What moves faster the denser you go into it…communication My name is Simon Lavender a Data Scientist at Hunterlodge Advertising (and yes, I came from a science background). Standardising methodology, using communication allows for better reinvestment of time…it is time that is a finite resource and in an ever more open world, competition is... Read More
It was after talking with Mark Madsen at Strata that the idea of Consilience really took hold. (At that point, I didn’t know the word, just the idea). There were various iterations of the idea using words such as ‘interoperable’ and ‘compose-able’ but there was nothing satisfying enough to make the idea stick. It finally all... Read More
What kind of data are you working with? Our data primarily describes wound care. Our clients record various metrics relating to wounds, and the treatments of those wounds. What kinds of analytics are you using? We use a custom reporting system to help our clients identify trends and/or issues with wound care. What are the... Read More
Wiley extracts at Big Data Week – the Big Data Week team will be posting extracts from great books and resources available through Wiley during the festival. Today we’re looking at infographics. By Randy Krum ISBN: 978-1-118-58230-5 Extract taken from Chapter 4: Infographic Resumes The definition of an infographic resume is: A visual account of... Read More
What kind of data are you working with? Geomatics, lidar elevation What kinds of analytics are you using? Terrain modelling, flood inundation, hydrodynamic modelling. What are the problems your company/project/group is interested in solving? Accurate depiction of the coastal zone and earth’s surface to support models. How did you get involved in your line of... Read More
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Look Who’s Doing Big Data in Nova Scotia: Rob Warren, Big Data Institute, Dalhousie University
What kind of data is your company working with? The Big Data Institute works with various types of data including multimedia, text and traditional transactional data. What kinds of analytics is your company using? The Big Data Institute is current working on analytics projects for Consumer Sales Analysis, Energy Efficiency and Recommender Systems. A high-end... Read More