https://frederikroeckle.com/blog/posts/tag/Geodata/Recent content in Geodata on Frederik RöckleHugoen-USCopyright © 2026, Frederik Röckle.Sun, 14 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://frederikroeckle.com/blog/posts/7-Eleven-Monte-Carlo/Sun, 14 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://frederikroeckle.com/blog/posts/7-Eleven-Monte-Carlo/<p><em>A Monte Carlo (MC) Simulation</em></p> <figure><img src="https://frederikroeckle.com/blog/posts/7-Eleven-Monte-Carlo/7-Eleven_image.jpg" alt="An 7-Eleven store in Bangkok"><figcaption> <p>A 7-Eleven store in Bangkok with a monk. Image from <a href="https://www.pexels.com/de-de/foto/impressionen-aus-bangkoks-chinatown-32543381">Felix Schickel</a></p> </figcaption> </figure> <blockquote> <p><strong>TLDR;</strong> I spent 100$ on Google API calls to obtain a list with all 7-Eleven stores in the touristic center of Bangkok. By further sampling 2e7 points and computing the distance to the respective closest 7-Eleven, the average minimum distance to a 7-Eleven in Bangkok is around 193.5m! Project is on <a href="https://github.com/Frederik-Roeckle/7ElevenMonteCarlo">github</a>.</p> </blockquote>