Eugene
@datastory@mstdn.ca
🌍 Geoscientist | Environmental Geospatial Modeler Exploring how landscapes think — through data, chemistry, and terrain. I work at the crossroads of hydrogeochemistry, remote sensing, and GIS-based environmental modelling. Mostly self-directed research: from asking real-world questions to building geospatial models and visual narratives that connect science and society. I’m not a “tool user” — I’m a systems thinker with a geochemical compass and a data-driven map.
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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/
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