Cool Spots Explorer

Dense residential areas with adequate tree canopy that stay measurably cooler. Click a hex to see street-level imagery.

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Cool spots: hex cells (300m) with mean canopy ≥20% within 60m, surface temperature below city 25th percentile, residential density ≥8 dw/ha. Temperature from Landsat 9 (30m). Canopy: Meta/WRI 1m (2020). Street imagery: Google Maps. Map: OpenStreetMap/CARTO. Unpublished analysis by Dr Thami Croeser, June 2026.