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Talking About All Things Data
Data visualisations, Dashboards/Reports, and the People & Process that make Data Projects successful
Boolean Logic: A Guide to AND/OR Conditions
TRUE or FALSE outputs from AND/OR conditions in software code can be confusing. The TRUE FALSE table provides a helpful summary.
Data needs context – Context drives information
Data may be everywhere but if you look at data without considering its context, then it becomes meaningless. Context is an essential companion to data. It is required to convert data into information.
Please explain how an API could help me
What is an ‘API’? An API is a means of connecting the data source hidden from your view in the background to the software application you interact with and view on your screen.
Which type of search might you perform?
You are creating a digital product. What type of searches might you or your user be looking to perform?
Have you checked your work?
Sense check your work before handing over the data product to the user. This can make for better user adoption and more trust in the contents of the product.
How to track ships using AIS data
Did you know that you can track the location of vessels? All you need is the AIS data transmitted by the vessel.
How to Read Power BI Tables & Charts
Are you new to using Power BI? Here are a few tips on how to navigate bar charts and tables.
Why don’t we have more diversity in coders?
Why are we not seeing more people learning to write code and working in this field. We need people of all ages, sexes, cultures to code – we need diversity.
Quick Guide: Wikipedia API in Power BI
This example shows how easy it is to insert Wikipedia extracts into a Power BI report using the Wikimedia API.
Hackathon: Mapping Scotland’s Shipwrecks
Hackathon – using open data to map Scottish Shipwrecks
Adding Wikimedia Art to Power BI
Discovering interesting images in Wikimedia made available by Aberdeen Archives, Museums and Galleries which have then been displayed in Power BI
Hackathon – Waste Wizards team
At CTC Hackathon in November 2021 the Waste Wizards team plotted Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) and their facilities on Open Waste Map.











