Dr. D Public Safety Data Science

Random Data Science Thoughts

data science

analyses

9-1-1

data lineage

Over time, my curiosity and my ADD combine to lead me to some interesting rabbit holes. One of those got enhanced the other day. Over my career, I’ve written thousands of…

Where is the data?

data science

analyses

9-1-1

data lineage

Back in January of this year, I went to the National Emergency Number Association’s (NENA) Standards and Best Practices Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. While I was…

Update and Silence Explanation

data science

analyses

hosting

thoughts

I apologize to the people that read this. I have been working to find a new host for the site. I finally found one, uploaded everything and had to wait for it to settle out…

Entering Jupyter’s Orbit

data science

jupyter

python

notebooks

During my dissertation, I had to use Python to work with some of the time series forecasting libraries that I wished to test and evaluate as low-code solutions.During the…

Deception in Graphics and Statistics

data science

analyses

data integrity

deceptive statistics

My wife and I were at our sister’s place and while we were there, I found a graphic on Facebook that bothered me greatly. I make it a point to ensure that all of my work can…

Stochasticity in Time-Series, Dissertation part 1

data science

analyses

data issues

It’s been nearly a year since I defended my dissertation. In that time, I’ve found that people are intrested in knowing what it’s about until I try to explain it, then they…

Chronomancer Prestige Class 5e

Dungeons & Dragons

Wizard

Subclasses

First off, yes, this is a much different post than some of the ones that I have previously written. Regular readers will note that I typically write about data and 9-1-1…

Cleaning in the Query

data science

analyses

data issues

When I started actively working in data science, like everyone else, I heard the old maxim that a data scientist spends about 80% of their time cleaning data. Well, I can…

Getting Certified

data science

certification

studying

As my readers know, from following this blog, I work with CompTIA on developing certification exams for Database Administrators and Data Analysts. One of the criteria for…

Taking care of the community

data

community

dispatch

Building a data-centric future

research. data-driven

data

As most of you know, I have a few outside activities where I can use my skills to better things around me. For example, I contribute to first-look book reviews for Manning…

Remembering My Target Audience

development

software

I like soliciting feedback for this blog so I can refine my work and ensure that I’m reaching my target audience effectively. I received some valuable feedback recently that…

Building a new reporting system

development

software

I have a lot of projects in the works, probably too many to be honest. However, at the day job, the one that has been bouncing around the longest and is now the centre of my…

You never know what is interesting

updates

news

About a month or so back, I had an opportunity to speak with several people from a company that makes software for public safety entities. I had connected with one of their…

NENA 25 National Convention - Long Beach

updates

news

Once again, I haven’t written in a long time. I know Bad Dr. D! I have not been as diligent as a blogger as I would like to be. So now that my mea culpa is out of the way…

How to Start - Asking the First Question

examples

analyses

I recently wrote about a presentation that I gave at Randolph Macon College concerning using data analyses in 9-1-1 centres. During the Q&A section, someone asked me how I…

Updated Directions

news

thoughts

updates

It has certainly been way too long since I’ve written a blog post. I know that I promised myself and my readers, if I have any left, that I would do better with this, but…

Directions for Future Posts

thoughts

ideas

I’ve been considering the

So where does the data take me?

news

editorial

data science

I just finished a week at NENA’s Standard and Best Practices. I had a wonderful time with my presentations on developing staffing models, data management, and using data…

So where does the data take me?

news

full-stack

data science

With the snow storm that moved from the midwest over the Appalachians and through Virginia, I received texts and a phone call from a friend and former colleague. She asked…

So where does the data take me?

news

analytics

911

So, over the dead week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, I started working on a new reporting template. The goal is to create a new archive of weekly and monthly reports…

Thanks and Thoughts

news

thoughts

reports

Well, the site is now live, thanks to Ionos’ technical support. I have to compliment the person who followed up with me today. He helped me get everything taken care of and…