The information in this complimentary recorded presentation will show how you can estimate and evaluate your city's urban tree canopy with a cost-effective GIS inventory.  Through the use of remotely sensed data, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) not only provide a visual representation of how much you have and where, they can also quantify the environmental benefits provided by urban trees. 




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Imagery: Find out about the digital, color-infrared aerial photography or satellite imagery used for Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) analysis

Land Cover Classification:  Learn how images are classified to produce land-cover GIS data including trees, impervious surfaces, and more

Possible Vs. Potential: When merged with land use information, see how GIS data can be used to identify available tree planting space and possible canopy cover

Environmental Benefits: Discover how the data can be used to model urban heat island effect, shade over pavement, precipitation flows and infiltration, carbon storage and sequestration, and much more

Cost-efficiency: See why this data serves as a benchmark for future program evaluation, identification of risks and successes and even analysis of return on investment