Freelance editor and proofreader
The March/April issue of GeoConnexion International is now available. This month, we look at a new technology that uses a city’s existing fibre optic cables to locate vehicles, a system that enables you and your vehicle fleet to update your maps just by driving, and real-world implementations of augmented reality.
Articles are free to view for a month, so get in there quick!
The May/June issue of GeoConnexion International is going to have the following themes and deadlines. If you’re an organisation interested in submitting a relevant geospatial-focused article, email me so we can discuss topic and angle. You don’t have to write an article that matches more than one theme!
8 March 2020
3 April 2020
The January/February issue of GeoConnexion International is now available. This month, we look at the latest developments in geofencing standards for UAVs, the need to democratise algorithms, using radio frequency positioning in defence applications, how to improve delivery times in upward development projects and the restoration of Bergen’s BT building.
Articles are free to view for a month, so get in there quick!
The March/April issue of GeoConnexion International is going to have the following themes and deadlines. If you’re an organisation interested in submitting a relevant geospatial-focused article, email me so we can discuss topic and angle. You don’t have to write an article that matches more than one theme!
1 November 2019
1 December 2019
The October issue of GeoConnexion International is now available. This month, we look at Digital Twins, how traditional GIS has failed infrastructure companies, the use of UAVs in the construction industry in Indonesia, how Xbox technology is changing architecture, dealing with the Big Data from the Internet of Things by using GPUs, and even how Sweden redesigned all its bus stops. All this and more in our double-sized issue.
Articles are free to view for a month, so get in there quick!
The January/February issue of GeoConnexion International is going to have the following themes and deadlines. If you’re interested in submitting an article, email me so we can discuss topic and angle. You don’t have to write an article that matches more than one theme!
1 November 2019
1 December 2019
The November/December issue of GeoConnexion International is going to have the following themes and deadlines. If you’re interested in submitting an article, email me so we can discuss topic and angle. You don’t have to write an article that matches more than one theme!
4 September 2019
4 October 2019
The Octiober issue of GeoConnexion International is going to have the following themes and deadlines. If you’re interested in submitting an article, email me so we can discuss topic and angle. You don’t have to write an article that matches more than one theme!
30 July 2019
30 August 2019
The September issue of GeoConnexion International is going to have the following themes and deadlines. If you’re interested in submitting an article, email me so we can discuss topic and angle. You don’t have to write an article that matches more than one theme!
25 June 2019
25 July 2019
One of my gifts/curses is that I often spot typos and mistakes that most people would miss, even if the problem is there for only a few seconds. For example, I recently spotted a glaring error in an ad for Huawei on a digital bus stop advert.
It was only up for a few seconds before being replaced by another ad, but nevertheless, my proofreading klaxon went off the second I saw “it’s” (contraction of “it is”) being used in the first line of the quote instead of the possessive “its”.
Naturally, of course, I wanted to know whom to blame. Was it T3 or the copywriters at Huawei’s agency. Now, it may be some eagle-eyed T3 sub spotted the problem in the ad, or someone pointed it out to the magazine and they went back to change the original copy. But I like to think they wouldn’t have let something so basic through in the first place.
At the very least, that’s not how the review reads now:
So, let’s assume it’s Huawei’s agency. Is this a reflection of the reduced emphasis on subbing with digital copy (although my online subbing services are available…), with digital ads somehow being processed differently to print ads? Maybe, but to be honest, I’ve now seen enough print ads with glaring typos to know that print isn’t immune to the issue.
However, this is the first time I’ve seen a B2C high street ad with such a problem, particularly in the focus copy. I hope it’s not a sign of the shape of things to come.