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Board members test city GIS and weigh using Arbor Day mapping for private trees
Summary
Volunteers reported they can access the city's cloud GIS and desktop client; the board will explore using Arbor Day Foundation mapping to export homeowner-planted trees into the city GIS to improve the canopy inventory and grant reporting.
Scott reported he has verified access to the city's cloud GIS environment and the desktop client that holds tree inventory files; he said he needs time to "dork around" with the environment to see what data and query capabilities it provides. The chair will connect Scott with Kristen at the Bay Foundation to explore how Arbor Day Foundation mapping, which can export tree placements, could feed private-tree data into the city GIS.
Scott said, "I can log in to it. I can access it. I just need time to...dork around with it," describing his access and the next steps to test data export and mapping. The board identified the inventory and mapping work as a priority to identify species, invasive trees and planting opportunities for grant applications and planning.
