Abstract

Trees, Benches, and Asphalt: Mapping the Urban Park Environment
Track: Parks and Natural Reserves
Author(s): Jaime Alvarez, Scott Jeffrey

Students and faculty from the Geospatial Applications Program at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), along with staff and volunteers from the Friends of Patterson Park (FPP), have developed a tree and infrastructure inventory of historic Patterson Park in east Baltimore. CCBC and FPP have teamed up to put GPS and GIS technology to work in this urban microcosm. Through these efforts, FPP will be able to better visualize, manage, and maintain park features such as trees, benches, utilities, and structures. The complete inventory will allow FPP, the liaison group between Baltimore City and the community around the park, to keep the City better informed of the conditions of trees, maintenance needs, and risk potential throughout the park. This successful project will likely serve as a model for management of other parks in Baltimore City.

Jaime Alvarez
Community College of Baltimore County
7201 Rossville Boulevard
Baltimore , Maryland 21237-3899
United States
Phone: 410-780-6315
E-mail: jalvarez@ccbcmd.edu

Scott Jeffrey
Community College of Baltimore County
800 South Rolling Road
Baltimore , Maryland 21228
United States
Phone: 410-455-6936
E-mail: sjeffrey@ccbcmd.edu