Vegetation & Habitat Operations Supervisor City of Olympia Olympia, Washington, United States
A recent canopy cover analysis included the location and height of approximately every tree in the City of Olympia. Using geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS, thousands of City owned trees were concurrently prioritized for tree risk assessment based on their proximity to targets (houses, roadways, etc.) relative to their heights.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participant will be able to perform a proximity analysis, using readily available geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS.
Upon completion, participants will be able to understand the basic methods involved in performing tree risk assessment.
