In terms of transport geography, accessibility is defined as: "the measure of the capacity of a location to be reached from, or to be reached by, different locations." This definition implies that distances between locations vary and therefore some locations are less accessible than others. A common less accessible location is one that is furthest from …
Scotland’s Data Zones
There are 6976 Data Zones in Scotland. Data Zones are: “the core geography for making available small area statistics across most social topics including information about benefits, education, health and the labour market." They allow users to: "readily (and regularly) bring together information from various sources on a common small area geography.” Purpose of Data …
Geography of the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021
On the 21st December 2020, the United States Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021. The act is a $2.3 trillion spending bill made up of: - $1.4 trillion of omnibus spending- $900 billion of stimulus relief for COVID-19 Determining Geographic Focus by Entity Extraction Using the Senate amendments PDF, the spending bill was analysed …
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Scotland’s Heat Demand
Buildings currently account for ~20% of Scotland’s total greenhouse gas emissions. This means that heating systems in Scotland's buildings will need to be replaced over the next two decades if Scotland is to meet it's net zero emissions targets by 2045. This energy use and efficiency transformation is recognised by both the Scottish Energy Strategy …
Remote Sensing Data of Scotland
Remote sensing data in the form of satellite imagery is now common place. This is in part due to the success of Google Maps and Google Earth. In addition, there is an increasing availability of remote sensing data as three dimensional point clouds from light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems. Various parts of Scottish Government …
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