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Geology, the science that studies the Earth’s surface, might be one of the toughest sciences to absorb, yet it all comes down to how we explain and clarify the elements of this science: physical structure, composition, and processes. Who studies what exactly? To understand these elements, geologists: Geologists eventually contribute to the explanation of natural…
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We know the rivalry of cities for the most livable status, but how is this measured? Income vs living expenditures = affordability of life? Accessibility of cultural and sports events and activities? You are right, a combination of both: affordability and access to services, sports and culture along with safety and security. The liveability of…
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We all run side projects after work, sometimes for fun and passion, sometimes for the money. In addition, many people pursue their passions outside of work, mainly when the 9-5 job is dissimilar from their love or does not allow creativity. Ultimately, whether or not it is common for employees to have extensive side projects…
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Have you ever looked up at the sky and wondered what’s up there? In today’s world, the answer is more than just stars and planets. Satellites, both commercial and government-owned, are circling the Earth and capturing images of everything from natural disasters to your backyard. Satellites are essential to our modern world, providing us with…
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Prior to this change, researchers could access a large volume of tweets and associated metadata through Twitter’s API for free. This data was often used for research in various fields, including social science, marketing, and computer science, among others. Researchers could use this data to analyze patterns in public opinion, track the spread of misinformation,…
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We started using a novel design method for landscape and park design using algorithms and simulations to explore different design options. We discussed parametric design in previous posts from software angle. Here we show several advantages in a specific LA perspective: The method uses a hybrid of generative and parametric design, in which we simulate…
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Everyone talks about AI in language, art and even a conceptual space, but we can generate and model service space for humans using a more conservative parametric design approach. Generative design is a framework for combining digital computation and human creativity to achieve results that would not otherwise be possible. It involves integrating a rule-based…
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Rhinoceros is a leader in design’s 3D industry. Grasshopper is mainly contributing to the creation processes around the globe. Ladybug, for her, supporting Grasshopper is a source of joy, and you can see her everywhere around him, of course with Rhinoceros companionship! What’s going on? What’s behind this? What are animals, specifically insects, too, doing…
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The global biodiversity data aggregator GBIF holds just above 440,000 records for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia across all species, genera and administrative regions. Does this reflect the status of living organisms in terms of abundance and diversity? Also, a large part of the Arabian Peninsula is hyper-arid; it is climatic and environmentally diverse it…
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We report on the tree, and vegetation detection in “no tree, no me” and also describe ambitions to detect canopy and individual trees. Recently, advances were made in ‘vulgarising’ deep learning and making it accessible in an applied urban planning and ecology context. DeepForest, a python package for predicting individual tree crowns from RGB imagery,…