The latest outputs from researchers, alumni and friends at the UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA).
Anna and I have a new paper out in Research Policy. Publishing this has been an epic experience: six years in the making.The TLDR; we introduce a brand-new measure of innovative activity — media-reported product and service launches — and run it throug…
Continue reading »Anna and I have a new CEP Discussion Paper out looking at innovation and productivity in UK firms. Read it here.It’s quite technical. Working with the data science firm Growth Intelligence, we combine rich administrative info with media text and machin…
Continue reading »My presentation on the “Conference on Advanced Spatial Modelling and Analysis” consisted in some thoughts regarding Big Spatial Data, and how to handle them in terms of modern technologies. It was great to see such a motivated crowd from all … Continue reading →
Inspired by @jeroenhjanssens, author of the Data Science Toolbox, I decided to give a go to one of the most unfriendly data sources: An XML API. Apart from its rich syntax with query capabilities, I tend think XML is highly … Continue reading →