Hawaii Pacific GIS Conference 2012: Forestry and Tree Mapping - The Oahu Urban Tree Canopy Assessment: Methods and Uses
1. Sean MacFaden, Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne, Teresa Trueman-Madriaga*, and
Wai Lee*
University of Vermont, Smart Trees Pacific*
Pictometry International Corp
42. Comparison to National Datasets
Worldview-2 Satellite TC National Land
Imagery Land Cover Cover Dataset
100%
0%
TC Estimates 34% 24%
Derived from 2010 imagery Derived from 2001 satellite
(0.5m) and 2009 LiDAR imagery, 30m resolution
44. • 149,268 acres of land (excludes
water)
• 56,218 acres of Existing UTC
• 50,727 acres of Possible UTC that
is grass/shrub
• 20,890 acres of Possible UTC that
is impervious (includes AG, Bare Soil)
• 21,725 acres is not suitable for
tree canopy (buildings, roads)
53. Funding Provided by USDA Forest Service
University of Vermont, Smart Trees Pacific
Pictometry International Corp
54. http://letters-sal.blogspot.com
http://nrs.fed.us./urban/utc
http://smarttreespacific.org
Sean.MacFaden@uvm.edu
Jarlath.Oneil-Dunne@uvm.edu
ttm@hawaii.rr.com
wlee@smarttreespacific.org
University of Vermont, Smart Trees Pacific
Pictometry International Corp