[Python Edinburgh] pandas/numpy/scipy/pyspark/R/spark/etc 'data science' group?

[Bald, Glenn]

We (Forestry Commission) have also been looking at the use of R. We have
an  internal python user group which is focused mainly on the use of
Python with Geographic data (GIS). We are using mainly ESRI based
technology, but also open source products such as QGIS. The use of R
came up at the last meeeting. I would imagen there would be some
interest in a both joint projects and any general discussions.    

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From: Edinburgh
[mailto:edinburgh-bounces+glenn.bald=forestry.gsi.gov.uk at python.org] On
Behalf Of Magnus Hagdorn
Sent: 23 June 2015 09:19
To: edinburgh at python.org
Subject: Re: [Python Edinburgh] pandas/numpy/scipy/pyspark/R/spark/etc
'data science' group?

Hi all,
I am sure there will be interest from people at the University too - in
my school (School of GeoSciences) we have many people using python/R to
do all sorts of processing. I'd be interested in attending such a
meeting. I will also advertise at work.
Cheers
magnus


On Tue, 2015-06-23 at 08:07 +0100, Tim Couper wrote:
> Mike,
> 
> 
> Please include me on a list of such interested persons ...
> 
> 
> Tim
> Co-chair PSF Scientific Python Working Group
> 
> 
> 
> On 22 June 2015 at 21:10, Mike Moran <mike at houseofmoran.com> wrote:
>         Hi,
>         
>         
>         I tweeted before about this before:
>         https://twitter.com/mike_moran/status/603496747353120768
>         
>         
>         I raised the subject again at work (skyscanner) today. Quite a
>         few of us would like a local 'data science' group which
>         covered pandas/numpy/scipy/pyspark/R/spark/etc because there
>         is a lot of cross-pollination between these, and people
>         interested in using and solving problems with one are likely
>         to be interested in all the others. 
>         
>         
>         I was wanting to have a chat about this at the Python meetup
>         tomorrow, but I can't make it :-( FYI, there are about 8
>         people at skyscanner who expressed an interest, but I don't
>         really want it being a skyscanner-only thing as that reduces
>         the chance of fruitful sharing across fields.
>         
>         
>         
>         Thoughts/opinions? Mhairi McNeill / Laurence Billingham : are
>         you on list? (you said you were interested).
>         
>         
>         Btw, I'm going to head along
>         to
http://www.meetup.com/Scotland-Data-Science-Technology-Meetup/events/222
372595/ in case it fits the bill. I shall report back.
>         
>         
>         Thanks!
>         
>         
>         Mike
>         
>         
>         
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