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GIS-Based Environmental Resources Inventory
for Upper Dublin Township

Overview: The Center for Sustainable Communities has developed a GIS based environmental resources inventory of Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County, PA. The inventory primarily included elevation data and natural and built environment data. The final output of the study included a series of GIS data, metadata, a technical report, and a series of GIS maps to be published in township's web site.

Here is a partial list of the GIS-based data inventory:
• Contours
• Digital elevation model
• Digital ortho-photos
• Floodplains
• Fractional vegetative coverage
• Geology
• Historic sites
• Hydric soils
• Landuse
• Parks and open spaces
• Pervious surfaces
• Ponds
• Riparian buffers
• Steep slopes
• Stormwater basins
• Streams
• Tree canopy coverage
• Watershed boundaries
• Wellhead protection areas
• Wetlands

 

On-Going Research

Development of Act 167 Plan for the Pennypack Creek Watershed

Temple –Villanova Sustainable Stormwater Initiative

Philadelphia Metro Area Hunger Relief and Community Food Access

Transforming Land Use Regulations to Create Livable Communities that Support Physical Activity in Everyday Life

3-D GIS Visualization of Fort Washington Office Park Improvement Study 

Pennsylvania Green Growth Partnership

Delaware Valley Smart Growth Alliance

Completed Research

Montgomery Township Sustainability Audit

Fort Washington Area Flooding and Transportation Improvement Study

School District Initiative to Promote Sustainable Stormwater Management in Southeastern Pennsylvania

GIS-Based Environmental Resources Inventory for Upper Dublin Township

Sandy Run Watershed Floodplain Mapping Study

Pennypack Creek Watershed Study
 
EPA ReVA Project for Small Watersheds

Milford Township for Growth Management Plan

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Environmental Education Grant

"Pointing Pennsylvania Toward a Sustainable Future"

Market Analysis for the Prince Gallitzin State Park


















 

   
 


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