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A new tool for visualizing bat detections across North America

Explore over 6 million detections from 34 species to better understand and conserve bats in North America.

Dec 4, 2019

A new tool for visualizing bat detections across North America

Dec 4, 2019

How to leverage Geopandas for faster snapping of points to lines

A step-by-step walkthrough of how to use Geopandas to snap (spatially align) points to a linear network.

Oct 6, 2019

How to leverage Geopandas for faster snapping of points to lines

Oct 6, 2019

Introducing Geofeather, a Python library for faster geospatial I/O with Geopandas

Based on the awesome feather file format, Geofeather enables faster file-based I/O for intermediate geospatial files.

Oct 4, 2019

Introducing Geofeather, a Python library for faster geospatial I/O with Geopandas

Oct 4, 2019

Migrating from Create React App and Leaflet to GatsbyJS and Mapbox GL

Reworking an application for faster, easier builds and better performance.

May 3, 2019

Migrating from Create React App and Leaflet to GatsbyJS and Mapbox GL

May 3, 2019

Creating a static map renderer using the Mapbox GL Native NodeJS API

Aug 7, 2018

Creating a static map renderer using the Mapbox GL Native NodeJS API

Aug 7, 2018

Adding value when goals are unclear

I’ve been struggling with a situation at work where I am being asked to help define how much effort is required to meet a major business…

Mar 20, 2018

Adding value when goals are unclear

Mar 20, 2018

Delight is the glue between data and engagement

“Fareless” read the sign on the side of the bus as it passed by me this morning. Just think about how much more delightful it would be with…

Nov 6, 2017

Delight is the glue between data and engagement

Nov 6, 2017

1 Hour cross-team brainstorming

We recently had the opportunity to get our software development team together with our conservation planning and assessment team. The…

Oct 29, 2017

1 Hour cross-team brainstorming

Oct 29, 2017

The rock, the channel, and the stream

A parable on leadership

Oct 24, 2017

The rock, the channel, and the stream

Oct 24, 2017

Storytelling with Data: Conservation Priorities in Your Pocket

Like many areas, the Southeast is a region where collaboration, consensus, and engagement are critical to success. Like our first story…

Oct 10, 2017

Storytelling with Data: Conservation Priorities in Your Pocket

Oct 10, 2017

Storytelling with Data: Site History For Rare Plants

My first story is about visualizing the history of rare plant populations in southern California. Our heroes are land managers that manage…

Oct 10, 2017

Storytelling with Data: Site History For Rare Plants

Oct 10, 2017

Storytelling with Data: Introduction

This is a slightly modified version of a talk I gave at the 2017 Symposium by the Sea in Florence, Oregon.

Oct 10, 2017

Storytelling with Data: Introduction

Oct 10, 2017

That incredibly freeing moment when you realize you are not the problem

Have you ever hacked away at a problem for hours, days, or longer, only to realize that the problem wasn’t actually coming from you?

Sep 25, 2017

That incredibly freeing moment when you realize you are not the problem

Sep 25, 2017

Sharing — and receiving — perspective as a gift

Sometimes, seeing a particular situation from another angle is transformative: it can completely change you from that moment forward. Or it…

Sep 24, 2017

Sharing — and receiving — perspective as a gift

Sep 24, 2017

Effective leaders

Effective leaders create, communicate, and reinforce tangible goals toward broader impacts

Aug 27, 2017

Effective leaders

Aug 27, 2017

Brendan Ward

Brendan Ward

Lead software engineer & owner of Astute Spruce, LLC. I build intuitive, compelling applications for science to create greater impact. https://astutespruce.com

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