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Open‑space subcommittee lays groundwork for 'greenprint,' seeks GIS datasets and drainage mapping
Summary
A Davis Open Space subcommittee, led by Michelle, is inventorying consultant maps and public GIS layers (drainage channels, land cover, crop types) to create a multi‑layer 'greenprint' to inform the general plan update; commissioners emphasized merging drainage basins and considering daylighting for connectivity.
The Davis Open Space Commission’s subcommittee reported progress collecting GIS datasets and consultant maps to create a composite ‘greenprint’ of open‑space priority areas to inform the pending general plan update.
Michelle, the subcommittee lead, said the group has begun identifying the most relevant datasets — drainage channels, detention basins, land cover, crop‑type maps from the Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) layers and USDA soil data — and will…
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