{"id":8353,"date":"2024-05-15T12:49:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T20:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/?p=8353"},"modified":"2024-09-12T12:54:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T20:54:48","slug":"transportation-data-and-analysis-tools-ryan-avery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/transportation-data-and-analysis-tools-ryan-avery\/","title":{"rendered":"WDI Course Recap: Transportation Data and Analysis Tools with Dr. Ryan Avery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8354 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1.2_transportation_data_slide7-1-e1726174477463.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"924\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1.2_transportation_data_slide7-1-e1726174477463.png 924w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1.2_transportation_data_slide7-1-e1726174477463-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1.2_transportation_data_slide7-1-e1726174477463-768x389.png 768w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1.2_transportation_data_slide7-1-e1726174477463-97x49.png 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In May, PacTrans offered two specialized courses focused on transportation data and analysis tools, each consisting of 8 hours of online instruction over two days.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction to Transportation Data &amp; Analysis Tools &#8211; this course focused on an introduction to transportation data, geographic information systems, and data visualization techniques<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intermediate Transportation Data &amp; Analysis Tools &#8211; this course introduced data analysis techniques (including an overview of machine learning) and beginning and advanced database and data management topics, including hands-on experience writing SQL queries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8355\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2.2_data_storage_management_slide49-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2.2_data_storage_management_slide49-1.png 960w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2.2_data_storage_management_slide49-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2.2_data_storage_management_slide49-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2.2_data_storage_management_slide49-1-97x55.png 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Ryan Avery instructed both courses and each had approximately 12 attendees. Students valued the interactive nature of the courses, particularly the opportunities to share experiences and discuss data challenges. Students also worked in groups on advanced database query assignments and gained an appreciation for the nuances of asking the &#8216;right&#8217; questions.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In May, PacTrans offered two specialized courses focused on transportation data and analysis tools, each consisting of 8 hours of online instruction over two days. 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