Case Study: City of Grand Junction advances urban forest planning with PlanIT Geo TreePlotter CANOPY

Accurate and Fast Tree Canopy Assessments That Fit Tight Budgets

The City of Grand Junction, a municipality with a tight operating budget, struggled to fund a traditional large-scale tree canopy analysis. This lack of data made it difficult for the City Forester to advocate for the urban forest's value and secure support for budget and code changes. They turned to PlanIT Geo and its TreePlotter CANOPY service to find an affordable solution.

PlanIT Geo's solution utilized an AI-driven, subscription-based canopy analysis service, which distributed the cost and made it financially manageable for the city. This provided Grand Junction with the critical data needed to educate city leadership, justify future changes to municipal code, and plan public outreach campaigns. While specific results are still developing, the data is now positioned to reframe conversations from feelings to facts and inform the city's comprehensive planning.

City of Grand Junction

Rob Davis

City of Grand Junction