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  1. Eugene @[email protected] ·

    🌳 I am finalizing a tool that allows for a rapid and accurate assessment of the green infrastructure in any Calgary community. This isn't just "green color" on a map—my algorithm recognizes the differences in the quality and structure of the urban environment.

    What we can quantify right now:
    🔹 Lawn (Grasses, low shrubs): Open spaces that tend to dry out and heat up quickly during summer.
    🔹 Park (Sparse Canopy): Scattered groups of trees in parks and private yards.
    🔹 Forest (Dense Canopy): The "lungs" of a neighborhood, characterized by closed canopies and thick undergrowth. These areas provide vital protection against urban heat.

    ❗ Why does this matter?
    Using Inglewood as an example (see the chart), we can see that "dense forest" covers only about 5% of the area. This is a critical indicator of the territory's climate resilience.

    #Calgary #UrbanForestry #CityPlanning #DataScience #Inglewood #CalgaryEnvironment #GIS #RemoteSensing #MachineLearning #Inglewood #Rstats #GreennesOfCalgary #YYC #yycPlanning

    #datascience #rstats #yyc #calgary #machinelearning #gis
  2. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Improving our Coasts with High-Resolution Land Cover Data [#NOAA]
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    coast.noaa.gov/states/stories/ <-- shared technical article
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    coast.noaa.gov/ccapatlas/ <-- on-demand, online NOAA CCAP Landcover Atlas
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    coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/da <-- #opendata C-CAP High-Resolution Land Cover
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    Use Case Examples:
    • Flood Inundation Modeling and Risk Assessment
    • Stormwater Management and Water Quality Protection
    • Heat Risk and Urban Forestry
    • Wetland Monitoring, Conservation, or Restoration Planning
    • Other – e.g., Discovering Gaps in Broadband Access
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    #GIS #spatial #mapping #NOAA #DigitalCoast #LandCover #CoastalManagement #GeospatialData #EnvironmentalData #ResilientCommunities #landcover #usecase #economics #remotesensing #earthobservation #opendata #floodinnundation #waterquality #water #hydrology #risk #hazard #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #stormwater #management #heatrisk #urbanforestry #wetland #monitoring #conservation #planning #resortation
    @noaa #NOAAOfficeForCoastalManagement

    #noaa #opendata #gis #spatial #mapping #digitalcoast