Start/Stop/Continue, Python sessions, user research
Start of year planning #
We spent a morning reflecting on our work last year and doing some planning for the year ahead. We used the format "Start / Stop / Continue" to think through priorities and possibilities for new workstreams, and also got an update on what different team members are working on.
BRC Python User Group #
We booked in the speakers for the next three months of BRC Python User Group sessions. We'll have people discussing using Python in PowerBI, a machine learning analysis and AI-assisted coding.
User research #
- We had a session with users of one of our tools to discuss feedback they'd given and to set priorities for the next phase of work on the project.
Geocoding with PowerQuery #
- Following on from last week's note, we spend some more time working on geocoding in PowerQuery, this time automating the geocoding by connecting to the Google Maps API. The process now no longer relies on a lookup table to get the coordinates for an address.
Other things #
- A colleague flagged an error in a postcode lookup table we'd provided. We traced the error back to a separate dataset we host on ArcGIS Online that had mixed up the area codes for North West and North East. We fixed the error and regenerated the lookup table.
- We had a meeting with a colleague from Netherlands Red Cross on information management support to international partners.
- We started work on a Surge Information Management work plan.