Cloud Computing (#MaptimeDavis)
DSI Classroom 360 Shields Library, Davis, CADESCRIPTION Join Lauren Mabe for a workhop on cloud-based parallel computing! The workshop will cover how to set up the parallel computing on a local computer and how to apply these skills to a cloud computing environment. These skills are useful for speeding up Monte Carlo analysis on large spatial datasets that would otherwise take […]
Research Cluster: Spatial Sciences
DSI Classroom 360 Shields Library, Davis, CADESCRIPTION The UC Davis DataLab (formerly the Data Science Initiative, DSI) has selected geospatial research as one of the focus areas for a Research Cluster for the 2019-2020 academic year. We see this research cluster as an extension of the #maptimeDavis community already active on the UC Davis campus and hope that the cluster will […]
Workshop: Introduction to Git for Version Control
Shields Library, room 360DESCRIPTION This hands-on workshop led by DSI's Carl Stahmer will cover the fundamentals of working with the Git versioning control system for both individual and team development. Topics covered will include installing Git locally, initiating a local Git repository, managing file versions, basic branching and merging, working with remote repositories, and resolving conflicts. At the […]
Workshop: #MaptimeDavis
DSI Classroom 360 Shields Library, Davis, CADetails for this workshop will be announced soon.
Workshop: Intro to SQL for Querying Databases
Shields Library, room 360DESCRIPTION This workshop provides an overview of the utility and base SQL commands for working with data in a relational database. We’ll focus on querying data to get to know a database and answer questions, and combining data from separate tables. After this workshop learners should be able to: - Perform common SQL commands including […]
Research Cluster: Spatial Sciences
DSI Classroom 360 Shields Library, Davis, CADESCRIPTION The UC Davis DataLab (formerly the Data Science Initiative, DSI) has selected geospatial research as one of the focus areas for a Research Cluster for the 2019-2020 academic year. We see this research cluster as an extension of the #maptimeDavis community already active on the UC Davis campus and hope that the cluster will […]
Workshop: Git for Teams
Shields Library, room 360DESCRIPTION This workshop taught by Dr. Carl Stahmer starts by briefly reviewing the basic git commands we use every day and then moves onto: * using git to share work with others, * exploring different workflows for working by yourself and with others, * querying git to problem solve and understand what git is doing […]
Getting to Know SQL Workshop (2-part; Nov 13 & 15)
DESCRIPTION Learn the basics of SQL in this two-part, hands-on workshop geared for undergraduates and those who prefer a paced, practice-based approach to learning! SQL is a command-driven language used to communicate with relational database management systems. SQL statements are used to perform tasks such as updating or retrieving data from a database, performing calculations, […]
Workshop: Webscraping with APIs in Python
Shields Library, room 360DESCRIPTION The internet is an important source of data, and programmatic access to online data has revolutionized our ability as researchers to ask interesting questions across domains. This workshop, led by Professor Seth Frey, will provide a conceptual introduction to APIs (Application Programming Interface), which allow software programs to communicate with one another and facilitate […]
Getting to Know SQL Workshop (part 2)
Shields Library, room 360DESCRIPTION Learn the basics of SQL in this two-part, hands-on workshop geared for undergraduates and those who prefer a paced, practice-based approach to learning! SQL is a command-driven language used to communicate with relational database management systems. SQL statements are used to perform tasks such as updating or retrieving data from a database, performing calculations, […]