To recap a little bit, I received access to LiDAR and NAIP datasets for both 2010 and 2015 of the Milwaukee municipal area. The ball was very much in my court to unpack, digest, and analyze the usefulness of LiDAR, the only question was how?
Continue reading A NEW APPROACH TO THE Wisconsin Urban Forest AssessmentIt’s been a little over a month since the start of this project, and now’s a good time more than any to touch base and see if I’m still on course for this project’s goal. In summary, my project is to implement LiDAR into the Wisconsin Urban Forest Assessment program and measure for changes in accuracy for urban forest assessments. This month has been extremely informative and progressive as I build my knowledge and research robust methods, but my angst builds as I look forward towards developing my deliverable and tool.
Continue reading urban tree assessment: one month reflectionThis summer I’ll be spending time mapping Wisconsin’s urban forests with a few new techniques, aimed to improve current assessments and hopefully be of use to the Wisconsin DNR’s Forestry Department as well as myself. What is an urban forest? Well it’s certainly not defined by the number of trees, but rather the number of people that surround them in specific municipalities. I have to admit, upon discovering this project, I had to look that one up. All in all, this summer will be full of exploration, pioneering and innovation within this realm and I couldn’t be more eager to be a part of it.
Continue reading A map for the city trees
The Nelson Institute: Environmental Conservation Leadership Projects 