Machine Learning

Precisely Evaluate Geographic Areas with Geopandas

October 8, 2024
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Filling maps with space measurements

An outline map of Texas partially filled from left to right with a salmon color.
A map of Texas color-filled with the world of Ukraine (by the creator)

I beforehand wrote an article on how you can examine the sizes of geographical areas, reminiscent of international locations and states, by overlaying their maps. Right here’s an instance utilizing the state of Texas and the nation of Ukraine:

An outline map of Texas overlain with a pink-colored map of Ukraine.
Superimposed maps of Texas and Ukraine (by the creator)

This strategy is efficient, besides when areas have considerably totally different shapes. As an illustration, within the following determine, which is bigger: Chile or Texas?

An outline map of Texas overlain with a pink-colored polygon representing the outline of Chile.
Superimposed maps of Texas and Chile (by the creator)

This concern led Medium member Anurag to depart the next (paraphrased) touch upon the article:

“Is it potential to fill the world of different international locations with the world of Texas? Not like simply overlapping the 2 international locations on prime of one another. I feel it will be simpler to look at and perceive.”