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San Francisco Chronicle
Oakland Trees: Where They Are, Where They're Lacking
Chronicle analysis of Oakland's urban tree canopy using EarthDefine data, examining where trees are concentrated and which neighborhoods lack adequate cover.
The New York Times
Where Should You Live? (Quiz Methodology)
Methodology behind the NYT's interactive 'Where Should You Live?' quiz. Cites EarthDefine tree canopy data as one of 35 criteria used to score and rank U.S. cities and towns.
The New York Times
Since When Have Trees Existed Only for Rich Americans?
A beautifully illustrated opinion piece using EarthDefine's tree canopy data. Shows disparities across the U.S.: wealthier, whiter neighborhoods have far more tree canopy than low…
Geospatial World
PlanIT Geo and EarthDefine Partnership: AI-Driven Canopy Analysis Creates On-Demand Data
PlanIT Geo and EarthDefine announce a partnership combining TreePlotter CANOPY software with EarthDefine's nationwide high-resolution tree canopy data into a Canopy as a Service o…
Geo Week News
How EarthDefine Uses LiDAR, Aerial Imaging and AI to Expand Their Building Footprint Database
In-depth feature on how EarthDefine uses LiDAR, AI, and 60cm aerial imagery to build and update its 156M+ building footprint database, refreshed twice yearly across the continenta…
San Francisco Chronicle
Do San Francisco's Trees Depend on the Wealth of Its Residents?
Chronicle investigation into San Francisco's 669,000 trees using EarthDefine canopy data. Finds tree cover closely tracks neighborhood wealth, with affluent areas far greener than…
PR Newswire
US Tree Map: EarthDefine Creates the Most Detailed Map of America's Trees
EarthDefine announces its US Tree Map: 550M+ acres of tree cover mapped at 900x the resolution of prior national datasets, using AI to process 120TB of aerial imagery.
PR Newswire
EarthDefine Maps High Resolution Tree Cover for New Jersey and Virginia
EarthDefine maps New Jersey and Virginia trees at 1m resolution, finding NJ has 54.9% tree canopy, significantly higher than prior estimates. Extends EarthDefine's growing state c…
PR Newswire
EarthDefine Maps High Resolution Tree Cover for Ohio and Pennsylvania
EarthDefine releases comprehensive 1m-resolution tree canopy datasets for Ohio and Pennsylvania, using terabytes of infrared imagery and LiDAR to map all trees and canopy heights …
PR Newswire
EarthDefine Releases High Resolution Tree Map for Minnesota
EarthDefine maps Minnesota's trees at 1m resolution with 98% accuracy, 30x sharper than existing state datasets, and publishes an interactive per-capita tree cover map for all MN …
PR Newswire
EarthDefine Releases High Resolution Tree Map for California
EarthDefine releases a statewide 1m-resolution tree canopy dataset for California, built on color infrared imagery and LiDAR, supporting urban forestry and wildfire risk applicati…
Geospatial World
EarthDefine Maps Tree Cover for Ohio and Pennsylvania
Geospatial World covers EarthDefine's Ohio and Pennsylvania tree canopy datasets, highlighting the 1m resolution and 95%+ accuracy that bridges gaps in national land cover databas…
USDA Forest Service Region 5
California's Urban Tree Canopy
USDA Forest Service Region 5 resource page on California's urban tree canopy, featuring EarthDefine data to support state and local forestry planning efforts.
