Tag Archives: data visualization

Custom Geocoding Tips and Tricks

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Mercy Beckham

Tableau has geocodes in the maps database for cities with population greater than 15,000. If you are working with rural or small-town USA data, your points will not be mapped. I had some fun(?!) with custom geocoding. When you look … Continue reading →

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US Airports

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Mercy Beckham

United States have 172 Large airports clustered around the coasts and metropolitan cities, 686 medium airports spread among major cities, and 13,890 small airports scattered across the country. If you look at the point distribution of airports across United States, … Continue reading →

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Cha-ching

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Mercy Beckham

As an avid numismatic, I love the United States Mint in Philadelphia. My husband knows where to buy gifts for me 😊 To celebrate the 225th Anniversary of United States Mint in the data way, here is the story in … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia Crime Story

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Mercy Beckham

OpenDataPhilly has the datasets of crimes in Philadelphia from 2006 to recent. Here is the exploration of crimes in Philadelphia. In general, there is downward trend in overall crime rates. There seems to be seasonal peaks and declines – for … Continue reading →

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