#mapping

"Data mapping" means data missing!

Every step that requires a provider to map internal codes to external standards is a step where data drops out. If you're looking to work with health data, you might think you will be good to go when: 1. The regulations require it. 2. The standards specify how to expose it. 3. The EHR is certified to the standards. 4.…

Interop Blog · EN

Mapping the brain won’t unlock all its secrets. That’s a good thing.

There’s a quote attributed to New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford that goes something like this: “All science is either physics or stamp collecting.” In other words, some scientists perform experiments to explain how things work, while others don’t test specific hypotheses but instead observe the natural world and take note of what they find. The latter may seem inferior, but don’t underestimate the influence of observational science; after all, biology’s greatest stamp collector was probably Charles Darwin, who planted the seeds of his theory of evolution by natural selection in his detai

Big Think · EN

Beyond tree cover: mapping the world’s forest types

A global map categorizing every 10-meter patch of land on Earth into distinct forest types.

DeepMind Blog · EN