of facilitating the selection of the most promising science.

SpringerLink

Alex Singleton Mar 6, 2024

Michael Nolan Mar 6, 2024

We've got a couple of web developer #jobs going at the University of Liverpool if you or anyone you know are looking for work.

Grade 5 junior web developer: https://my.corehr.com/pls/ulivrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=074666

Grade 6 web developer: https://my.corehr.com/pls/ulivrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=074746

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Alex Singleton Feb 13, 2024

Martin Fleischmann Feb 13, 2024

🚨 Last 30 days to apply for one of the two fully funded #PhD positions in urban morphology & open spatial data science with me in a newly established research team at
Charles Uni in Prague.

📅 Deadline: March 13, 2024
⏳ Duration: 4 Years
🗓️ Start: October 2024

1️⃣Bridging urban morphology and community ecology to study structure, organisation and evolution of cities.
2️⃣Inequality of neighbourhood choice in regions of Central Europe

Details: https://uscuni.github.io/join/.

Come work with me!

Join

Alex Singleton Feb 8, 2024

Stefan Bohacek Feb 7, 2024

So apparently the term "patch" in software development comes from punched paper tape.

"Small corrections to the programmed sequence could be done by patching over portions of the paper tape and re-punching the holes in that section."

https://chsi.harvard.edu/harvard-ibm-mark-1-language

#til #computers #development #language #history

Harvard IBM Mark I - Language

Alex Singleton Jan 8, 2024

Martin Fleischmann Jan 8, 2024

🚀 Two fully funded #PhD positions up for grabs! Dive into the world of urban morphology & open spatial data science with me in a newly established research team in Prague.

📅 Deadline: March 13
⏳ Duration: 4 Years
🗓️ Start: October 2024

1️⃣ Bridging urban morphology and community ecology to study structure, organisation and evolution of cities.
2️⃣ Inequality of neighbourhood choice in regions of Central Europe

Details: https://uscuni.github.io/join/.
Interested? Please get in touch with me (DM or email)!

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