Case Study: Somerset Council tracks county-wide tree planting with Delib's Citizen Space Geospatial

Somerset Council tracks 240 hectares of tree planting a year with Delib

Somerset Council faced the challenge of tracking its ambitious county-wide tree planting strategy. With tree coverage below the national average, the council aimed to plant 240 hectares of new trees annually but had no reliable way to measure progress, as planting was carried out by numerous disparate groups and individuals. The vendor Delib provided its Citizen Space Geospatial service to address this.

Delib's solution was an interactive map that allowed residents and organizations to register their tree planting by dropping a pin on their location. This provided Somerset Council with a rich, county-wide picture of planting activity, enabling them to measure progress against their annual target, identify gaps in coverage, and celebrate community efforts. The map serves as a living record that will grow for the duration of the strategy.

Somerset Council