Aug 27, 2021Elections in 2020: the Role of Data in PoliticsOur “INNERJOIN” series features collaborations, integrations, and thought partners. We’re offering perspectives from thought leaders in different industries to show the value, flexibility, and potential in data. In this blog post, we host a commentary from Alejandro García Magos PhD, Lecturer at the Department of Political Science of the University…Government Data4 min read
Aug 20, 2021The Namara Marketplace vs. Google Dataset SearchData is the key to unlocking insights. But with the velocity and variety of today’s data, it’s difficult to pinpoint what you need to achieve your unique business goals. Data adds value not because you have it, but because you use it. Let’s walk through how to find the data…Open Data4 min read
Aug 13, 2021The Importance of Mental Closeness While Social DistancingData can predict a lot of things, but right now, it’s impossible to know for certain how long our routines and lives will be disrupted as a result of the COVID pandemic. We will continue to follow the advice of experts and authorities to try to flatten the curve, and…Culture4 min read
Published in CodeX·Aug 6, 2021NLP and ML to Neutralize Human Error in DataI recently saw a Facebook post that captured the perfect sunset with a not-so-perfect caption that read “as dust fell” instead of “as dusk fell.” Often when I’m browsing Facebook, I’ll read something that doesn’t seem quite right. When a phrase has correct words substituted for similar-sounding ones that, more…Entity Resolution5 min read
Jul 30, 2021ThinkData on Entity Resolution at TMLS 2019In 2018, ThinkData formed the DataLabs team to tackle the problem of disambiguating real world entities from data and to provide our users with entity resolution tools that are performant, flexible, and customized to their particular use case. Our Lead Data Scientist, Hoyoung Jang, and Data Science Co-op Alumni, Cheng…Data Management1 min read
Jul 30, 2021Beyond the Startup Work Perks: Life at ThinkDataWith Toronto being a world-leading market for tech companies and talent, startups are as closely tied to this city as the CN Tower. There are a few different ideas that come to mind when we hear the word “startup” — sometimes, we picture millennials working at standing desks in a…Culture5 min read
Jul 23, 2021What do campaign contributions tell us about the federal election?With Canada’s 43rd Federal Election not too far in the rearview mirror, we at ThinkData Works were curious as to what we can learn about our most recent election by stepping back from the punditry and analyzing some data. After all, using government data is a great way to understand…Data6 min read
Jul 17, 2021Landgrid.com Introduces USPS Nationwide Vacancy DataOn September 3, 2019 ThinkData Works partner Landgrid.com officially launched a nationwide vacancy data set from the United States Postal Service, making it possible to easily see vacant properties of any zoning type in any neighbourhood or city. Landgrid.com, a product deployment wing of Loveland Technologies, built the data set…Data2 min read
Jul 9, 2021Water Data Provides Ground-Level Insight into Business RiskIn May 2014, Milwaukee experienced 82 water main breaks in five days, sending thousands of people scrambling for water and costing the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in infrastructure repair and property damage. The series of breaks — although surprising in scale — are an all-too-frequent occurrence across North…External Data4 min read
Published in Nerd For Tech·Jul 2, 2021Entity Resolution for Master Data ManagementEntity resolution, also known as record linkage, is the task of disambiguating real world entities from data. That is to say, it’s the process of identifying and resolving multiple occurrences of a single entity to reveal a clearer picture of the information within the data. It’s simple enough conceptually, but…Data Management4 min read
