"""Build static geography features for the 210 challenge cities. Inputs (raw/): cities_elev.csv (ID, Name, Lat, Lon, elevation_m) -- Open-Meteo elevation API (static DEM, no weather) coast50.geojson -- Natural Earth 50m coastline (public domain) Output: city_features.csv All inputs are static geography, so they are allowed by the challenge rules. The current axes are HAND-DRAWN APPROXIMATIONS (see below), not an official dataset. """ import json import numpy as np import pandas as pd R = 6371.0 def hav(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2): p1, p2 = np.radians(lat1), np.radians(lat2) a = np.sin((p2 - p1) / 2) ** 2 + np.cos(p1) * np.cos(p2) * np.sin(np.radians(lon2 - lon1) / 2) ** 2 return 2 * R * np.arcsin(np.sqrt(a)) def densify(pts, step_deg=0.05): out = [] for (x0, y0), (x1, y1) in zip(pts[:-1], pts[1:]): n = max(2, int(max(abs(x1 - x0), abs(y1 - y0)) / step_deg)) out += list(zip(np.linspace(x0, x1, n), np.linspace(y0, y1, n))) return np.array(out) # columns: lon, lat # Approximate axes, (lon, lat). Gulf Stream: Florida Straits -> Hatteras -> off New England. GULF_STREAM = [(-80.0, 25.0), (-79.9, 27.0), (-79.5, 29.0), (-78.5, 31.0), (-76.5, 33.5), (-75.3, 35.2), (-72.0, 37.5), (-69.0, 39.5), (-65.0, 40.8)] # California Current: cool southward flow ~100-300 km offshore, Washington -> Baja. CALIFORNIA = [(-127.0, 48.0), (-127.0, 45.0), (-126.0, 42.0), (-125.0, 39.0), (-123.5, 36.5), (-121.5, 34.0), (-119.5, 32.0), (-117.5, 30.0)] # Labrador Current (cold, southward) approximate shelf-edge path, useful for New England / Mid-Atlantic. LABRADOR = [(-55.0, 50.0), (-52.0, 46.0), (-56.0, 43.0), (-62.0, 41.5), (-68.0, 40.0), (-72.0, 38.5)] def min_dist(lat, lon, line): return float(hav(lat, lon, line[:, 1], line[:, 0]).min()) def main(): cities = pd.read_csv("raw/cities_elev.csv") gj = json.load(open("raw/coast50.geojson")) segs = [] for f in gj["features"]: g = f["geometry"] lines = [g["coordinates"]] if g["type"] == "LineString" else g["coordinates"] for ln in lines: a = np.array(ln) if len(a) > 1 and a[:, 0].max() > -140 and a[:, 0].min() < -50 and a[:, 1].max() > 10 and a[:, 1].min() < 60: segs.append(densify([tuple(p) for p in a])) coast = np.vstack(segs) coast = coast[(coast[:, 0] > -140) & (coast[:, 0] < -50) & (coast[:, 1] > 10) & (coast[:, 1] < 60)] gs, ca, lb = densify(GULF_STREAM), densify(CALIFORNIA), densify(LABRADOR) rows = [] for _, c in cities.iterrows(): d_gs = min_dist(c.Lat, c.Lon, gs) d_ca = min_dist(c.Lat, c.Lon, ca) d_lb = min_dist(c.Lat, c.Lon, lb) rows.append(dict( ID=c.ID, Name=c.Name, Lat=c.Lat, Lon=c.Lon, elevation_m=max(c.elevation_m, 0), dist_coast_km=min_dist(c.Lat, c.Lon, coast), dist_gulf_stream_km=d_gs, dist_california_current_km=d_ca, dist_labrador_km=d_lb, )) f = pd.DataFrame(rows) # Smooth 0-1 "ocean influence" weights (exponential decay, e-folding 150 km coast / 300 km currents). f["w_coast"] = np.exp(-f.dist_coast_km / 150) f["w_gulf_stream"] = np.exp(-f.dist_gulf_stream_km / 300) * (f.Lon > -90) # Atlantic side only f["w_calif_current"] = np.exp(-f.dist_california_current_km / 300) * (f.Lon < -110) # Pacific side only f.to_csv("city_features.csv", index=False) print(f.describe().T[["min", "50%", "max"]]) print(f.sort_values("dist_coast_km").head(3)[["Name", "dist_coast_km"]]) print(f.sort_values("dist_coast_km").tail(3)[["Name", "dist_coast_km"]]) if __name__ == "__main__": main()