My name is Darrell Carvalho. I am a broadly trained Geographer completing my graduate studies. I have a deep passion for all things geospatial, with a special focus on urban transportation, geodemographics, and open data.
My favorite change to Python is the introduction of f"strings" in Python 3.6+; for the uninitiated, it created a much simpler and syntax for inserting values stored in variables into string literals:
w = "World!" # we store an item in a variable
print(f"Hello, {w}") # returns "Hello, World!" by inserting the w variable into the string🔭 I’m currently working on:
- Spatial Visualisation for the Long Beach Recovery Act Dashboard
- Moderation on the Mapstodon Mastodon Instance
- An MA Thesis on transit experiences in the CSU, Long Beach Department of Geography
📚 I’m currently reading:
- Geocomputation with R by Robin Lovelace, Jakub Nowosad, Jannes Muenchow
- Analyzing US Census Data: Methods, Maps, and Models in R by Kyle Walker
- Spatial SQL: A Practical Approach to Modern GIS Using SQL by Matt Forrest
I'm currently watching:
💭 Topics that fascinate me:
- Urban Transporation
- Urban Data Science
- History of Emotions
- World History
- R/RStudio
- Python
- PostgreSQL/PostGIS
- History of Urbanism and Anti-Urbanism
- Mobilities
- Open Source Intellience