Interactive Maps


Why is the Urban Forestry Footprint Map important?   
The Urban Forestry Footprint Map enabled us to understand the extent of urban forestry in Canada and identify gaps in urban forestry activities. It provides us with a better understanding of the current state of urban forestry activities in Canada, which should facilitate further collaborative projects and research, and inspire more in-depth studies to fill gaps in information. Besides, the Urban Forestry Footprint Map is purposed to disseminate knowledge about the existing state of urban forestry and related activities across Canadian municipalities. It also serves as an information platform for urban forestry practitioners, city planners, communities, stewardship groups, researchers and individuals striving to asses and improve their existing programs or develop new ones.

How can I access the Interactive Forestry Footprint Map?
The Interactive Forestry Footprint Map can be accessed here.  

The Urban Forestry Footprint Map:
The Urban Forestry Footprint Map illustrates the extent and intensity of urban forest activities and stewardship across Canada. A set of seven categories were established to guide search, group gathered information and further develop indicators of the current state of urban forestry activities. These categories are: Urban Forestry Departments, Professionals,Plans and Management Programs, Policies, By- Laws, Inventories as well as Pest Disease and Control.
The Urban Forestry Footprint Map is combined with graphs to display information in a more meaningful and measurable way The Urban Forestry Footprint Map is combined with graphs to display information in a more meaningful and measurable way

Map Components:
The Dashboard has a number of components which allow the user to search for and display information regarding urban forestry category or activity within Canadian Municipalities. The images and table below show each component and its usage: 

Dashboard Components

Fig 1. The components of the Urban Forestry Dashboard

Dashboard Components

Fig 2. The components of the Urban Forestry Dashboard (sliding menu pinned)

Table 1. The Urban Forestry Dashboard Components and Descriptions

UF Dashboard Component Name Description
1. Dashboard Tabs These are interactive tabs for different pages within the dashboard. They each feature information for 7 different types of Urban Forestry Activities examined. 
2. Map Municipality Details Provides the Municipality Name, Province as well as the available Urban Forestry Activities occuring within the municipality.
3. Province Selector The Province Selector can be used to filter and display urban forestry activities according to selected provinces. Multiple provinces can be chosen from the list or searched for.
4. Municipality Selector The Municipality Selector can be used to filter and display urban forestry activities according to selected municipalities. Multiple municipalities can be chosen from the list or searched for. After a selection is made, the list can be reset. 
5. Map Displays the location of municipalities across Canada
6. Pie charts and Bar Graps Display information associated with the selection made
7.  Urban Forestry Selectors The Urban Forestry Selectors can be used to filter and display urban forestry activities according to their type (e.g. types of Forestry Departments). The user can filter the map to display the municipalities with presence or absence of different types of activities.  After a selection is made, the selector should be reset.  

The Dashboard has a series of tabs at the bottom (1. in the figure), one for each category of urban forestry activity investigated. Please see the table below for the name of the tab and a description of the information it conveys.

Table 2. UF Dashboard Tab Names and Descriptions:
UF Dashboard Tab Name Description
UF Departments Tab displays information representing Urban Forestry and Related Departments for Canadian Municipalities 
UF Professionals Tab displays information representing Urban Forestry and Related Departments for Canadian Municipalities 
UF Plans and Management Programs

Tab displays information representing Urban Forestry Plans and Management Programs for Canadian Municipalities
UF Policies

Tab displays information representing Urban Forestry Policies for Canadian Municipalities
UF By - Laws Tab displays information representing Urban Forestry By - Laws protecting trees in Canadian Municipalities
UF Inventories Tab displays information representing Urban Forestry Inventories  in Canadian Municipalities
UF Pest and Disease Control Tab displays information representing Urban Forestry Pest and Disease Control Activities  in Canadian Municipalities

How to Use the Urban Forestry Footprint Map:

To use the Urban Forestry Footprint Map; follow the steps below:  

1. Choose the type of urban forestry activitiy you wish to investigate, then select the corresponding dashboard tab (e.g. UF Professionals).  

2. Select the province(s), municipalities and urban forestry activity you are interested in from the selectors (e.g. If we are interested in the municipalities that have Certified Arborists in Alberta, the UF Professionals Dashboard Tab will be selected, then the AB from the Province Selector and finally the Certified Arborists Selector will be set to present. The map should then render the corresponding selection.  

3. Reset all the selectors before making another selection.


The maps feature a number of labels. For a description of the labels see the descriptions of the labels used in the urban forestry.

Disclaimer:

The maps and data available for access at this website are for research and illustrative purposes only. Any maps and associated data do not represent the full study result. The data collected is based on information from publicly available websites as of September 2017, and as a result may contain omissions. The user acknowledges all inherent limitations of the maps and data, including the fact that the maps and data are dynamic and in a constant state of maintenance, correction and revision. No liability is assumed for the accuracy of the data delineated on any map, either expressed or implied.