Tree City

Walk through Philadelphia and learn about Philadelphia's street trees.

Try the TreeCity demo in your browser or browse the source code on GitHub.

About

This WebGL demo was made in Unity and uses Mapbox's Unity SDK. Before this demo, I had only read or heard about GIS and didn't understand it at a deeper level other than "it's about mapping." After Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, I started to learn more about how storm-based flooding becomes more prevalent with the mass removal of trees in urban areas. Out of curiosity I looked at street tree maps where I live, in Philadelphia, PA, to gauge how well gathered our data is.

Controls

• Arrow keys or W,A,S,D keys: Walk
• Left Mouse Button: View tree information on selection
• Esc key: Quit demo
• C key: Show controls

Instructions

At the center of the screen is your aiming reticle. Walk around the city to see trees. Click on a tree to learn what kind of tree is planted there.