Urban Farm DB
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Database research record2013·United States

Chicago Green Roofs

City of Chicago, Department of Planning and Development

City of Chicago, Department of Planning and Development

Urban Farm DB summary

The Chicago Department of Planning and Development publishes a dataset and map of the location, satellite imagery, and square footage of green roofs citywide, derived from high-resolution multispectral imagery acquired in September 2013. The analysis identified 509 vegetated roofs within city limits totaling 5,564,412 square feet of coverage.

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  • 509 count

    count vegetated roofs(green roofs)

    Design
    region
    Chicago
    year
    2013
    method
    multispectral imagery analysis
  • 5,564,412 sq_ft

    total area covered(green roofs)

    Design
    region
    Chicago
    year
    2013
    method
    multispectral imagery analysis

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