[School-of-data-announce] The Latest from The School of Data

Tue May 14 15:03:08 UTC 2013

Aloha all,

In case you missed them, here are the latest updates from around the School
of Data.

*## New Ask and Answer Service *

You can now ask and answer data related questions at
http://ask.schoolofdata.org/

Here's a couple of the top questions from the last week - know an answer?
This is the fastest way to get your answers. Please chip in!

   - Geocoding APIs? Which one to
choose?<http://ask.schoolofdata.org/question/22/geocoding-apis-which-one-to-choose/?sort=latest>
    (new question, 2 ans, 3 ans rev)
   - What tools can I use for extracting tabular data from
PDFs<http://ask.schoolofdata.org/question/10/what-tools-can-i-use-for-extracting-tabular-data-from-pdfs/?sort=latest>
    (new question, 5 ans, 9 ans rev)
   - Where to get Election Data in the
UK?<http://ask.schoolofdata.org/question/7/where-to-get-election-data-in-the-uk/?sort=latest>
    (1 ans, 1 ans rev)

Special thanks to Rufus Pollock, "PAC" and Michael Bauer who are our top
answerers this week.

*## Volunteering Opportunities *

Keen to write the weekly data roundup for the next couple of weeks? (See an
example roundup post: http://bit.ly/18u6eML

Our usual regular contributor, Neil Ashton and his wife are expecting a
baby in the next couple of weeks - so he needs a well deserved break.

Congratulations to Neil and his family!

If anyone would be interested in covering the next two weeks - please drop
us a line on schoolofdata at okfn.org.

*## We're hiring *

Just a quick reminder that there is just one day left to apply for the
Workshop and Project coordinator position. Applications close 15th May.

http://okfn.org/jobs/#workshop-coord

*## From the blog *

Asking questions from Data: Some simple one-liners
http://schoolofdata.org/2013/05/13/asking-questions-of-data-some-simple-one-liners/

Is it really worth it? A map of Italian journalists facing threats
http://schoolofdata.org/2013/05/10/is-it-really-worth-it-the-map-of-italian-journalists-facing-threats/

Hunting for data - learning how to read and write web addresses:
http://schoolofdata.org/2013/05/09/hunting-for-data-learning-how-to-read-and-write-web-addresses-aka-urls/

Unleashing the potential for Urban climate data:
http://schoolofdata.org/2013/05/08/unleashing-the-potential-for-urban-climate-data/

Last week's data roundup - featuring a panda:
http://schoolofdata.org/2013/05/08/data-roundup-may-8/

Until next time.

Lucy

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