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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
University of Reading and Institute for Environmental Analytics
This online course explored the potential benefits of environmental big data using current examples from research and business.
3 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dr Jon Blower
Chief Technology Officer
Institute for Environmental Analytics
Vicky Lucas
Training Development and Executive Education Manager
Institute for Environmental Analytics
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explain the characteristics and identify sources of big data
- Explore applications of data in environmental science for business
- Understand the skills necessary to be a data scientist
- Discuss the importance of open data and participate in citizen science
Syllabus
Week 1: Introduction to big data
- Sources of big data, including satellites for looking at the surface of the Earth
- Environmental analytics and the link to big data
- Computing power, processing and storage for environmental data
Week 2: Data to Discovery
- Open data
- The challenges of working with data
- The skills and knowledge of a data scientist
Week 3: Big and Small Data
- Citizen science for climate simulation and ecology
- Real-life examples of environmental analytics
- Visualising data
Issued on 21st March 2018
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