Urban Forest Patch Viewer
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The Urban Forest Patch interactive map displays forest patches, which are either smaller “groves” or larger “forested natural areas,” in New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, DC. The map viewer allows users to interact with the map and its feature layers and provides bookmarks that highlight each city and its forest patches.
Part of activities associated with agreement 18-JV-11242308-056.
Webinars
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Webinars
https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/products/multimedia/webinars/urban-forest-patch-viewer-conserving-forests-cities
External Publications
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Patch mapping methodology is described in Alonzo, M., Baker, M. E., Gao, Y., & Shandas, V. (2021). Spatial configuration and time of day impact the magnitude of urban tree canopy cooling. Environmental Research Letters, 16(8), 084028.
Last updated November 22, 2024