Data Science Specialists​

RS Data Science Limited

Specialists in detecting the signal from noise…

RS Data Science specialises in customised statistical analyses and reports, with a particular focus on environmental and ecological data.

Why choose us

Our team have over 30 years experience in the analysis of complex environmental and ecological data. Modern environmental surveys generate large quantities of often ‘messy’ data. New technologies such as camera traps, passive acoustic monitors, environmental DNA and remote-sensing result in huge volumes of data being collected from the field. Mining these rich datasets is a challenge, often requiring sophisticated analytical methods to detect the signal from the noise. Only then can the findings be put into practice by field-based conservation practitioners and policy-makers. We have worked with government, charities and industrial partners in both the UK and internationally to help them extract the most value from their data. We use open source software to analyse your data on secure servers, and can provide you with the reproducible data processing pipelines if required.

Meet the Team

Dr Roy Sanderson

Specialist in ecological / environmental data analysis in R and Python. Advanced data analytics plus field experience in vegetation and insect surveys, camera traps, passive acoustic monitors.

Dr Peter Robertson

Expert on putting policy into practice. Over 30 years experience of working with charities, NGOs and Policy Makers. Particular interest in bird and mammal conservation, and invasive species.

Dr Liam Butler

Expert in data analytics in R and Python for environmental, ecological and medical research. Specialist in AI techniques for environmental science, including Edge ML methods

Watch this space…

Later in 2026 we plan to launch online data science training courses, and no-code software for easy data analytics.