We’re hiring: Metadata Consultant job
Do you have a strong interest in metadata and the drive to help us deliver metadata projects? If so, this could be the right job for you.
Do you have a strong interest in metadata and the drive to help us deliver metadata projects? If so, this could be the right job for you.
It’s been a long time since we had the chance to meet our clients in person, so we’re determined to make the most of GEO Business this November. Come along to stand E6 to meet some familiar Astun faces, including Mike Saunt, our MD, and Jo Cook, our Metadata Lead. You’ll also have the chance…
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One of the highlights of our annual calendar, FOSS4G is THE conference for geospatial professionals. As usual, we’ll be sharing our expertise and experiences as well as learning from others. On the 29th September, our metadata guru, Jo Cook, will be delivering a session in conjunction with Paul van Genuchten from ISRIC. If you’re interested…
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Last week, I ended up on my partner’s Netflix profile by accident. I winced, repulsed. Gone were my ‘Quirky, Heartfelt and Irreverent’ films, replaced by a sea of ‘Action, Riveting and Dark’ offerings. Sure, it was still Netflix, but it wasn’t ‘my’ Netflix. Once I finished gibbering, I got to thinking. We live in the…
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It’s great when the stars align, and a lot of people are talking about, and interested in, the things you like. This happened to Astun recently, when the Open Data Institute (ODI) announced a grant, funded by Innovate UK, for developing open source tools for data institutions. Data Institutions are roughly defined as organisations with…
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We’ve recently completed a project on Data Discoverability for the Scottish Government, which meshes very nicely with a best practice guide on search engine optimisation that the Geospatial Commission have just published. There are three facets to the work we’ve done: Search Engine Optimisation The basic idea is that data needs to be discoverable via…
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