Explores how GSA MCP servers make federal open data AI-ready, bridging the gap between public datasets and agent-friendly interfaces.
A data visualization blog post explaining the creation of a 'Manhattan plot' chart showing building heights in Manhattan over time, with technical details on design choices.
Analysis of Satellogic's satellite constellation and their new open Earth observation data feed, including the technical setup for data processing.
Overview of Overture Maps Foundation's updated global, open geospatial datasets, their partners, and data refresh strategy.
Analysis of Foursquare's newly open-sourced Points of Interest (POI) dataset, covering its significance, data preparation, and visualization.
Analyzing Baltic Sea maritime traffic data using the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency's open AIS API with Python and DuckDB.
A technical guide on downloading and analyzing free Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery from Umbra's open data program.
A developer analyzes Wellington's public transport data using GTFS feeds, comparing it to Auckland and building tools to track bus delays and cancellations.
A developer shares a list of UK-centric public and open data sources for building realistic applications and demos.
Analysis of 21 million England and Wales house price records using data science techniques like Gini coefficient and inflation adjustment.
A critique of the German govdata.de portal's API design, arguing for hypermedia principles in web APIs and questioning the separation between websites and APIs.
A guide for government agencies on publishing public data effectively for developers, focusing on clean data, APIs, and real-time access.
