Mapping & Data Analytics Blog @cori-risi - Recent posts

3 cool uses of the cori.data.fcc package

A quick primer on accessing, analyzing, and mapping FCC data using the cori.data.fcc package

Camden Blatchly

From elephant to duck!

There are a lot of conversations — understandably — on the use of Apache Parquet, Apache Arrow and DuckDB.

Olivier Leroy, John Hall

The top 10 micropolitan areas for raising venture capital

Venture capital funding plays a pivotal role in bolstering a region’s economy by catalyzing innovation, fostering job creation, and attracting talent.

Brittany Kainen

Using SEC Form D to estimate venture capital

The ability of private companies to raise capital serves as a crucial indicator of entrepreneurial activity. The Security and Exchange Commission’s Form D is a publicly…

Brittany Kainen

MDA’s URISA-2023 presentation

The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association — better known as URISA — is the main association for professionals in the GIS and geospatial space.

Olivier Leroy, Drew Rosebush

Six tips for mapping rural data

Mapping rural data is hard! Between sparse populations, inaccurate data, and the challenge of defining what even counts as rural, creating accurate and meaningful maps can…

Camden Blatchly

Awesome jq and GeoJSON

If you are manipulating a lot of GeoJSON features/objects and want a quick CLI tool to filter and slice them, you should give jq a try! Since there are not many tutorials…