by John Leeman | Dec 23, 2022
Geology is all about putting together the puzzle without the picture on the box. We’re often trying to work out how rock was created in the first place, then trying to untangle the timeline of deformation after it was created. When it comes to sedimentary rocks... 
by John Leeman | Dec 19, 2022
When looking at highly dimensional data it is easy to become overwhelmed with the possibilities of how you can look at, slice, and analyze the data to actually answer a question from that sea of numbers. Group by is a common operation we need to do and can easily... by John Leeman | Dec 16, 2022
2022 was quite a year, as we seem to be saying about every year recently. In the past we’ve done gift guide shows and yearly reviews, but this year we decided to mix it all together into a 2022 favorite things show! John and Shannon discuss what made our top... 
by John Leeman | Dec 12, 2022
The compass is the essential navigation tool pointing explorers, sailors, pilots, and scientists in the right direction since the 11th century. As with any tool, there’s a catch. The compass points to the magnetic North which is not exactly aligned with... 
by John Leeman | Dec 11, 2022
About three years ago I took a leap of faith to leave my full time job and make building this company my mission. I contacted a realtor and found a medium sized building (about 2400 sq ft or 220 sq m) in an industrial area of Siloam Springs, AR to move into. I thought... 
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...