Urban Forestry

A surprise storm devastated Buffalo’s tree population.

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Trees are essential to the urban ecosystem. Cities manage their urban forests by spatially referencing their trees and using this information to select sites, monitor tree health, schedule trimming and treatment, and set policies for environmental development.

Peter Godfrey, Esri's urban forest expert, provides a perspective on Managing the Urban Forest [Flip Book].

Success Stories

These stories show how others in forestry gain benefits using GIS technology and spatial analysis:

• Urban Ecologist Uses GIS to Study Urban Forestry [PDF]
• Singapore Manages More Than One Million Trees
• Web-Based GIS Helps Buffalo, New York, Recover from Storm Tree Damage

See more case studies, demos, and literature.