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Reference-ledEnvironment & memory4 connected sources
Cross-source hypothesis
Courtyard Is a Climate Machine
Which traditional courtyards should receive a real shade and heat survey?
Compare courtyard typology, vegetation and heat imagery, and public photographs to prioritize human field observation.
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Why this pairing matters
The non-obvious connection
Heritage data describes form; environmental imagery offers coarse physical context; photographs reveal what the categories miss.
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The demonstration
One visible reveal
Several apparently similar courtyards separate into very different public evidence profiles, producing a survey queue rather than a comfort score.
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Three-hour boundary
The smallest credible version
Ten curated courtyards, recent available imagery, public photographs, and one transparent prioritization rule.
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Claim boundary
What the data cannot establish
Satellite pixels cannot measure courtyard-level comfort or shade, and photographs may be outdated or seasonally misleading.
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Underlying evidence
Open every connected source
DailyLive-tested
Culture
Cultural heritage registry
National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of GeorgiaInspect fields and samples →DailyLive-tested
Earth observation
MODIS LST
NASA LP DAAC at USGS EROS; hosted by Microsoft Planetary ComputerInspect fields and samples →PeriodicLive-tested
Earth observation
MODIS NDVI/EVI
NASA LP DAAC at USGS EROS; hosted and processed by Microsoft Planetary ComputerInspect fields and samples →Near real-timeLive-tested
Community media
Commons geosearch
Wikimedia Commons contributors and Wikimedia Foundation APIInspect fields and samples →06
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