Using GenAI and Power BI - Fossil Hunting in Kansas
Alice Drummond
The "Power BI and Data Analytics for Enviros" meetup group is all about sharing tips, tricks and hacks for analysing, visualising and communicating environmental data. The purpose of this blog is to summarise the key take-aways from the sessions, to help with sharing knowledge, empowering others and creating a strong data culture across our community.
November 2024: Session summary
In this conversation, Mark McClure discussed various AI tools, particularly focusing on ChatGPT, Perplexity AI, and Copilot, and their applications in data analysis and research. He demonstrated how to gather data for fossil hunting in Kansas using these tools, organize it in Excel, and visualize it in Power BI. The discussion emphasized the importance of experimenting with AI tools and showcases practical steps for data manipulation and visualization. There was some great robust conversation from around the virtual room, on other people’s experiences using AI tools, and we have summarised a list of helpful resources further below.
Our Speaker:
Mark McClure: Mark McClure is an Environmental Engineer and Data Analyst who enjoys cultivating relationships with people. Connecting people to data stories that make a difference in their business decisions invigorates Mark: Data + Visualization = Insight for Better Decisions.”