Tag Archive: Sentinel-2

Calgary’s Summer Heat: A 2025 Satellite Perspective

Is your neighborhood actually cooling you down, or is the greenery just for show?
I analyzed Calgary’s 2025 Summer thermal data to find the exact “tipping point” where urban vegetation starts working as a real air conditioner. Using non-linear regression on thousands of satellite data points, I identified a specific efficiency threshold: the point where plants stop being a “decorative installation” and start actively suppressing the Urban Heat Island effect.

Want to see the thermal map of Calgary and find out if your community is “self-sustaining” or “thermally vulnerable”? Check out the full study here!

How Much Greener Is Calgary in 2025?

Delta NDVI 2025 2024

Did you know exactly how much greener Calgary became after the heavy rains of 2025? While everyone simply enjoyed the break from the 2024 drought, I decided to actually measure it! I analyzed over 8.5 million satellite data points to find out which neighborhoods transformed into lush oases, and which ones actually lost their green space. Want to know if your community made the Top 5? Let’s find out!

Випадкові ліси та живі дерева

22 тис. гектарів займають в межах Кривого Рогу території з добре розвиненою деревною рослинністю: парки, сквери, житлова забудова, лісозахисні смуги, неорганізовані зарості. Це становить приблизно 46% від загальної площі міста! Якщо додати сюди територію із трав’яною рослинністю, то загальна площа… (READ MORE)