ArcGIS Lab

Shade Equity: Determine Tree Planting Locations with Suitability Analysis

 
(19)
1 Hour,
35 Minutes
Free

Increased tree canopy coverage across a city provides many benefits. To promote access to green infrastructure, the City of Los Angeles wants to plant 90,000 trees in the areas that need them most, with a focus on social and environmental equity. In this ArcGIS lab, you will prepare data for a suitability analysis. You will then build a model that prioritizes the distribution of the trees across the census tracts of the city.


  • Prepare data for suitability analysis in ArcGIS Pro.
  • Use suitability analysis to determine optimal tree locations using ArcGIS Pro.

Completion of Getting Started with Spatial Analysis or equivalent knowledge.


To complete exercises, you need the following:

  • ArcGIS Pro 3.3 (Basic)
  • ArcGIS Spatial Analyst

ArcGIS Business Analyst Desktop (optional)