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Spark use cases

Signup for free IBM Bluemix cloud and use Spark Service to try these out. These are excellent use cases for beginners. After that you can move on to developing complex algorithm and run on larger data sets and leverage the true distributed computing power of Spark.  1. Use train wreck datasets  http://www.trainwreckdb.com/  (Links to an external site.)  to allow user to query the accidents based on keywords such as Bicycle, pedestrian  2. Use NHTSA data to allow user to query fatalities based on some keyword  http://www.nhtsa.gov/FARS  (Links to an external site.)   3. Use virtual sensor app  http://virtualsensors.mybluemix.net/  (Links to an external site.)  to generate gps location and wind speed to predict fire spread  4. Use Spark Streaming to learn network conditions in real time, use  http://virtualsensors.mybluemix.net/  (Links to an external site.)  app to generate network data...