Phnom Penh Overview Phnom Penh is the capital city of Cambodia and is home to more than 2 million people. The city lies at the confluence of Mekong and Tonle Sap rirvers. Wat Phnom, an iconic landmark, is considered the founding site of modern Phnom Penh. The Wat Phnom area is lush with tall trees […]
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To quote directly from Meta’s Data for Good site, the Relative Wealth Index predicts the relative standard of living within countries using privacy-protecting connectivity data, satellite imagery, and other novel data sources. The map above presents the level of the standard of living nationwide in Cambodia. I have classified the index into seven classes ranging
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Leaflet stands as the premier open-source interactive web mapping tool of our time. Bringing Leaflet maps to this site has been a long-standing goal of mine, and I’m excited to present the demo above, showcasing some of its basic interactive features. In the realm of urban planning and management, data is paramount. Yet, the true
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There are 11 cities in this list, minus Brunei’s capital city. Originally, I intended to curate just only capital cities in south-east Asia (SEA) nations; however, a few countries such as Myanmar’s, Vietnam’s, and Indonesia’s secondary cities have greater populations than their capital city. Jakarta stands as Indonesia’s capital at the moment until the planned
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These are the vector resources for those who may need them. The files contain multiple file layers such as urban blocks, roads, Khan (districts), Sangkat (communes), Phum (villages), and rivers. Link to QGIS project’s here
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Many cities in developing countries, mainly in south-east Asia are experiencing rapid economic and population growth which in turn generates demands for housing, land, motor vehicles, and travelling. They are contributing to fast city expansion and sprawl which add more stress to the existing transportation infrastructure as those cities often solely depend on private vehicle
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White sandy beaches and tropical resorts are the two main things that most people imagine when it comes to Maldives. How about an island populated by tall buildings and scooter traffic? Malé is the capital city of The Republic of Maldives. Its land area is just a shy 1.95 km² where the population is most
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To Jacobs, a well-functioning neighbourhood city street has a little of everything: shops, cafés, schools, libraries, recreation, and destinations that encourage walking day and night. Buildings hold apartments but also neighbourhood shops, doctors’ offices, and office space. Having well-balanced street-level design activates the sidewalks and invites residents outside with their all-important “eyes on the street,”
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The capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, has undergone rapid urbanisation over the last 10 years and now houses over 2 million inhabitants[1]. Urbanisation is rapidly becoming one of the key challenges of the country’s development. Despite the opportunities presented by such growth, Phnom Penh faces multi-faceted threats from inadequate basic service provision: drainage wastewater treatment
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According to ESRI front page, it is a geographic information system (GIS) which is a framework for gathering, managing, and analyzing data. Rooted in the science of geography, GIS integrates many types of data. It analyses spatial location and organizes layers of information into visualization using maps, and 3D scenes. With this unique capability, GIS
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