Community suitability of Miyagi, Japan

Moderately suitable confidence B · live score 80
91
best land · p90
97%
good land
one block
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How each domain holds up

Legal & sovereignty 76
Governance, safety & tenure 83
Economy & cost 96
Society, freedom & health 96
Land & water 81
Climate, growing & hazards 94
Autonomy & access 72

Where it pushes back

Land cover & degradationAccessibilityLegal entity & land framework

Within Miyagi — 75 sub-regions

Estimated finer-grained reads from the same open data. Phase-1, not yet verified.

Kesennumasi
strongest Autonomy & access (99) · weakest Legal & sovereignty (76)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 85
Onodamati
strongest Economy & cost (96) · weakest Land & water (75)
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Kannarityoo
strongest Economy & cost (96) · weakest Legal & sovereignty (76)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 84
Karakuwatyoo
strongest Autonomy & access (98) · weakest Land & water (75)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 84
Kurikomamati
strongest Autonomy & access (98) · weakest Legal & sovereignty (76)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 84
Motoyosityoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 84
Seminetyoo
pushes back: Legal entity & land framework
Highly suitable 84
Sikamatyoo
pushes back: Legal entity & land framework
Highly suitable 84
Sitikasyukumati
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Tukidatetyoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 84
Utatutyoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 84
Itihasamatyoo
pushes back: Legal entity & land framework
Highly suitable 83
Miyazakityoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Sidugawatyoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 83
Siwahimetyoo
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Highly suitable 83
Uguisuzawatyoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 83
Hanayamamura
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Hasamatyoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 82
Isikosimati
pushes back: Coastal risk
Highly suitable 82
Iwadeyamamati
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 82
Minamikatamati
pushes back: Coastal risk
Highly suitable 82
Nakaniidamati
pushes back: Legal entity & land framework
Highly suitable 82
Takasimizumati
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 82
Tazirityoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 82
Toowatyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Toyomamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 82
Wakayanagityoo
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Highly suitable 82
Kitakamimati
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 81
Narukotyoo
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 81
Kawasakimati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 80
Nakadatyoo
pushes back: Coastal risk
Moderately suitable 80
Yoneyamatyoo
pushes back: Coastal risk
Moderately suitable 80
Hurukawasi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 79
Marumorimati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 79
Matuyamamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 79
Taiwatyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 79
Tuyamatyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 79
Zaoomati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 79
Siroisisi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Toyosatotyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Kogotatyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Osikatyoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Moderately suitable 77
Sendaisi_Aobaku
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Kasimadaimati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Oohiramura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Sanbongityoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Sendaisi_Daisiroku
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Wakuyatyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Oosatotyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 75
Kahokutyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 74
Ogatutyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 74
Monootyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 73
Yamamototyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 73
Nangootyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 72
Kakudasi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 71
Muratamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 71
Onagawatyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 70
Sendaisi_Izumiku
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 70
Kanantyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Matusimamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Narusetyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 67
Watarityoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 66
Isinomakisi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 65
Iwanumasi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 65
Ookawaramati
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 60
Sibatamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 60
Tomiyamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 60
Natorisi
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 58
Yamototyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 58
Rihutyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 55
Siogamasi
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 51
Sitigahamamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 51
Sendaisi_Miyaginoku
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 40
Sendaisi_Wakabayasiku
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 40
Tagazyoosi
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 40

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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