John Spencer

@JspencerUNC

GIS Analyst at the Univ. of North Carolina working on international health for . Interested in GIS, data science and global health.

Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Joined April 2009
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    May 23

    You can’t have a data revolution without tidy data. "Tidy data and how to get it.”

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  2. Retweeted
    Jun 1

    State Word Map

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  3. Jun 1
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    I've heard it said mapping is the blend of art and science. That's an area where Apple usually excels. Why can't they get mapping right? 7/7

  4. Jun 1
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    Mapping is hard. Good mapping is even harder. I think Google gets that. I'm not sure Apple does. 6/

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  5. Jun 1
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    More than once it's tried to send me the wrong way down a 1 way street. Anymore I just use Waze and/or Google Maps.5/

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  6. Jun 1
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    I cannot understand some of the routing decisions it makes. It has a really inconvenient lag & it has more errors than you'd expect.4/

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  7. Jun 1
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    I bought a car with CarPlay in Jan & I've used their maps heavily since then. It's...not good.3/

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  8. Jun 1
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    I've felt for a while Apple has been spinning their wheels with mapping. It seems to be like social apps, a hard nut for them to crack.2/

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  9. Jun 1

    This essay by shows how Google approaches mapping in a way that Apple doesn't. 1/7

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  10. Apr 11

    If you're collecting any type of sensitive data, review Responsible Data Kit first (via )

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  11. Apr 4

    In the midst of a lot of depressing news, a bit of a bright spot - progress in sharing data

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    Feb 20

    Have 2 lower level tickets for top-10 game featuring and Louisville Wed at 9. Follow and RT to win, winner Tuesday.

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  13. Retweeted
    Feb 20

    What are the elements of ? balance, share in useful ways, assuming a 'duty of care', accessible

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  14. Feb 20

    It’s easy to collect data. But are you collecting high quality data?

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  15. Retweeted
    Feb 17

    Learn more about 's work to improve healthcare by strengthening data systems

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  16. Retweeted
    Feb 16

    This is the most beautiful chart in the world:

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  17. Feb 8

    Good lunch-time read “Anyone who says the world is mapped, ask them to show you where Congo's population are”

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  18. Retweeted
    Feb 7

    Hans' son writing: Hans sadly died today! But his dream of a fact-based worldview, we will never let die! Follow

    696 replies 6,550 retweets 10,725 likes
  19. Retweeted
    Feb 7

    A teacher and genuinely gifted explainer, who changed others’ ability to understand human progress and setbacks

    Sad to announce: Hans Rosling died in Uppsala this morning. Memorial info later.
    2 replies 18 retweets 27 likes
  20. Feb 7

    R.I.P. . His Gapminder work showed how to find and tell the story in data. He will be missed.

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