This week's pick shows how to use OpenStreetMap data and Python to create stunning city maps. There'
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February 5 · Issue #175 · View online |
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This week’s pick shows how to use OpenStreetMap data and Python to create stunning city maps. There’s also a good introduction to product analytics tools at startups, a piece on Snowflake, and a great museum exhibit on data visualization. Stay healthy!
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Creating beautiful maps with Python | by Carlos Cilleruelo | Jan, 2021 | Towards Data Science
These city maps, which use OpenStreetMap data and are built in Python, are just gorgeous. A great starting point for any visualization of data that is geolocated in a city.
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6 Web Scraping Tools That Make Collecting Data A Breeze | by Sara A. Metwalli | Jan, 2021 | Towards Data Science
Sometimes you need data that isn’t available to download, but must be scraped from a website. This piece has a short overview of six scraping tools.
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Kafka As A Database? Yes Or No – A Summary Of Both Sides
Using Kafka as a database is a popular topic. David discusses the pros and cons, and some alternatives, in this interesting post.
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Building a personal data warehouse in Snowflake for fun and no profit. — Thomas Dziedzic
A basic intro to creating a data warehouse in Snowflake, for those of you who haven’t used it before, using stock data (including $GME).
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Database observability for developers: introducing Cloud SQL Insights
Performance issues with SQL databases are often hard to diagnose and fix. Google’s Cloud SQL Insights tool has some sophisticated tools for understanding database performance, including a really nice graphical query analyzer.
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Statsmodels for time series data. A brief introduction to statsmodel… | by Jayashree domala | Jan, 2021 | Level Up Coding
The Python library statsmodel, based on the statistical programming language R, is an excellent tool for dealing with time-series data. This piece gives an overview and examples.
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8 Fundamental Statistical Concepts for Data Science | by Rebecca Vickery | Jan, 2021 | Towards Data Science
A basic introduction to fundamental statistical models used for data science, and data analysis.
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Visualize Website Usage with a React Dashboard | by Ramki Pitchala | JavaScript In Plain English | Feb, 2021 | Medium
Using the Javascript React framework to build a website usage dashboard. The techniques shown here are applicable to a wide variety of visualization software, not just website statistics.
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Data Visualization and the Modern Imagination - Spotlight at Stanford
In case you missed it, this is a fascinating exhibition that examines the 19th-century roots of information graphics. It’s a great site to visit when you need a break, and maybe a little inspiration.
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Product Analytics at Startups
A solid product analytics stack is the foundation of data-driven culture. But, in the early days, how and when should founders invest in their startup’s product analytics stack? This article explains how to set up a product analytics stack and enforce good data hygiene at a startup.
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