Essex Open Data needs you!
I am going to let you in on a little secret that is going to change your life. I hope you’re sitting down. You need open data. And, what’s more, open data needs you. Has your life changed yet? Ok, …
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Open Data: You have to see it for yourself
I often wish I had the ability to recall information about Essex at will. Like Neo, instantly learning how to do kung-fu while plugged into The Matrix. While it might not allow you to dodge bullets, Essex Open Data (found …
Making ends meet….
Michele Figg, BSc Geology (Bristol ’98) Listening to the radio a few weeks ago, over a cup of tea (and TBH a biscuit or two), as the government announced measures to alleviate fuel poverty over the winter months, I reflected …
It’s fun to go to the J-S-N-A!
Essex County Council, in collaboration with health partners, has a duty to undertake an assessment of the current and future health and wellbeing needs of the county’s communities on a regular basis. This process is referred to as the Joint …
A year in Open Data
Happy Open Data Day!! OK, I’m early, the big day isn’t until Saturday 5 March but we wanted you to have time to get your party hats, balloons and cakes all ready for the weekend (if you needed an excuse …
Want to understand inequality? A Gini can make your wish come true…
So, what is a Gini, and can it grant me three wishes..? A Gini coefficient is an economic measure used to describe how a resource is distributed among a population. It allows us to see when a resource is not …
How hard can it be?
“How hard can it be?” That is my thought process when I come to approaching new challenges. If I’m able to see others excelling at one thing, I know that with enough time and practice I’ll be able to replicate what they can do. So, when I was asked to create a Power BI dashboard to enable ECC to share the residents’ survey data, “how hard can it be?”, came straight into my head.
Reigniting the sharing of Fire Data
If you were to ask me when I was young what would be the greatest thing I wanted to achieve, I would have told you I wanted to be an astronaut. Fortunately for everyone, including me, outer space does not …
A Year in Open Data
This year has been shall we say - very different to what we are all used to, however we would like to share a bit of positivity around some great work that the Open Data team have delivered in this …
R server, in the middle of R street (Its full of data that we meet)
Ever bought a piece of flatpack furniture and put it together without incident? Then you get that nagging doubt that it was too easy? Then two weeks later it collapses?
You’ve just learned what not to do!!! (and that can often be the first step towards understanding what you need to do differently next time)