Urban Forest 2.0

Sheraz Sadiq Post on Sep 04, 2007 by
Topics: Engineering, Environment, Television

The urban forest is going digital. Thanks to volunteers with laptops and handheld devices, San Francisco is creating an online map of every street tree in the city, getting a leg up on keeping the urban landscape healthy and growing.

You may view the "Urban Forest 2.0" story online, as well as find additional links and resources.


Sheraz Sadiq is a Segment Producer and Associate Producer for QUEST on KQED Television.

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  • Bracey Tiede

    This idea is very cool. I can see this being used by parks, school districts, corporations – any organization that needs to keep track of trees or other large plants.

  • roxytico

    Has the tree-mapping site already launched, or is it still under maintenance? None of the links I've found seem to work. I suspect the tree outside my building is a lemon bottlebrush, but I don't know for sure. Can't wait till it's up and running.

  • KiltBear

    Apparently someone has created an iPhone app to query this database and tell you what tree you are in front of.

    http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sf-trees/id336678385