Recently, I created online maps of creative companies in Scottish Borders, the Lothians, Edinburgh and Fife (collectively ‘south-east Scotland’). This was commissioned by the Creative Informatics programme, which aims ‘to explore how data can be used to drive ground-breaking new products, businesses and experiences’, among other good things.

Without further ado, here are the maps:

• according to Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) codes

• according to Scottish Creative and Cultural Industries (SCCI) codes.

Below I rant about the problems encountered in this project – they are almost all about the data.