This GIS study applies Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) to investigate the spatial relationship between Purchasing Power Index (PPI) and the distribution of gambling-related retail establishments within the city of Madrid. My aim is to account for spatially varying relationships driven by local urban contexts, under the assumption that the relationship between socioeconomic conditions and the presence of gambling venues varies across urban space. My hypothesis is that the socioeconomic conditions of the urban fabric can be a breeding ground for the location of betting shops, or in other words, I am attempting to Detect Urban Vulnerability to Gambling Harm.
Tag Archives: 3d
Testing GEMINI for 3D environments. From SketchUp to an unlikely future!
The exercise shows how a simple SketchUp 3D volume, defined solely by its basic geometry, can be transformed into a complex architectural proposal. Starting from the initial schematic model, the system interprets proportions, levels, and shapes, and converts them into a fully developed building, complete with textures, vegetation, lighting, and an urban context
Mapping Something Unthinkable: Flood Risk in Madrid using Open Data
Dont get wrong if you see the IA background showing our handsome major almost showing his beautiful smile in Cibeles/Correos it’s only to get your attentions (only if you need it thou!). Flooding in urban environments is not a speculative hazard but something we can quantify. In the case of Madrid, the intersection of pretty mountainous terrain (it might surprise you there are 2000m difference between the highest spot in Madrid province, Pico Peñalara -2428m- and the Alberche river environment in some areas -430m-) and urban expansion presents a scenario of significant risk, particularly when analyzed through the lens of shared high-resolution geospatial data. This study integrates the buildings from BTN (Base Topográfica Nacional) provided by the Spanish “IGN”, the CNIG with the official flood hazard maps for a 100-year return period (T=100), published by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO). The T=100 scenario is the most representative for evaluating long-term flood exposure, as it reflects events with a 1% annual probability—rare but not improbable, and certainly not negligible.
¡Al final se nos quema la península este 2025!
Este agosto, España y Portugal han vivido una temporada de incendios excepcionalmente dura. En España, las llamas han calcinado ~382.000 hectáreas (más de seis veces la media reciente) y han dejado víctimas mortales; en Portugal, las superficies quemadas superan las 200.000 hectáreas, muy por encima del promedio 2006–2024 para estas fechas. El humo cruzó fronteras y degradó la calidad del aire a cientos de kilómetros.
Palestine 2023-2024
The 7th of October will forever be remembered in our collective memory as a day of tragedy and senseless violence, an operation that would shatter the dream of Israel’s inviolability. The attacks by Hamas were unequivocally condemnable. The targeting of civilians (+1200 dead and +250 kidnappings) is never acceptable, and those responsible for such acts must be held accountable. However, the response that followed has escalated into something far worse, a state-driven campaign of violence by Israel that has, in just one year, claimed over 42,000 lives, a staggering number of whom are women and children. This is not defense; this is mass murder. GENOCIDE.
Measuring snow coverage using EOB – Earth Observation – Sentinel HUB
Playing with Sentinel 2 images I realized that the amount of snow this year has been very low compared to last winter. Here are a couple of images from January 2022 and 2023 of the Canfranc – Paticosa – Jaca area. One of the most interesting things about this EO browser is that in addition to a standard 2D visualisation, we can visualise in 3D. Here is an video example. Another interesting thing is to be able to quantify the snowfall. There is a snow classifier based on NSDI (Normalized Difference Snow Index, The Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) snow cover is an index that is related to the presence of snow in a pixel and is a more accurate description of snow detection as compared to Fractional Snow Cover (FSC).
NO AL PELOTAZO DE LA ERMITA DEL SANTO
Esta semana pasada he estado colaborando puntualmente con la Plataforma “planermitadelsanto”, vecinos como yo que se han (nos hemos) organizado para echar abajo un plan de recalificación urbanística que no es ni mucho menos del interés general. He preparado para ellos algunos mapas en 3D (georeferenciando planos, extruyendo manualmente usando datos del Plan propuesto, realizandoContinue reading “NO AL PELOTAZO DE LA ERMITA DEL SANTO“
Measuring moisture: Normalized Difference Moisture Index (NDMI) Sentinel-2 2022
I am here in front of my desktop and I wonder how to take advantage of Sentinel Hub for tracking up moisture in a random plot anywhere in the world. Has it been irrigated at the right time for the type of crop? How has rainfall been affected over the analysis time? How has the use of certain fertilisers affected it? Has it positively affected production?. Let’s take a closer look.
Marathon à Nantes 2022: CHECKED!
J’ai toujours cru que faire les choses selon un plan facilitait la réalisation de ce que vous aviez prévu de faire, eh bien, quand il s’agit de courir un Marathon, c’est la clé. Lors de mon troisième Marathon après Valencia en 2017 et Madrid en 2019, on constate une meilleure tendance par rapport au nombre de kilomètres de préparation.
¡Viento del Sahara en España! ¡Sí!
De repente se levanta uno y ve los coches, los marcos de las ventanas y las aceras llenos de arena… ¿Qué es esto?, ¡Uno quiere comprender más en detalle! Si esto es en Madrid, qué no ocurrirá en Murcia (que está de camino)!! 🙂 Lo cierto es que si tomamos las imágenes del SENTINEL 5P Aerosol index podemos ver cómo en esa longitud de onda encontramos aerosoles. ¡Y muchos! ¿Y hacia dónde se desplazan?. Directos al centro de la península.
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