Beginner Tutorial for FRC event data?

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Anyone have a beginners tutorial on using the FRC event data? FRC Event Web : API Information

I am looking for something that I could use in the classroom as a teacher to learn how to read and use this data, not just a download.

If so, thanks!

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The Blue Alliance API might be a better place to start. The FIRST event API has a variety of difficulties especially around generating API keys. TBA pulls effectively all the data from FIRST’s API and more. And generating and using an API key is a much more seamless process.

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Thanks, appreciate that!

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Getting JSON in and out of the TBA API is pretty straight forward, and it becomes fun to work with.

The real interesting part will be to get your students to display and/or analyze it.

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I’d couple the TBA API with Tableau for visualization. Data isn’t valuable unless it can show something meaningful. Here’s a look at the PCH district using tableau.

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/1918firstroboticsscouting/viz/shared/CKMW2ZH6R

Actually, if you get some scouting data in CSV format, it’s would be interesting to have the students visualize the data and ask them for stuff like “What’s the bot that improved most at the comp” or “Which top bot was the most consistent”. Something like that would set up students to use a google form for scouting and then have the ability to visualize it for alliance selection. On a non-FRC use, tableau is a good tool to analyze and express any data in a meaningful way.

Brian

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Thanks Brian. We are looking to teach them to understand how to parse JSON, then supplement with individual robot data that is not in a feed, such as a driving skill score.
Good luck this weekend, I’m sure we’ll see you all in Macon!

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