Published in Towards Data Science·Sep 20, 2020Member-onlyElegant Geographic plots in Python and R using GeoPandas and LeafletHow to use GeoPandas and Leaflet? — There are several geographic libraries that are available for plotting location information on a map. I’ve previously written about the same topic here but since then I’ve used these libraries more extensively as well as got introduced to new ones. After using and examining several libraries, I found that GeoPandas…Editors Pick4 min readEditors Pick4 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Aug 18, 2020Member-onlyWorking with HDF5 files and creating CSV filesHDF5 to CSV conversion — In my last article, I discussed the steps to download NASA data from GES DISC. The data files downloaded are in the HDF5 format. HDF5 is a file format, a technology, that enables the management of very large data collections. Thus, it is quite popular for storing information. …Data4 min readData4 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Aug 12, 2020Member-onlyGetting NASA data for your next geo-projectAccessing GES DISC data files — NASA provides an extensive library of data points that they’ve captured over the years from their satellites. These datasets include temperature, precipitation and more. NASA hosts this data on a website where you can search and grab information as needed, whether you want the data for the whole world or…Data Science7 min readData Science7 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Jun 10, 2020Member-onlyExploring methods and tips for Python listsPython lists are powerful 💪🏻 — Last week I started to go over some of the Python basics and decided that I would create a repository where I’d create a notebook for everything I revised. …Python5 min readPython5 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·May 24, 2020Member-onlyCan your face model handle masks prevalent due to COVID-19?Exploring face detection with masks — Yesterday, I was talking to a friend regarding developing a model that could detect masks on faces. Based on some insights she gave me, I started looking for datasets with masks. But then a question struck my mind! Will we have to update all our face models to accommodate face…Towards Data Science4 min readTowards Data Science4 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·May 5, 2020Member-onlyUsing PIL’s Image for image transformationResize and concatenate images easily in Python — I was recently working on a project that involved manipulating images so we could run an unsupervised machine learning algorithm on it. Being a Python fanboy, rather than going the Photoshop route, I decided to use Python and its libraries to do the manipulation for me. In this article, I…Image5 min readImage5 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Apr 16, 2020Member-onlyCOVIDMINDER: Where you live matters! — RShiny and Leaflet based visualization toolCOVID disparities across United States — For the past one month, I’ve been actively working with my research team to explore the data around COVID and develop a visualization tool to understand the disparities across United States. …Towards Data Science5 min readTowards Data Science5 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Apr 8, 2020Member-onlyTQDM: Python progress bar made easyCreating a progress bar in Python — For the past one month, I’ve been working with a fellow researcher to create a python package. Creating a python package involves some voila and some frustrating moments. While we’ll discuss the python package creation process some other time, today we’ll learn about progress bars in Python. Need for progress bars Honestly, if you…Towards Data Science3 min readTowards Data Science3 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Mar 31, 2020Member-onlyAnaconda: Start here for data science in Python!Using Anaconda for Python virtual environments — If you’ve been following me or have read a few of my articles, you must know that I am a big fan of Python Virtual Environments. I’ve written about this before as well which you can read here and since then almost all of my projects include requirements.txt …Anaconda8 min readAnaconda8 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Mar 24, 2020Member-onlyHow data intertwines with COVID-19!Data, dashboards and the next step — On first thought, it might seem absurd how someone could have ever predicted such a pandemic or how today’s data may be used in the future but what most people don’t realize is that while COVID-19 is new, Coronavirus itself is not new (it has happened before and can happen…Data6 min readData6 min read
