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Dissolving map boundaries in QGIS and Python

This post describes some interesting processes for transforming the map boundaries in vector datasets using QGIS and geopandas in Python.

6 min readMay 4, 2024

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Dissolving map boundaries in QGIS and Python

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Himalaya Bir Shrestha
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Towards Data Science

Arrays in Python and Excel VBA

Learning about arrays through simple examples

8 min readJan 23, 2024

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Arrays in Python and Excel VBA

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Visualizing trade flow in Python maps — Part I: Bi-directional trade flow maps

The exchange of goods and services in exchange for their corresponding values is an intricate part of our daily life. Similarly, countries…

7 min readDec 16, 2023

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Visualizing trade flow in Python maps — Part I: Bi-directional trade flow maps

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Himalaya Bir Shrestha
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Towards Data Science

Creating a Project Updates Tracker in Excel Using VBA

Three simple steps to track project updates in Excel and log them

7 min readSep 2, 2023

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Creating a Project Updates Tracker in Excel Using VBA

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Assessing global temperature anomaly using NASA’s space studies - Part II

Plotting global surface temperature anomaly data obtained from NASA’s GISSTEMP using cartopy, matplotlib and netCDF data in Python.

10 min readJun 5, 2023

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Assessing global temperature anomaly using NASA’s space studies - Part II

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Himalaya Bir Shrestha
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Towards Data Science

Handling Time Zones with Python

This post demonstrates the functionalities to deal with time zones in Python

10 min readApr 21, 2023

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Handling Time Zones with Python

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Running Python via Excel VBA —a Case of Time Series Resampling

A comprehensive assessment of time series resampling of solar irradiance using VBA, using Python, and using Python via Excel VBA

11 min readApr 17, 2023

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Running Python via Excel VBA —a Case of Time Series Resampling

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Himalaya Bir Shrestha
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Towards Data Science

A complete word processing with Python

Reading pdf file, utilizing regular expressions, exporting to Excel and Word document, and converting it back to pdf format

10 min readJan 25, 2023

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A complete word processing with Python

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Assessing global temperature anomaly using NASA’s space studies — Part I

Exploring the underlying data, uncertainties, and science behind the historical global temperature anomaly

12 min readOct 11, 2022

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Assessing global temperature anomaly using NASA’s space studies — Part I

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Solving the Travelling Salesman Problem for Germany using NetworkX in Python

Discovering the shortest route to travel across the capital cities of 16 federal states of Germany while visiting each city once using the…

12 min readJun 21, 2022

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Solving the Travelling Salesman Problem for Germany using NetworkX in Python

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Himalaya Bir Shrestha

Himalaya Bir Shrestha

I write about the intersection of data science with sustainability in simple words. Views reflected are of my own, and don’t reflect that of my employer.

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