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In this post we explore a first set of data quality challenges towards a crowdsourced database of European #DataCenters.
The core dataset we use comes from #OpenStreetMap (OSM).
The ultimate aim is a comprehensive environmental footprint database ( #ODbL )
Collecting, processing and making sense of the public data can be a cumbersome exercise and there are important #dataquality issues to overcome before the results are meaningful.
For this purpose we are developing functionality within the #opensource #Equinox platform to support this task.
In this post there is a brief description of the data models involved with some sample data.
https://www.openriskmanagement.com/using-equinox-to-record-data-center-environmental-impact-data/
The code is here:
Incorporating accurate #geospatial data is essential both for identifying the environment in which #datacenters operate but also providing a rough indicator of capacity, following the so-called floor space proxy method.
Various methodologies people use for the estimation of GHG emissions and water usage are discussed and summarized in this post which identifies the key variables that must be sourced from public information.
https://www.openriskmanagement.com/methodologies-for-estimating-data-center-environmental-impacts/
For those interested to dig into the topic, a review of the (rather technical) area of measuring #datacenters
#environmental impact (GHG emissions, water usage), alongside the key literature references is available here.
It highlights the challenges in terminology, measurement methodologies and disclosure practices, for the different business models (enterprise, colocation, cloud) which lead to contradicting and partial views.
https://www.openriskmanagement.com/big-picture-around-data-center-environmental-impacts/
#EuroDaCe is a new project to compile a #crowdsourced database of public information about #datacenters, with a focus on facilities operating within Europe and towards estimating their environmental footprints (carbon and water usage).
Critical geospatial information is sourced from #openstreetmap but must be further processed and combined towards creating the desired impact metrics.
Description and first release are available here:
The #openriskacademy course Introduction to #GeoJSON has been updated
This course is a CrashProgram (short course) introducing the GeoJSON specification for the encoding of #geospatial features.
The course is at an introductory technical level. It requires some familiarity with data specifications such as JSON and basic knowledge of #Python. The update expanded several sections, added examples with #geopandas and fixed some broken links.
Complaining about how the world is collapsing is as old as humanity. The perceived misery of what was then modern urban life is palpable already in the epic of Gilgamesh, the first recorded story circa 2100 BCE 🤣
But at least folks used to enjoy a nice game while commenting on the futility of it all 🎲 🎲
Whereas now all we get is the pleasure of clicking "post" in silence, and sending some JSON into the bottom of a remote database 😅
hey @protonprivacy
On the occasion of launching your Proton Meet campaign (godspeed 🚀), a friendly suggestion that the fairly extensive social media strip you include in your emails manages not to include *any* non-adtech social media option.
This is kinda sending the wrong signal about #dataprivacy , no?
In Tokyo's inspiring 'emerging science' museum (the Miraikan) they have an exhibit where they ask any visiting Nobel Laureate to provide some piece of advice for young researchers getting into #science. What to focus on etc.
So all the wise scientists shared their wisdom: be open minded, curious, persistent etc
But there is one that stands out. Muhammad #Yunus. He asks students to ponder:
"Would human beings survive another 100 years from now? If not, why not? If yes, how?
Carlo Rovelli is making the case in his book #anaximander that 600bc is when modernity really started. The Ionian Greek philosopher from Miletus was the first Homo Sapiens (indirectly attested) to seek explanations of reality without invoking mythical causes, insisting purely on explaining nature within itself: Rain and thunder are not caused by "Zeus" but by evaporation etc.
We could argue that this is when the seeds of our unsustainability were planted. But it took millennia to see...
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