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Satellite Data Analysis: A Window on the World from Space - Application in Fisheries Monitoring and Management
Satellite data has become a fundamental tool for understanding and monitoring our planet from a unique perspective. This data, collected by satellites in orbit around the Earth, provides a global and detailed view of various terrestrial, maritime and atmospheric phenomena that have applications in m…
New geospatial data capture techniques: innovations for more efficient data governance
Geospatial data capture is essential for understanding our environment, making informed decisions and designing effective policies in areas such as urban planning, natural resource management or emergency response. In the past, this process was mainly manual and labour-intensive, based on ground mea…
Using Pandas for quality error reduction in data repositories
There is no doubt that data has become the strategic asset for organisations. Today, it is essential to ensure that decisions are based on quality data, regardless of the alignment they follow: data analytics, artificial intelligence or reporting. However, ensuring data repositories with high levels…
Data job offers: The most valued skills on the market
Almost half of European adults lack basic digital skills. According to the latest State of the Digital Decade report, in 2023, only 55.6% of citizens reported having such skills. This percentage rises to 66.2% in the case of Spain, ahead of the European average.
Having basic digital skills is essent…
Citizen science projects that encourage public knowledge
Citizen science is consolidating itself as one of the most relevant sources of most relevant sources of reference in contemporary research contemporary research. This is recognised by the Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), which defines citizen science as a methodology and a mean…
Importance of data profiling, types and tools
What is data profiling?
Data profiling is the set of activities and processes aimed at determining the metadata about a particular dataset. This process, considered as an indispensable technique during exploratory data analysis, includes the application of different statistics with the main objectiv…
How to present open data accessibly
Open data should be inherently accessible, meaning it must be available for free and without barriers that could restrict access and reuse. Accessibility is a fundamental and complex issue because it means that these data sets should not only be available in reusable formats but also that anyone sho…
Open geographic data applications of the National Centre for Geographic Information (NICHD)
The National Centre for Geographic Information publishes open geospatial data from the National Cartographic System, the National Geographic Institute and other organisations through web applications and mobile applications to facilitate access to and consultation of geographic data by citizens.
Geo…
Open data to drive energy efficiency and sustainability
The promotion of energy efficiency and sustainability is one of the priorities of the European Union and Spain, as reflected in the European Green Pact. The availability of open data related to energy production, distribution and consumption allows governments, businesses and citizens to access…
Big Data Test Infrastructure: A free environment for public administrations to experiment with open data
The Big Data Test Infrastructure (BDTI) is a tool funded by the European Digital Agenda, which enables public administrations to perform analysis with open data and open source tools in order to drive innovation.
This free-to-use, cloud-based tool was created in 2019 to accelerate d…
