by John Leeman | Dec 5, 2022
Pandas DataFrames serve us well in many applications, but for data with multiple coordinates or many attributes XArray may be a better fit. In this week’s video we explore how to convert a DataFrame to a DataSet using upper air balloon data as an example. Pandas... 
by John Leeman | Dec 4, 2022
When we need to know what’s actually beneath our feet or we want to extract natural resources from the planet, we need a borehole. This week on the podcast we talk about the deepest hole ever drilled on the planet, a scientific expedition called the Kola... 
by John Leeman | Nov 28, 2022
Technology, like so many other things, seems to be a bit cyclic. In the 90’s we always worried about conserving disk space as it cost a small fortune. Compact code, small files, and making every bit count were just how we did it. Then as hard drives got bigger... 
by John Leeman | Nov 21, 2022
Managing Python environments has always been tricky, but a couple of great tools have come along in the last decade. If you hang around enough programmers you’ll hear about Conda (which we love) and virtual environments or VENV. Virtual environments are another... by John Leeman | Nov 18, 2022
In this week’s podcast, John and Shannon dive into when it is time to upgrade technology and when to leave good enough alone. It can be a difficult decision to let a perfectly good piece of gear go, but sometimes it is the right call. John recently dealt with... by John Leeman | Nov 16, 2022
We’re excited to announce the release of our new Type K Thermocouple Voltage Transmitter product! This product takes the tiny voltages produced by a Type K thermocouple and produces a clean linear output proportional to the temperature over a large range. The... 
by John Leeman | Nov 14, 2022
Sharing Python environments is a crucial step in ensuring the reproducibility of your work and making it easy to collaborate with others in your research group. In this MetPy Monday, Unidata helps us understand how to create environment files that let you share your... by John Leeman | Nov 11, 2022
In this week’s geocast John and Shannon talk about geologic dikes and how they form. These features are injections of rock into pre-existing strata, classifying them as intrusive. There are two main classes: sedimentary and igneous. While igneous dikes are more... 
by John Leeman | Nov 8, 2022
As geoscientists, one of the hardest things we deal with is how highly dimensional our data are. We deal with systems that are three-dimensional, evolve with time, and have many parameters. Atmospheric science is especially burdened by some of the legacy formats that... 
by John Leeman | Nov 2, 2022
I have been using 3D printers for nearly a decade now. To be honest, I started out in 3D printing as a way to make things when I had no machining capability and not a lot of money to outsource that machining until I knew the design was perfect. In fact, I even wrote a... 
by John Leeman | Aug 25, 2022
Summer is quickly becoming our favorite season here at the shop. Why? Because we get to welcome a new crew of students in for our summer workshop class! 2022 was the second year of our GEARS (Generalist Electromechanics for Applied Researchers) Workshop. Just like I... 
by John Leeman | Jul 12, 2022
Come see us at the 2022 Earth Educators’ Rendezvous in Minneapolis Minnesota! We’ll be on-site Monday-Thursday July 11-14 showing off educational demonstrations, custom equipment, and more! We’ve got lots of exciting new products launched right...