Melissa AnthonyinDataDrivenInvestorGeocoding on the Fly: NominatimNow we have a consistent service address field, we can start geocoding to find the XY coordinates. In this article I will concentrate on…3 min read·Feb 16, 2021----
Melissa AnthonyinTowards Data ScienceGeocoding on the Fly: Cleaning Apartment NumbersIn my last article, I talked about cleaning the data for geocoding. Let me talk about geocoders for a moment. There are many options out…4 min read·Feb 10, 2021----
Melissa AnthonyinTowards Data ScienceGeocoding on the Fly: Cleaning the DataGeocoding is a basic element of mapping. This is taking a list of addresses and giving them an XY coordinate for location. This XY…3 min read·Feb 9, 2021----
Melissa AnthonyinTowards Data ScienceThe Role of GIS in ReportingI am a business analyst with a GIS past. As an analyst, I am asked to present data in informative ways to executives. This is the…3 min read·Feb 8, 2021----
Melissa AnthonyinTowards Data ScienceNarrowing the DataA technical dive into narrowing a large dataset.7 min read·Oct 6, 2020--1--1
Melissa AnthonyFood Insecurity in America during COVIDThere are many at-risk groups during COVID, and food insecurity is a major concern when assistance programs started to get defunded during…3 min read·Sep 29, 2020----
Melissa AnthonyCan we teach robots empathy?Culture is a way we define our environment. It can be conceived as a set of rules used to help keep us all working nicely with each other…3 min read·Sep 23, 2020----
Melissa AnthonyNLP + CultureLet’s keep an open mind and think of culture conceptually as an arbitrary thing. Culture is a set of “agreed upon” rules. Meaning “groups”…3 min read·Sep 14, 2020----
Melissa AnthonyGIS Specialist vs Data ScientistIn the GIS world, Specialist is usually a versatile word meant for somebody with analyst, developer, and geodatabase skills. In this…2 min read·Aug 13, 2020----
Melissa AnthonyBias/Variance Trade-off in the real world.As a former archaeologist who ended up as a GIS Supervisor at an electric company, I have a few examples of models to build from that seem…4 min read·Jul 30, 2020----