Overview
This dataset from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) was developed as part of the Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) Assessment for the 7-County CMAP Region and the 3 NW Indiana Counties of Lake, Porter, and LaPorte. The dataset represents a ‘top down’ mapping perspective in which tree canopy over hanging other features is assigned to the tree canopy class.
About
About the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is the region’s comprehensive planning organization. The agency and its partners developed and are now implementing ON TO 2050, a new long-range plan to help the seven counties and 284 communities of northeastern Illinois implement strategies that address transportation, housing, economic development, open space, the environment, and other quality-of-life issues.