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How to create a shapefile with median age of buildings by block

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How to create a shapefile with median age of buildings by block. Data is from NYSGIS which has been loaded into Postgres database.

library(RPostgreSQL)
library(tidyverse)
library(sf)
library(tigris)

rm(list=ls())
con <- DBI::dbConnect(RPostgres::Postgres(), dbname=’gis’, host=’localhost’,
                      port=5432, user=’postgres’, password=’XXXXXXXX’)

bb <- blocks(‘ny’) %>% st_transform(26918)

str_c(“select yr_blt, st_transform(shape, 26918) as geom FROM nytax_ctr_pt WHERE yr_blt>0”) -> sql
yrblt <- st_read(con, query=sql)
 
bb %>%
    st_intersection(yrblt) %>%
    st_drop_geometry() %>%
    group_by(GEOID20) %>%
    summarize(blockyr = median(yr_blt)) %>%
    inner_join(mb, bb) %>%
    write_sf(‘/tmp/median-block.gpkg’)

Exploring the Abandoned German POW Camp in Buchanan State Forest – Uncovering PA

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Exploring the Abandoned German POW Camp in Buchanan State Forest – Uncovering PA

Pennsylvania is dotted with many incredibly historic spots, and there are even a fair number of abandoned places in PA that you can explore. However, few know that the state was home to several now abandoned World War 2 POW camps.

While I visited the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike several years ago, it wasn’t until recently that I learned that just around the corner from this popular attraction that you could find one of these POW camps.

Weather Update – May 31, 2022

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It looks like really just two days of the heat to kick off June. 🏖

Then rain showers and much cooler for the weekend. Maybe by the following weekend things will be good and hot for heading out of town.

Today.
Hot !

Hot

 Mostly sunny and hot.

Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

and

 90 degrees , 64 max dew point, 8:27
sunset.
Tonight.
Feels like …
July 2nd.

Slight Chance of T-storms

 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10pm. Partly cloudy.

North wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

and

 61 degrees , 62 max dew point, 5:18
sunrise.
Wednesday.
Feels like …
May 23rd.

Showers is likely

 A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Partly sunny.

South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

and

 73 degrees , 61 max dew point, 8:28
sunset.
Wednesday Night.
Feels like …
June 26th.

Showers is likely

 Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy.

South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

and

 60 degrees , 5:18
sunrise.
Thursday.
Feels like …
June 11th.

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance of Showers

 A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny.

Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

and

 78 degrees , 58 max dew point, 8:28
sunset.
Thursday Night.
Feels like …
June 15th.

Chance of Showers

 A chance of showers, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

and

 57 degrees , 5:17
sunrise.
Friday.
Feels like …
May 27th.

Chance of Showers

 A chance of showers. Mostly sunny.

Chance of precipitation is 50%.

and

 74 degrees , 55 max dew point, 8:29
sunset.
Friday Night.
Feels like …
May 29th.

Mostly Clear

 Mostly clear.

and

 52 degrees , 5:17
sunrise.
Saturday.
Feels like …
May 27th.

Sunny

 Sunny.

and

 74 degrees , 49 max dew point, 8:30
sunset.
Saturday Night.
Feels like …
May 16th.

Mostly Clear

 Mostly clear.

and

 48 degrees , 5:16
sunrise.
Sunday.
Feels like …
June 8th.

Mostly Sunny

 Mostly sunny.

and

 77 degrees , 48 max dew point, 8:31
sunset.
Sunday Night.
Feels like …
June 11th.

Partly Cloudy

 Partly cloudy.

and

 56 degrees , 5:16
sunrise.
Monday.
Feels like …
June 8th.

Partly Sunny then Chance of Showers

 A chance of showers. Partly sunny.

Chance of precipitation is 30%.

and

 77 degrees , 54 max dew point, 8:31
sunset.

Daily Update – May 31, 2022

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Good morning! Happy Soon to Be Hot Tuesday.

As they say, Memorial Day Weekend is dead. Just history now. Time to dig through the shit known as the big final week and then onwards to summer. At least I’ll have an air conditioned office rather than working out of my hot truck this week and probably won’t get home until the heat breaks.

Partly cloudy and 69 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ Calm wind. The dew point is 63 degrees. The muggers have returned.

Out walking 🚶 at six thirty and I can already feel the humidity, although it’s not so hot out at this point. You can smell the freshly cut hay 🌾 from Memorial Day Weekend. I don’t know the chances of rain ☔ today but they can certainly get it bailed before the rain comes later in the week.

Yesterday I finally had some work to do 💻 so I guess staying home this weekend wasn’t quite as much of a waste as I was starting to think 🤔 with pretty nice weather. But I’m just waiting to get away and be off the phone grid for four days, laying in that truck intertube, floating down that lazy river.

Yesterday I won’t say was the busiest day 🍔 but I had a Memorial Day BBQ with the folks, did some cleaning and washed my clothes. 👕🩳👖 Continued to study R and Spatial Correlation. It’s a fascinating topic as I’m trying to learn how to do more and automate more with R and GIS. There is so much to don’t know or understand I’m trying to learn. I wish they had more books 📚 on this at the library but there is some decent information on the internet and studying the source code.