KIB and The Department of Geography, IUPUI

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Addressing Social and
Environmental Needs through Community Tree Planting

A Collaborative Project of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc.
and The Department of Geography
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Tree Planting Site Selection Model

Modeling Results

Each of the binary layers for the variables describe above were added together in a GIS to produce the final site selection map. The values in the map range between 0 (no criteria met) to 9 (all criteria met). The final map is shown in the following image (Figure 1). Clicking on the image links to a higher resolution version of the map in PDF format.

Figure 1. Site Selection Model Results

Areas shown in warmer tones (orange and red) meet more of the site selection criteria. Click on the image to access a higher resolution version of the map with legend in PDF format.

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