The Brixton Mapping Evening was good fun. Unfortunately my camera batteries were dead (forgot to recharge after my long mapping session at the weekend) so I had to revert to old paper methods. This was a reminder of how much quicker photo mapping is compared with writing down street names.

My slice of the cake was also quite awkward in terms of pedestrian navigability. Funny dead-end layouts of fences, gates, and buildings meant I had double back on myself many times, in situations where I would normally expect some short-cuts. This got me pondering how we can represent such restrictions on a map. Pedestrian routing. hmmm. I think we're long way off, but maybe one day.

Good pub session afterwards too. Met a guy called Steve who demonstrated a mobile app he's been working on. Shows OSM maps, and allows map annotation. Apparently you can download an earlier version at trackmyjourney.co.uk. ...and another guy Alex who is lawyer, or at least worked with law in some sense. Would be good if we can persuade him to get more involved.

The next mini London mapping evening is in Stratford.