DCGI Resource
Resources & Data

Online mapping

Anacostia Watershed Database and Mapping Project
Extent: Anacostia watershed -- MD and DC
Web Address: www.restoreanacostia.gov
 
The Chesapeake Bay Program
Extent: Chesapeake Bay and its watershed
Description: An interactive mapping system for the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed allows users to view watershed profiles and an atlas for the Bay.
Web Address: www.chesapeakebay.net/maps.htm
 
Comprehensive Urban Ecosystem Studies (CUES) Program
Extent: Baltimore/Washington DC metro area
 
DC Atlas
Extent: DC
Description: Environmental layers include: parks, water bodies, wooded areas, wetlands and soils.
Web Address: www.dcgis.dc.gov
 
DC Guide
Extent: DC
Description: Provides access to a similar set of information to the DC atlas, along with a range business, government services and landmark information, with a streamlined web mapping interface.
Web Address: www.about.dc.gov
 
Maryland Environmental Resources and Land Information Network (MERLIN)
Extent: MD
Description: An online mapping system for natural resources developed and maintained by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Web Address: www.mdmerlin.net/
 
Maryland's Green Infrastructure Assessment (GreenPrint Program)
Extent: MD
Description: Provides access to a similar set of information to the DC atlas, along with a range business, government services and landmark information, with a streamlined web mapping interface.
Web Address: www.dnr.state.md.us/greenways/greenprint/
 
MD DNR Geospatial Data Center
Extent: MD
Web Address: www.dnr.state.md.us/gis/
 
NR-GIS Metadata and Data Store
Extent: USA
Web Address: http://science.nature.nps.gov/nrdata/
 
Washington DC Land Cover Change
Extent: DC
Description: Static (non-interactive) green infrastructure maps produced by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
Web Address: www.mwcog.org/environment/green/maps.asp
 
Washington DC Tree Map
Extent: DC
Description: An online mapping system with an emphasis on trees in public space in Washington DC, including the characteristics, value and benefits provided by individual trees.
Web Address: www.caseytrees.org/treemap/
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Stewardship

Anacostia Floodway Trees
Extent: MD -- Hyattsville/Riverdale Park
Description: Establishing 600 streambank trees, grown in a long row, along 3 miles of two Anacostia tributaries (NW Branch and NE Branch) which are currently devoid of trees due to being located inside a 1950’s-era Army Corps of Engineers “floodway” project. This project is located in the greater Hyattsville/Riverdale Park, MD area.
Purpose of project: Eventual canopy to shade the tributaries, which now bake in the summer sun, creating thermal pollution and loss of aquatic diversity; and aesthetic improvement for the surrounding communities.
Web Address: www.anacostiaws.org
Anacostia Watershed Forest Management Strategy
Extent: Anacostia Watershed
Web Address: www.anacostia.net
Baltimore-Washington Partners for Forest Stewardship (BWPFS)
Extent: MD
Kingman Marsh re-vegetation
Extent: DC – near Benning Rd/Anacostia River
Web Address: www.anacostiaws.org
Maryland Rural Legacy Program
Extent: MD
Web Address: www.dnr.state.md.us/rurallegacy/rlprogram/mapoptions.html
Maryland Strategic Forest Lands Assessment
Extent: DC
Web Address: www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/planning/sfla/index.htm
MD Comprehensive State Forest Assessment
Extent: MD -- Pilot focused on state forests
MD DNR Greenways and Water Trails Program
Extent: MD
Web Address: www.dnr.state.md.us/greenways/greenprint/orderform.html
MD Forest Legacy Program
Extent: MD
Web Address: www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/programapps/legacy2.html
USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area Forest Sustainability Criteria and Indicators
Extent: Northeastern US
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Urban Green Infrastructure

CapitalSpace
Extent: DC
Web Address: www.ncpc.gov
DC Metro Urban Ecology
Extent: DC
Web Address: www.fantasymaps.com/greenmap/
DC Public Space Study
Extent: DC
Growing a Greener Community
Extent: DC
Web Address: www.caseytrees.org
Guide to Green
Extent: DC
Maryland Strategic Urban Forest Assessment (SUFA)
Extent: MD -- Annapolis, Baltimore,Frederick , Hagerstown, LaPlata
Montgomery County's Green Infrastructure
The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Extent: Montgomery County, MD, agencies, and neighbors in the DC metro area
Website: www.mc-mncppc.org/green-infrastructure/index.shtm
NoMA Grand Sustainability Study
Extent: DC
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Existing Green Infrastructure Mapping Models

OASIS
Extent: New York City, NY
Description: An online mapping system for natural resources and open space information in New York City. Major mapping themes include: parks and recreation, property data, natural resources, wetlands, trees and community gardens. OASIS also provides open space statistics by various geographic units (e.g. block, neighborhood, zip code). In addition to its interactive content OASIS also provides access to selected static, ready-to-print maps.
Web Address: www.oasisnyc.net
Green Map NYC
Extent: New York City, NY
Web Address: www.greenapplemap.org
Seattle Green Map Project
Extent: Seattle, WA
Web Address: www.seattlegreenmap.net
Chicago Green Infrastructure
Extent: Chicago, IL
Description: Coordinated green infrastructure maps have been developed for the greater Chicago region. Static maps are available online by county.
Web Address: www.greenmapping.org/maps/
The Green Map System
Extent: World
Description: The Green Map System (GMS) is a locally adaptable, globally shared framework for environmental mapmaking. It invites design teams of all ages and backgrounds to illuminate the connections between natural and human environments by mapping their local urban or rural community.
Web Address: www.greenmap.com/index.html
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Reports

"Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Green Infrastructure Mapping Assessment, Phase I: Identifying green infrastructure mapping activity and needs through key informant interviews"
Sponsored by the National Park Service, The Trust for Public Land, and Center for Neighborhood Technology
Link to Full Report

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Articles

"Green Map System: charting and promoting healthier communities worldwide."
 Orion Online - Stories from the Grassroots
Link to Article

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Other Resources

Last updated June 2008