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robintw

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Joined: Thu, Jun 17, 2010, 8:26 AM UTC
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About robintw

Freelance data scientist, Python programmer and GIS/Remote Sensing (Earth Observation) specialist. PhD in satellite imaging of air quality. Open-source maintainer

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I wrote the British Placename Mapper ( https://placenames.rtwilson.com/ ) last weekend, and it got a bit of traction on Twitter here in Britain over the last week. It lets you sear…

Sat, Apr 06, 2024, 12:31 PM UTC
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Comment #31125697
I came here to post this - fascinating book, which I loved.

Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 6:08 PM UTC
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Tue, Mar 01, 2022, 5:58 PM UTC
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Comment #21134912
SEEKING WORK | Southampton, UK | Remote only, Part-time I'm a freelance data scientist and Python developer, with a specialism in geospatial technologies, mapping and satellite ima…

Wed, Oct 02, 2019, 10:26 AM UTC
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Hacking the Worcester Wave Wifi Thermostat in Python
Fri, Feb 05, 2016, 4:01 PM UTC
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High Performance Python book – review
Sat, Sep 20, 2014, 1:45 PM UTC
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Encouraging citation of software: introducing the CITATION file
Fri, Aug 30, 2013, 9:22 PM UTC
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Huge categorised list of free geographic data - perfect for mashups, webmaps etc
Mon, Feb 18, 2013, 4:51 PM UTC
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Facebook down
Thu, Jun 07, 2012, 6:28 PM UTC
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Yet more problems at Dreamhost
Mon, Mar 05, 2012, 7:22 PM UTC
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Dreamhost appears to be down...yet again
Mon, Mar 05, 2012, 7:12 PM UTC
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List of freely available geographic datasets - it's amazing what's out there
Thu, Mar 01, 2012, 11:06 PM UTC
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Art: in other words...? A discussion of art vs. science
Thu, Jun 17, 2010, 8:28 AM UTC