Data for Development at FCDO by way of data science by way of moon rocks.
Inverclyde, Scotland
Joined April 2009
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My blog is now live 🎉
I've created this to share some R things I find interesting or potentially useful (probably mostly be about using social data in R).
Only 1 post up so far but it's been fun learning new skills to get to this point!
#RStats
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📢Data Utilization is at the Heart of Governance: Conducting a Census of Somalia
Excellent write-up of our @DataSciCampus work by @planetlabs
For those with interest(s) in #MachineLearning, #DeepLearning, #SatelliteImagery, #Census, #Somalia
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Horrible phrases:
Let’s touch base in the new year
Let’s circle back in the new year
Let’s park this until the new year
A more honest phrase:
Look it’s been a long 2023 and I’m really very tired. I’m sure we both don’t particularly want to start any new work before Christmas. If you absolutely have to, send me an email around 12th January (please god don’t email me on the 2nd January, I won’t warm to that at all) and we’ll perhaps chat about it then.
"Not every problem is a machine learning problem"
Great quote in @DataSciCampus #DSCShowcase careers session
I'm in awe of some of the beautiful maps people have created for #30DayMapChallenge . I really wish I time to get involved!
However I did put together a blog post on the basic need-to-knows for anyone new to #geospatial data
#GIS #DataScience
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📢 new blog alert 📢
I wrote about how #git & #github are helping me feel included as a #parttime worker.
#DataScience
#RStats #Python #Inclusion
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Excited to talk all things #geospatial at tomorrow's @TDLCommunity event!
Incl a brief overview on our @DataSciCampus @UNFPA_SOMALIA #deeplearning & #satelliteimagery project
community.thedatalab.com/net…
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Join us & discuss the challenges & opportunities of #Geospatial #Data
from #complexity, cost to #skill level required to derive insights to pathway to their #interoperability, #accessibility & maximising their potentials.
community.thedatalab.com/eve…
26th Oct, online, for free
And just another reason I think my toddler is half otter.
✅ eats on the go
✅ really likes rocks
✅ obsessed with water
✅ bites when over tired
Sea otters eat on the go by cracking open mussels, sea urchins, and abalone with rocks, using their furry chests as anvils.
On #WorldAnimalDay, learn how marine biologists can pick out otter "utensils" from other rocks. scim.ag/4lE
📢 New Blog Post📷 Forecasting refugee and internally displaced figures using the @Refugees
#RStats package.
Leading on from the recent #TidyTuesday using the same package.
blog post: niccipotts.netlify.app/blog/…
github: github.com/NicciPotts/refuge…
one of the figures below.
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As a straight woman, as you get older, men who only fancy girls under twenty-five stop fancying you. That is literally the only thing you lose. And that is what the entire anti-ageing obsession is based on. On those guys.
(very) late with my #tidytuesday submission for using the {refugee} package.
This is part of a blog post I hope to make live tonight (depending on how much of a battle bedtime is 👶🍷🫣)
#rstats #datascientist #mumlife
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⚠️ rgdal, rgeos, and maptools won’t be available on CRAN after October 2023. ⚠️
What are the consequences of this change? What do you need to do as a user and as a developer?
Read my blog post at buff.ly/3NbhLez
#rstats #rspatial #gischat #geocompx
(do people still use this platform?)
I've finally clawed back a bit of me time (14 months postpartum) & updated my #DataScience blog!
Not gonna lie it took longer to remember how to upload a post than it did to write the post 🫣😳
I've enjoyed writing about data-type things I find fun.
Like webscraping, how to do it ethically, & Scottish health data! This time in #Python but thinking of adding an #rstats version.
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#pythonprogramming
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Scotland-loving #geologists, we need your help!
In less than a month, the @CyclingWorlds will be held in Scotland! The road race leads from Edinburgh to Glasgow, the time trials are between Stirling and the Lake of Menteith.
We'd like to tell commentators and viewers a wee bit on the cradle of geology! We're looking for about 5-6 spectacular features or interesting background facts of a few sentences each. Arthur's Sea, the Midland Valley are obvious ones, but we're sure you know more!
If you know something worth telling on geological features small and large that a viewer may see on their TV screen during the race, DM us and let us know!
#GeoTwitter
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🙌 Huge thanks to @emposkett, Head of #InternationalDevelopment at @ONS, for arranging an incredible full day of exchange at @ONS HQ. The program was enlightening and productive, starting with a conversation with Professor Sir Ian Diamond, UK's National Statistician, who shared his vast experience in statistics development, including Africa and academia. 📊🌍
The day continued with a presentation on @ONS governance by Chief of Staff Rob Bumpstead and Head of Policy, Will Laffan, on devolution. The @ONS, with its Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007, serves as a global model for reliable and independent statistics. The insights on devolution policy provided valuable lessons for Somalia's federal structure. 🏛️🤝
We also had the pleasure of engaging with the @ONS Geography team, but the final key highlight was the presentation and discussion with the ONS Data Science team. Together with @UNFPA_SOMALIA, they are working on developing machine-learning-based estimates for IDPs in Somalia, utilising digital satellite maps. This cutting-edge work is of immense interest to @NBS_Somalia, as we strive to produce accurate IDP estimates by the end of 2023. 🛰️🤖
The United Kingdom has been an important partner in Somalia's development journey, and we are grateful for their championing efforts, which led to Somalia reaching the debt relief Decision Point in 2020. They are also a core partner in Somalia's upcoming population and housing census. 🇬🇧🤝🇸🇴
We are excited to announce that @NBS_Somalia is soon to have a full partnership with @ONS, further strengthening our collaboration. Together, we will continue to drive accurate and reliable statistics, contributing to the growth and development of Somalia. 🌟📈
🙏 Thank you, @emposkett, and the entire @ONS team, for this valuable exchange and for being integral partners in our journey towards progress. 🌍🇸🇴🇬🇧
#Collaboration #StatisticsDevelopment #Partnership
Great day of conversations with @SharmarkeFarah at @ons HQ sharing lessons. We are happy to play a small role supporting @NBS_Somalia plan for an exciting future.
Yesterday I was trialling my deep learning model with GPU and today I pretended to ride a seahorse in a swimming pool (with my toddler).
#WorkLifeBalance #PartTime #DataScience