Count the green pixels and save the result in DynamoDB — Although urban farming is unlikely to fulfill our daily need for vegetables according to George Monbiot, it has gained more and more traction. A herbal garden is not only beautiful but also educational and relaxing. The fun is what we want the most, and the vegetable is the pleasant by-product…

With FastAPI and ngrok — Geospatial data has been in high demand. It reveals how our planet changes over time. When we talk about geospatial, we think of Google Earth Engine (GEE). This service has several advantages. It hosts many large data collections that span over 37 years. All computations run on Google’s powerful cloud…

A low-code, low-cost, and high-tech trash-sorting consultant — We produce 2 billion tons of household waste globally each year. They place a heavy burden on our environment. To reduce the waste that ends up in the landfill and the environment, residents worldwide are required to sort their household waste. And garbage sorting is a big business. According to…

Grow fish and vegetables together in this cheap, efficient, portable DIY system — As the word aquaponics itself suggests, we grow plants and fish symbiotically together in an aquaponic system (Figure 1 & Video 1). In it, fish live in an aquarium and the hydroponic plants thrive in a grow bed. Water flows through the two containers with the help of a water…

How far ahead could Prophet predict the correct number of cases? — Our world has recently been ravaged by two pandemics simultaneously — COVID-19 and monkeypox. In comparison to COVID-19, monkeypox has caused fewer waves of panic. The virus was discovered in 1958. And it is less contagious than COVID-19. Are we staying alert? Yes. But panic? No. Staying alert means that…

Create maps for stations and routes in Jupyter — Back in the day, the young German railway was organized more like a military than a transport company. Trains were punctual and workers were disciplined. Nowadays, it is a national sport to mock the Deutsche Bahn (DB). Delays are frequent and cancelations are often. This stark contrast is no surprise…

From Crop Area to Crop Production — In the world, agriculture occupies half of the livable land. And yet, 10% of the world’s population often goes to bed hungry. The current food problem has gotten worse as a result of climate change, the war in Ukraine, and COVID-19. …

Explore, filter, and beautify your GEE results with the WebGL empowered Kepler.gl — 2022 is a year full of climate disasters. Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and floods have wreaked havoc across the globe. Immediate actions are needed. And informed actions need data, which includes the regional climate, vegetation, primary productivity, and land use. We can find such data in satellite imagery. And when…