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Commission reviews satellite-based tree-canopy assessment and options to track change over time
Summary
Commissioners heard about a satellite-sampling canopy assessment that estimates citywide tree and shrub cover and discussed repeating the exercise periodically to track canopy change.
A commissioner presented a satellite-sampling assessment of Delaware City’s tree and vegetation cover, and the Shade Tree Commission discussed using the method to track canopy changes over time.
The presenter described the methodology as sampling Google Earth or similar satellite imagery, overlaying the city boundary, and randomly sampling dots to determine land-cover types. The commission reviewed the results, which…
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