PSU's Digital City Testbed Center (DCTC) and ISS are partnering with researchers inside and outside Portland State University to track the health of urban trees using sensor technology. The sensors monitor everything from temperature and humidity to air quality at the ground and in the canopy to help track the health of urban trees in an effort to better preserve them and the communities they benefit.
The Smart Trees team includes researchers from PSU, Reed College, Washington State University-Vancouver, and The Nature Conservancy.
Read more about this project here.
Members of the team are also exploring the distribution of urban trees in underserved neighborhoods and the public health impacts of this inequity.
Contact Molly Baer Kramer about Smart Trees.
Some resources on Smart Trees: