Salford

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Over to Salford, Greater Manchester for a session for past GA president Sue Lomas and her Manchester network colleagues. Spent the night in the Travelodge next to the indoor ski slope at the Trafford Centre: Chill Factor e: everything lit up for Christmas. Some great views across the city from the M60 but sadly was too busy driving to take a picture...

It was a school closure day, and a good number of teachers turned out for a GIS session. This included a demonstration of 3 tools for creating maps with the purpose of asking and answering questions and/or telling stories.

a) Google Earth
b) uMapper
c) Many Eyes

I also provided an activity presentation: my very own "GI DIET"... where the GI was Geographical Information.
There was plenty of interest, particularly in things like Gavin Brock's wonderful OS Layer overlay for Google Earth, 'Where's the Path' and various Juicy Geography contents.

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One of the additional "channels" for the session was TWITTER.
I asked my network to tweet where they were, and what their favourite OS Map sheets were:
Here are the results as promised...

First is location, then the favourite map (and scale in some cases) - thanks to all those who replied...

East Lothian – Landranger Sheet 15 – Loch Assynt

Aldermaston Wharf – Sheets 353 & 353 – Islay

Ingatestone Essex – Explorer Sheet 175

Portsmouth – Landranger 115 Yr Wyddfa

Leigh on Sea, Essex – No favourite sheet

TN23 – New Forest Landranger

Sheffield – Dark Peak 1: 25 000

Huddersfield – Sheet 110

Newcastle – Landranger 89 – West Cumbria

Biggleswade Beds – Irish OS Sheet 6

Derbyshire – OL17 Snowdonia “but I like them all really”...

Sheffield – Lakes SW

Cardiff – South Pembrokeshire

Will follow up on some of the stories when I get a moment as to WHY, this could form a good geographical assessment piece. Would fit in with the Mike Parker "Map Addict" book.

My favourite map sheet is probably Explorer Sheet 411: Cuillin Hills

Many a happy hour spent there, but not seen them for a decade... Have to go back soon...

Thanks to Manchester colleagues for their enthusiastic input on the day, and lots of questions, which is always good (except when I don't know the answers...)

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