Trees – Chicago, Illinois – Single Tree Mapping with Cartographic Simplification

Simplied tree mapping of Chicago, Illinois.  Idealized crowns, also known as cartographic representation, simplify the tree mapping output. By removing extraneous detail and presenting a clean, easy-to-understand view of tree locations and densities, idealized crowns can help project planners and decision-makers communicate their plans more effectively to the public, supporting public projects such as greenspace equity, parks and sustainability. Idealized crowns also contain height information when extracted from 3d sources.