Guy Roberts

A thematic map is one where regions are coloured according to some statistic, for instance unemployment rate or the population density.
Here is a way to generate your own google maps with thematic overlays, log in with demo/demo.
The data is currently random, I will make it possible to upload your own datasets. […]

I am pleased with the new Drupal web site that I have built and hosted for CA Plus. CA Plus provide management and accountancy advice to voluntary groups around Nottinghamshire.

The project started with a disembodied conversation over the garden wall when my neighbour, John O’Brien, Chief Executive at CA Plus struck up a […]

As I dug over my compost heap a flurry of bees flew up from inside. I felt guilty about disturbing them and gingerly put what was left of the nest into a big plant pot. Over the next few weeks my little insect friends went peacefully about their business and built a much […]

Here is a demonstration of Postcode geocoding. It is a Ruby on Rails app that shows a Google map in one iframe and an (Active Scaffold) list of places in another. I have altered the Active Scaffold plugin so that when a postcode is edited, a request is sent to […]

For a while I have been trying to set up ssh to use a private/public key pair instead of requiring me to log in each time. I also hope that this will speed up Capistrano deployments of Ruby applications.
The instructions here did not work first time for me because I had assumed the […]

I have built and hosted a new web site for the Community Accounting Network, a national association of organisations offering financial and managerial advice to voluntary groups.
The site is built using Drupal and a MySQL database. I also use some Ruby scripts to do some periodic housekeeping.
The administrator can use Drupal to add and […]

The Friends Of Sharphill Wood is a new group established to protect Sharphill Woods on the southern edge of Nottingham. The Friends will be guided by advice from Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and from Rushcliffe Borough Council who own the woods. Public rights of way will shortly be established and the […]

Earlier this year I worked with some clever people in Nottingham on a project for the Geological Society of London. The Rock Cycle is a quiz for school children and my role was to write a set of templates that the geologists can use to set Multiple Choice or Fill the Gaps quizs. […]