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Hi, I'm Will and I'm a map-aholic.

I have been interest in maps since I started hiking in scouts, I'm one of those strange people that finds beauty in contour lines (because we all know the topographic map is the king of all maps).  But seriously, it is amazing how much information you can put on a map in an elegant way.

I was first introduced GIS while doing a placement in local government in 2003, I was fascinated, even just plotting drainage pipes on a map, but it was the briefest of introductions and it was years till I came back to it.  After uni I ended up in road and transport research where I got my teeth into data analysis and was able to dabble in GIS again.

12 years on I'm still working in transport research and after commencing a data science course I'm doing more data analytics, management and GIS than ever.  The thing that has helped my skills along the most is being able to use open source software products means that I can also do GIS, map making and create data insights at home.

The plan for this blog is to try and create a home for my personal projects.  For me a huge part of 'open source' is collaboration and providing public benefit so I'm hoping to post results that I think other might find useful or might be able to improve upon.  I tend to be a perfectionist but hopefully that won't get in the way of adding content.

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