Travis Hathaway
Wearer of many hats, but some of my favorite are Python enthusiast, social science researcher and amateur musician. Currently based in Berlin, Germany where I work as a senior software engineer and am an active participant in the conda open source community. I'm also an organizer of the Python Users Berlin group. Feel free to reach out via LinkedIn!
Session
When conducting studies of the urban form, an important resource many researchers turn to is the massive OpenStreetMap dataset. But, as extensive as this dataset is, it lacks one very important aspect about the cities it covers: the people who live there. In this talk, I show you how to add this missing element to your research by bringing in German Census data to create rich analysis capable of answering some of the most pressing issues facing our cities today. I exemplify this by walking you through my own research in urban geography and sustainability with a study of how equitably distributed common amenities are in cities across Germany. Throughout, we look at how Python and PostgreSQL can be used as effective tools to enable this research and keep it organized.