Community suitability of Akita, Japan
Highly suitable confidence B · live score 83
85
best land · p90
98%
good land
—
one block
How each domain holds up
Legal & sovereignty 76
Governance, safety & tenure 83
Economy & cost 96
Society, freedom & health 96
Land & water 71
Climate, growing & hazards 94
Autonomy & access 93
Where it pushes back
Water availability & qualitySoil qualityLand cover & degradation
Within Akita — 69 sub-regions
Estimated finer-grained reads from the same open data. Phase-1, not yet verified.
Highly suitable 86
Highly suitable 86
Aikawamati
strongest Climate, growing & hazards (97) ·
weakest Land & water (75)
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Higasiyurimati
strongest Economy & cost (96) ·
weakest Land & water (67)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 85
Kakunodatemati
strongest Economy & cost (96) ·
weakest Land & water (70)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 85
Nisikimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 85
Ootamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 85
Rokugoomati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 85
Senhatamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 85
Hinaimati
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Hutatuimati
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Huzisatomati
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Kadunosi
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Minehamamura
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Nakasenmati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 84
Omonogawamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 84
Oodatesi
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Oomorimati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 84
Sannaimura
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Tyookaimati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 84
Ugomati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 84
Yasimamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 84
Yokotesi
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 84
Yurimati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 84
Animati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 83
Hatimorimati
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Hirakamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 83
Kamikoanimura
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Kosakamati
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 83
Masudamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 83
Moriyosimati
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Nangaimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 83
Nisimemati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 83
Oootimati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 83
Sennanmura
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Highly suitable 83
Taiyuumura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 83
Zyuumonzimati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 83
Higasinarusemura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Honzyoosi
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Inakawamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Kamiokamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Nikahomati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Nisisenbokumati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Oomagarisi
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Senbokumati
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Highly suitable 82
Tazawakomati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Kawabemati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 81
Kyoowamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 81
Nosirosi
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 81
Ogatimati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 81
Yamamotomati
pushes back: Soil quality
Moderately suitable 81
Yuzawasi
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 81
Kisakatamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 80
Kotookamati
pushes back: Soil quality
Moderately suitable 80
Minasemura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 80
Ogasi
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 80
Gozyoomemati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 79
Konooramati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 79
Wakamimati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 79
Hatiryuumati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 78
Iwakimati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Oogatamura
pushes back: Coastal risk
Moderately suitable 77
Yuuwamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Ikawamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 73
Hatiroogatamati
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Moderately suitable 71
Akitasi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Syoowamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Iitagawamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 68
Tennoomati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 68
Reading the land, criterion by criterion
Each signal names the open dataset behind it and how measured it is.
Legal entity & land frameworkcountry B OECD FDI RRI + manual
Education & schooling freedomcountry B HSLDA + UNESCO UIS
Seed & agricultural autonomycountry C UPOV membership proxy
Governance & corruptioncountry A World Bank WGI + Transparency CPI
Land tenure securitycountry A IPRI (de jure) + Prindex (de facto)
Business & economic viabilitycountry A World Bank B-READY, Heritage, Fraser
Cost of living, labour & landcountry A World Bank PPP, ILOSTAT
Monetary & capital sovereigntycountry A IMF/World Bank, Chinn-Ito
Personal freedomcountry A Cato/Fraser Human Freedom Index
Healthcare qualitycountry B WHO GHO
Disease / vector burden A Malaria Atlas + dengue Index P
Soil quality A SoilGrids (ISRIC)
Water availability & quality A WRI Aqueduct + AQUASTAT
Terrain & buildability A SRTM / NASADEM
Land cover & degradation A ESA WorldCover + Global Forest Watch
Biodiversity & alignment B Biodiversity Intactness Index
Climate & natural hazards A ThinkHazard + NASA FIRMS + USGS
Growing conditions A CHELSA / FAO GAEZ
Food & forage diversity B FAO GAEZ crop suitability + GLW
Coastal risk B Climate Central CoastalDEM
Energy potential A Global Solar Atlas + Global Wind Atlas
Natural building materials B SoilGrids clay + forest + geology
Environmental quality A SEDAC PM2.5 + VIIRS night-lights
Connectivity A Ookla + ITU (+ Starlink)
Accessibility A Malaria Atlas friction surface
Remoteness / surroundings A GPWv4 population density
Contamination legacy C Maus mining polygons + WRI power plants
Phase-1 desk screening
These are desk numbers from open data. Soil tests, water rights and the welcome of actual neighbours all wait for a visit — we'd rather say so than pretend.
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