GIS Mapping of Urban Trees and Parks

GIS helps map urban forests and the many trees found in cities. Urban forests 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 even working trees at industrial brownfield si...

Urban forests are valuable resources, and require care and management to ensure their health. The distribution of trees, their condition, and the scale and shape of urban forests can be mapped using GIS, or Geographical Information System, software.

Trees in urban areas may range from simple street trees to landscaped boulevards, greenways...