The City of Phoenix, through the Tree and Shade Master Plan, has a goal of increasing the tree and shade canopy by 25% by 2030. Using remote sensing software, eCognition, the Phoenix Water Department can forecast water demand by identifying water-intensive landscaping. The resulting GIS shapefile will illuminate the existing tree inventory. This will be compared to the ASU WalkShed model (which identifies high-pedestrian corridors) to prioritize tree-planting projects within the city. A visualization tool will be developed for use on Phoenix’s Open Data platform, ASU’s Heat and Air Quality Repository, and the Arizona Environmental Public Health Tracking network’s data portal.

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