Open-source methods for spatiotemporal research
CubeDynamics
Source-qualified nouns → semantic verbs → inspectable answers. Make environmental analysis readable without hiding source identity, authored order, or evidence.
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Scientific inspectability
Rerunnable is not the same as inspectable.
A script can run twice and still hide the scientific question it asked. Thresholding before a mean and averaging before a threshold use the same operations, but they produce different scientific objects.
CubeDynamics treats a pipeline as an executable scientific statement. The expression stays short; semantic state and an ordered trace preserve what changed; source records and bounded QA expose the evidence beneath the abstraction.
Numerical work remains with xarray, Dask, and established geospatial libraries. The grammar does not choose a scientifically appropriate source or certify a decision. Read the scientific framing →
One question, one short pipe
from cubedynamics import data, pipe, verbs as v
cube = data.temperature(
source="prism", statistic="maximum",
bbox=[-105.55, 39.85, -105.05, 40.15],
start="2024-01-01", end="2024-01-30",
)
answer = (pipe(cube) | v.mean(dim="time", keep_dim=False)).unwrap()Observed daily maximum temperature → mean over the requested dates. Authored order is preserved, not rearranged. Live access requires a network; Learn uses a frozen real-data extract.
One readable expression, three inspectable layers
Keep the statement short. Keep the evidence close.
- 01Statement
A source-qualified noun enters a pipe. Configured verbs and their parameters say what happens, in the order the researcher authored.
- 02State and trace
The current object—observation, condition, event, relationship, or summary—and every completed stage remain available for inspection.
- 03Source and evidence
Native variables, units, queries, revisions, provenance, fixtures, and bounded QA stay reachable. A common noun never implies that its sources are interchangeable.