Schiphol [Netherlands] – Data Science Hackathon Schiphol Airport

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Date: 28-10-2016 / 28-10-2016
Location: Microsoft - Evert van de Beekstraat 354, 1118 CZ Schiphol, Netherlands

A One-Off Chance to Access Unique Airport Data

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What is this event?

Schiphol Group, in association with GoDataDriven and Microsoft, invites you to sink your teeth into rich airport data on Friday, October 28.

Unique data sets and state-of-the art technology

For one day only, you’ll have the rare opportunity to work with data scientists on data sets unique to Schiphol Airport, including bird radar; flight and luggage data; and micro weather data per landing strip from the air traffic control tower.

Sign up today to join the fun, data science hackathon on Friday, October 28. You’ll have the opportunity to work with the Azure Cloud platform with the Cloudera stack and a wide array of DS tooling.

For who is this?

Anyone with an interest in data science, machine learning, visualization, data-intensive programming, or general hacking is welcome to join. Schiphol’s datasets are unique and spots are limited, so sign up now!

You will especially enjoy the afternoon if:

  • You like machine learning, to think about and apply models to data;
  • You like to program to reach your goal and still be able to collaborate in a team;
  • You like to use visualisation to communicate the results.

Background
Schiphol Airport owns unique data sets, including flight and luggage data, and bird data. These data sets have never been combined with external data to create new insights. Schiphol Airport has the ambition to become the world’s #1 connected airport and data science is a key to fulfilling this ambition. Schiphol is interested in the insights and predictions that a group of talented Data Scientists could bring.

Eventbrite: Data Science Hackathon Schiphol Airport

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