Layer 2: Biophysical characteristics
2.1. Soil type and composition
| Title | Type | Author(s) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soil Survey - Cook County | Shapefile | AGRICULTURE and Service U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; Natural Resource Conservation Service | 2021 |
| Soil Survey - DuPage County | Shapefile | United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service | 2021 |
2.2. Trees
| Title | Type | Author(s) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Chicago Region Tree Census Report | Report | THE MORTON ARBORETUM THE MORTON ARBORETUM | 2020 |
| Assessing Urban Forest Effects and Values | Report | NOWAK et al. DAVID J. NOWAK; ROBERT E. HOEHN III; DANIEL E. CRANE; JACK C. STEVENS; NY. CHERIE LEBLANC FISHER | 2009 |
2.3. Biodiversity
| Title | Type | Author(s) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecosystem Evolution | Webpage | Grimm and Chicago Eric C. Grimm; Encyclopedia of Chicago | |
| Assessing Urban Forest Effects and Values | Report | NOWAK et al. DAVID J. NOWAK; ROBERT E. HOEHN III; DANIEL E. CRANE; JACK C. STEVENS; NY. CHERIE LEBLANC FISHER | 2009 |
| Chicago's Urban Forest Ecosystem: Results of the Chicago Urban Forest Climate Project | Report | McPherson et al. E. Gregory McPherson; David J. Nowak; Rowan A. Rowntree | 1994 |
2.4. Bodies of water
| Title | Type | Author(s) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago River System Map | Webpage | Friends of THe Chicago River Friends of THe Chicago River | |
| Waterways in Chicago | Shapefile | City of Chicago City of Chicago | 2020 |
2.5. Average temperatures
| Title | Type | Author(s) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Climate Data | Dataset | NOAA National Centres For Environmental Information - National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration NOAA National Centres For Environmental Information - National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration | |
| Chicago, IL Temperature Records | Webpage |
2.6. Rainfall
| Title | Type | Author(s) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Climate Data | Dataset | NOAA National Centres For Environmental Information - National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration NOAA National Centres For Environmental Information - National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
2.7. Mineral deposits
| Title | Type | Author(s) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County Mineral Deposit | Dataset | USGS science for a changing world USGS science for a changing world | |
| DuPage County Mineral Dataset | Dataset | USGS science for a changing world USGS science for a changing world |