I've had fun with Tableau recently, but I've had to trust Tableau's data processing and sometimes settle for what the software can do and not what the data can do. One particular area is working with geographic data. So I've decided to learn software for Geographic Information Systems.
Perhaps the …
In the backpacker community there are legendary cities. Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin, Budapest. When I was growing up I thought of Budapest as being in the same mythical category as Timbuktu, Kathmandu. Cities I read about but wasn't even sure still existed or had ever existed. Well today I can confirm …
Here's another look at Bureau of Transportation data, this time examining all 2016 flights originating and/or departing a U.S. city. I've narrowed down the focus to just examine Houston flights and determine the most important connections to other cities in terms of passenger and freight data.
And just …
I wanted to review this book or at least provide a quick recommendation of it for anyone wanting an overview on Oil & Gas. Written by Martin Raymond and William Leffler, Oil and Gas Production covers the history and current practices of petroleum exploration and production.
As a general overview this …
I landed at Warsaw International and made it to my hostel in Nowy Świat. Even though I hadn't learned Greek, I had grown used to it and now once again everything was unfamiliar. The first impression of Warsaw was cleanliness and massive scale. Compared to Greece, everyone seemed... busier.
Ultimately …
This is a study of the top 150 ports for the U.S. and territories, data comes from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Note all specific values are for shipping tonnage and shipping value is not discussed in this study. This is about the scale of raw material moving in …
