#Canopy IMPORTANT This app needs an update in order to function. See the note here.

Check it out here.

An exploratory tool for New York City street trees. Built with CartoDB, Backbone , Bootstrap, H5BP,

NYC Parks & DataKind, September 2012

Check the humans.txt for credits. Thanks! ##Data repos

• https://github.com/alaiacano/ParksDataDive2012
• https://github.com/abelsonlive/ParksDataDive2012

##TODO

• heading for street view link
• zoom in for community/boro
• street address approximation
• clean up modal
• small screen fixes
• slider for circle size
• range slider for tree height
• zoom to neighborhood
• leaderboard and histogram (d3)
• touch-friendly modals
• tooltips
• dynamic color legend for species, values (via backbone)
• cross filter numbers / species for other current filters
• histogram for species distribution by neighborhood, guidelines for achieving benchmarks
• Filter by viewable area
• Filter by radius from geolocation
• Overlay for areas in need of trees, areas ready for planting, intersection
• Time series view https://github.com/CartoDB/torque
• Removal intensities
• request tool with reporting
• more info about trees (origin etc.)
• cultivar level info

Species characteristics to be explored

• hardiness
• spring blooms
• fall color
• mature size
• growth rate
• growth habit

Priority areas for planting

• increasing human population
• low tree diversity
• low tree count

Planting site factors

• higher sidewalk width
• less overhead lines
• more long green strips
• more existing trees in immediate area (as indicator of health)