Layer 2: Biophysical characteristics

2.1. Soil type and composition

Title Type Author(s) Year
Soil Survey - Cook County Shapefile AGRICULTURE and Service 2021
Soil Survey - DuPage County Shapefile 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 2020
Assessing Urban Forest Effects and Values Report NOWAK et al. 2009

2.3. Biodiversity

Title Type Author(s) Year
Ecosystem Evolution Webpage Grimm and Chicago
Assessing Urban Forest Effects and Values Report NOWAK et al. 2009
Chicago's Urban Forest Ecosystem: Results of the Chicago Urban Forest Climate Project Report McPherson et al. 1994

2.4. Bodies of water

Title Type Author(s) Year
Chicago River System Map Webpage Friends of THe Chicago River
Waterways in Chicago Shapefile 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
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

2.7. Mineral deposits

Title Type Author(s) Year
Cook County Mineral Deposit Dataset USGS science for a changing world
DuPage County Mineral Dataset Dataset USGS science for a changing world

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