CalEPA Urban Heat Island Index
ShapefileKMZ
Urban–rural heat differential (degree-hour index).
Urban Heat
Remote sensing, canopy, and comfort modeling resources for heat exposure, shade planning, and surface/air temperature analysis.
Landsat / MODIS Surface Temperature
GeoTIFFNetCDF
Remote-sensed land surface temperature from USGS/NASA.
CALFIRE California Urban Tree Canopy (2022)
ShapefileGeoTIFF
Statewide canopy and land cover datasets for planning and analysis.
US Forestry Services Urban Forest Inventory Analysis (FIA)
CSVAPIDB
Tree structure, health, and species composition monitoring in urban areas.
TreePlotter / i-Tree Canopy
CSVWeb GISShapefile
User sampling and valuation of tree canopy for local projects.
California Urban Tree Canopy (ArcGIS)
RasterVector
High-resolution 2022 canopy data across urbanized California.
NOAA Mean Radiant Temperature / UTCI Models
CSVModel
Human-perceived temperature and outdoor comfort simulations.
Google 3D / City LiDAR (via OpenTopography)
LAS/LAZ3D Models
Shade modeling and mean radiant temperature analysis inputs.
Air & Dust
Near-real-time sensors, emissions inventories, and land-cover proxies for particulate/dust exposure and mitigation planning.
PurpleAir / AirNow
APICSV
Crowdsourced and official monitoring for PM and AQI.
CalEnviroScreen 4.0
ShapefileCSV
Pollution burden and population vulnerability composites.
CARB Emissions Inventory
CSVAPI
GHG and criteria pollutants by sector.
Landsat NDVI / Bare-Soil Index
GeoTIFF
Vegetation cover and exposed-soil proxies for dust.
Health
Public health indicators, heat-illness metrics, and EJ screening to connect environmental exposure to outcomes.
CDC PLACES Health Data
CSVAPI
Chronic disease, obesity, and physical-activity indicators.
CDPH Heat Illness (CalHHS)
CSVDashboard
ER visits and hospitalizations linked to extreme heat.
EPA EJScreen (archived mirror)
Shapefile
CSV
Web GIS
Environmental justice screening and mapping tool combining demographic and environmental burden indicators.
CalHHS Health Vulnerability Indicators
CSV
State health and social vulnerability metrics.
Water
Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI), hydrology, and flood risk for street retrofits and compliance.
EPA Green Infrastructure Modeling Toolkit
XMLCSV
Planning and design tools for GSI performance.
Caltrans BMP / GSI Tools (MRP 3.0)
ExcelCSV
Bay Area GSI and MRP 3.0 compliance toolkit.
FEMA NFHL Flood Hazard
ShapefileGeoJSON
National Flood Hazard Layer for risk screening.
NRCS SSURGO Soil Survey
ShapefileCSVAPI
Soil hydrology and infiltration suitability.
NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer
Web MapGeoJSON
Sea-level rise exposure and floodplain projections.
Biodiversity
Native species data and wildfire context for habitat-forward street design and buffers.
Calflora
ShapefileCSV
Native species and vegetation occurrences in California.
iNaturalist (GBIF feed)
CSVAPI
Citizen-science biodiversity observations.
CalFire Fire Hazard Severity Zones
Shapefile
Vegetation-based wildfire hazard zones.
Infrastructure
Assets and right-of-way datasets for materials, curb/ROW constraints, and existing BMP inventories.
Caltrans Pavement Condition Data (PMS)
CSVShapefile
Pavement materials and distress indicators for state highways.
Local ROW & Curb Inventory
Shapefile
ROW dimensions and curb data (availability varies by jurisdiction).
SCVURPPP BMP Inventory
ShapefileGeodatabase
Existing bioretention, swales, and infiltration BMPs (Bay Area).
Equity / Mobility
Access, vulnerability, and trip data to align investments with user needs and mobility gaps.
Healthy Places Index (HPI) 4.0
ShapefileCSVAPI
Social determinants of health and environmental vulnerability.
Tree Equity Score (American Forests)
ShapefileCSVAPI
Tree canopy vs. need and equity scoring for urban areas.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index (SVI)
CSVShapefile
Composite socioeconomic and demographic vulnerability index.
Caltrans Disadvantaged Communities Map
GIS
Transportation-disadvantaged areas by mode and access.
Census ACS Journey to Work
CSV
Mode share, commute time, and vehicle access indicators.
StreetLight Data
APICSV
Active transportation and origin-destination mobility analytics.
Integrated / Resilience
Multi-variable indices and flexible OSM extracts to combine exposure, vulnerability, and assets.
NOAA Heat Vulnerability Index (HVI)
CSVShapefile
Combines temperature, demographics, and health data.
EPA Climate Resilience Screening Index (CRSI)
CSVShapefile
Resilience capacity relative to environmental stressors.
OpenStreetMap (Overpass API)
OSMJSON
Extract features (trees, sidewalks, bike lanes) for usability mapping.
PlanetScope / Sentinel-2 Imagery
GeoTIFF
High-frequency reflectance and vegetation indices.