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Using GIS to Investigate Urban Forestry
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2023
Source: Laboratories of Margaret Workman and Kimberly Frye - Depaul University Urban forests broadly include urban parks, street trees, landscaped boulevards, public gardens, river and coastal promenades, greenways, river corridors, wetlands, nature preserves, natural areas, shelterbelts of trees, and working trees at industrial brownfield sites. The history of urban trees begins with trees as landscape embellishment. Today, urban trees are seen as essential components of city infrastructure...
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Design and Construction of an Urban Runoff Research Facility
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2014
This paper describes the design, construction, and function of a 1,000 m2 facility containing 24 individual 33.6 m2 field plots equipped for measuring total runoff volumes with time and collection of runoff subsamples at selected intervals for quantification of chemical constituents in the runoff water from simulated home lawns.
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GIS Software, Hardware, and Sources of GIS Data
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2025
A Geographic Information System (GIS) combines specialized software and hardware to effectively manage, analyze, and present spatial and related data. GIS software includes critical functionalities such as a user interface for easy navigation, database management tools for handling spatial and attribute data, and data retrieval features for efficient access. Analytical tools transform raw data into insights, while display functions produce maps and reports in various formats for effective...
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Levels of Use of a GIS
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2025
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) operate across three levels of application, each representing an increasing degree of complexity: data management, analysis, and prediction. These levels reflect the expanding functionality and versatility of GIS technology in handling spatial data for diverse purposes.Data ManagementAt its foundational level, GIS serves as a tool for data management, enabling the input, storage, retrieval, and organization of spatial data. This level is often employed in...
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Introduction to GIS
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2025
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are tools for storing, analyzing, and displaying spatial data alongside related attributes. Unlike traditional information systems that address general queries, GIS incorporates spatial components, enabling users to answer "where" and "how far." For example, GIS can process housing data linked to geographic locations like zip codes, allowing insights into population density or housing distribution through thematic maps.GIS integrates technologies such as...
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The main advantage comes from overlaying mapped layers within a common coordinate system. Land use, transportation, utilities, population, and environmental conditions can then be examined together rather than as isolated records. This arrangement helps planners identify spatial patterns, recognize where conditions intersect, and interpret how one location may be affected by several planning factors simultaneously.
A common coordinate system allows datasets describing different features to align geographically. Without that shared reference, land use, transportation, utility, population, and environmental layers could not be compared consistently in the same location. Alignment makes overlay analysis meaningful and supports clearer evaluation of spatial relationships, constraints, and development possibilities.
Scenario modeling allows planners to compare potential development arrangements against mapped constraints and conditions. By examining alternatives spatially, they can evaluate how proposed growth may relate to land use, transportation, utilities, population, and environmental factors. The comparison supports evidence-based choices about development patterns, infrastructure needs, service allocation, and resource use.
A practical workflow begins by capturing relevant location-based data, then storing and managing it within the GIS. Planners can organize the information into mapped layers, align it through a common coordinate system, overlay and analyze the datasets, and visualize the results. This progression turns separate records into spatial evidence for evaluating planning choices.
Urban Planning GIS can inform site selection, infrastructure design, zoning decisions, service allocation, and environmental assessment. It helps decision-makers examine mapped conditions, identify spatial constraints, and compare development scenarios before selecting an approach. In engineering contexts, the same analysis connects proposed infrastructure with utilities, transportation networks, land use, and environmental conditions.
For engineering work, GIS brings infrastructure-related layers into the same spatial framework as land use, transportation, utilities, population, and environmental conditions. This supports analysis of where infrastructure may be needed, how proposed designs relate to existing urban patterns, and which constraints or service considerations should be examined during planning and design.
GIS visualizations make spatial patterns and development alternatives easier to interpret and communicate. Communities can use these outputs to examine proposed growth, service allocation, environmental considerations, and resource use in relation to mapped locations. Clear visual comparisons support public communication and help stakeholders participate in discussions about resilience, infrastructure, and future urban development.