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Eugene @datastory@mstdn.ca · Jul 27, 2026
Which Calgary neighborhoods are best built to withstand summer heatwaves? 🌳☀️ To measure structural climate resilience across the city, I conducted a spatial analysis of 193 established residential communities, calculating the Solid-to-Tree Ratio—comparing bare artificial surfaces (asphalt, concrete, rooftops) directly against total tree canopy area. Here are the Top 10 most shade-rich and climate-resilient communities in Calgary: 🟢 Queens Park Village — 0.3 (Just 0.3 ha of hard surface for every 1 ha of canopy!) 🟢 Discovery Ridge — 0.5 🟢 Roxboro — 0.5 🟢 Wildwood — 0.6 🟢 Rideau Park — 0.7 🟢 Medicine Hill — 0.8 🟢 Upper Mount Royal — 0.8 🟢 Crestmont — 0.9 🟢 Elbow Park — 0.9 🟢 Shaganappi — 0.9 👇 The full interactive dataset and study are here: https://www.datastory.org.ua/calgarys-microclimatic-anatomy-what-lies-beneath-the-citys-green-appearance/ #UrbanAnalytics #GeospatialData #RemoteSensing #GIS #UrbanForestry #CityPlanning #Calgary #DataScience #Microclimate #MachineLearning #GreennessOfCalgary #RStats #FOSSGIS
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Eugene @datastory@mstdn.ca · Apr 16, 2026
Boosted by Bruce Elrick @virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
It is a common belief that higher elevations are naturally cooler. In pristine landscapes, this rule holds firm. But what about urban environments? Humanity moves vast amounts of matter and energy, sometimes fundamentally altering the thermodynamic parameters of our habitat. 🛰️ I correlated summer Land Surface Temperature (LST) data across Calgary’s neighborhoods with the Canadian Medium-Resolution Digital Elevation Model (MRDEM). The chart below illustrates the relationship between "Average Elevation" and "Average Surface Temperature" specifically for established residential communities. As observed, this relationship is notably weak, even though a slight cooling trend persists. Based on my data analysis, elevation above sea level is not a key factor in cooling the city. #Calgary #OpenData #UrbanHeat #DataScience #ClimateAction #YYC #GreennesOfCalgary #ClimateEquity #EnvironmentalEquity #CityPlanning #RemoteSensing #RStats #Landsat #fossgis #DigitalElevationModel
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