Observe Tab

TreeKeeper® Canopy’s Observe tab allows you to fully explore the results of a canopy study. Depending on the scope of the project and availability of GIS data layers, the application will report land cover percentages for many different sub geographies (such as parcels, neighborhoods, census tracts, parks, etc.) within the community or area of interest. This section will walk through the elements of the Observe tab and provide an example of how to use the tools.

Pick Your Layer

Using the drop down list in the Content Panel, select the Layer that you wish to view in the Map Frame.

Once you have selected the layer, you will see that layer drawn in the Map Frame. From here, you can use the mouse to click on any feature on the map.

Review Data Attributes

When clicking on a polygon, a pop up window will appear with data attributes. These are summaries provided by the land cover analysis. All layers will have similar information regarding size of polygon, tree and impervious cover estimates, change percentages, and other demographic and tree benefits information.

Utilize the Quick Filter

Select an option to filter the map data. In the example below, the Above City Average button was clicked to remove Census Tracts below or near the City average.

To remove the filtered selected, click the on the Vertical Toolbar and click the Reset button.

Change Your Basemap
In the Map Frame, click the to activate the basemap selection. Click on the basemap best suited for your needs.

Turn on Data Layers

Go to the Vertical Toolbar to review all the additional basemap layers in the application. Explore each layer by clicking it. Also, try adjusting the opacity to provide a different view of the data over the imagery basemap.