Cooling takes more energy than heating. In some estimates (from Dr. Tim Fox Birmingham Uni 2018 Clean Cold Report*) the world is using 50% of its energy for cooling. Also seeing in reports like the EU Helix ** project that a warming world will need more cooling for human activities can we combine knowledge of where sources of heat that needs cooling are close to places that need warming. Earth Observation data is one element, but we need to crowd source information on the ground too. With these elements and some insight into what could be done perhaps we can make a difference.

History may help, or solutions that we can see in the creation around us (Biomimicry). We would want to include solutions ancient people had and can see inspiration from the animal world could help. We hope giving waste heat away will help industry and others. Perhaps selling cooling as a service or industrial and commercial waste heat could be a product it can donate to others who need it.

NASA Landsat8 TIRS data is the main part of this.

We used ESRI ArcGIS to create a mapping app which draws in the Landsat date help by AWS.

https://uoe.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/inde...

in our prototype we also used Qualtrics survey technology to collect data from people

https://exetercles.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cI...

We are looking for areas where heating and cooling are substandard and could be replaced by a better - and more efficient method.

In this short time we can not solve this issue, but the project suggests that from the point of view of the data something might be possible. We can see that using AI techniques as used in GIS and Astrophysics to find candiates of hot buildings in cold places or vice versa will be a starting point. We also think examining ancient towns where cooling was achived passively or animal homes might give insights to help 21st century citizens.

* https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/college-eps/energy/Publications/2018-clean-cold-report.pdf

** https://helixclimate.eu/