Greenness of Calgary Communities (Summer 2024)

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Ranking Calgary’s greenest communities: the analysis based on Sentinel-2 satellites data. Calgary’s five greenest residential communities are Shaganappi, Queens Park Village, Winston Heights/Mountview, Windsor Park, and Woodlands. Unsurprisingly, Downtown Commercial Core, Beltline, Manchester, Downtown West End, and Lower Mount Royal are the three least green communities.

Urban greenery plays a crucial role in sustainable development and enhances the quality of urban life. To identify Calgary’s greenest communities, I conducted a study using Sentinel-2 satellite data from the summer of 2024. I calculated the NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) and ranked the communities based on their “greenness.”

NDVI is a reliable indicator that evaluates the density and health of vegetation based on surface reflectance in the near-infrared and red visible spectra. The NDVI index measures the amount of chlorophyll per unit area.

However, it is important to note that NDVI only measures the upper part of the vegetation canopy. It does not account for the total volume of the plants. As a result, well-maintained lawns often have a higher NDVI than dense forest thickets. This is precisely what we can observe in the presented study. To distinguish “flat” vegetation from “voluminous” vegetation, it is necessary to combine NDVI with other methods, such as radar imaging or LiDAR scanning.

The analysis process included the following steps:
1) Data Collection: Sentinel-2 satellites images were processed to calculate NDVI for the summer of 2024;
2) Data Processing: The NDVI values were averaged for each district to determine their overall “greenness”;
3) Comparison: Districts were ranked from the greenest to the least green.

The analysis revealed that five residential Calgary’s greenest communities are:
1) Shaganappi: average NDVI is 0.28. The high greenness level is primarily due to the well-maintained golf court occupying a large area;
2) Queens Park Village: NDVI is 0.26. The high greenness level is primarily due to the cemetery;
3) Winston Heights/Mountview: average NDVI is 0.26. The high greenness level is primarily due to the well-maintained golf court occupying a large area;
4) Windsor Park: The average NDVI is 0.26. It’s the same situation. The high greenness level is primarily due to the well-maintained golf court occupying a large area;
5) Woodlands: The average NDVI is 0.26. The high greenness level is primarily due to the well-maintained golf court occupying a large area.

The table below presents an overall summary of Calgary’s residential communities’ “greenness.” It includes communities classified as ESTABLISHED and COMPLETE in the city’s database. The tables are interactive—you can enter community names for a quick search and sort them alphabetically or by NDVI values.

NameClassSRGNDVI
SHAGANAPPIResidentialESTABLISHED0,28
QUEENS PARK VILLAGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,26
WINSTON HEIGHTS/MOUNTVIEWResidentialESTABLISHED0,26
WINDSOR PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,26
WOODLANDSResidentialESTABLISHED0,26
ROXBOROResidentialESTABLISHED0,25
WILDWOODResidentialESTABLISHED0,25
DISCOVERY RIDGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,25
COUNTRY HILLSResidentialESTABLISHED0,25
VALLEY RIDGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,25
RIDEAU PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,24
MAPLE RIDGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,24
COLLINGWOODResidentialESTABLISHED0,23
CHAPARRALResidentialCOMPLETE0,23
UPPER MOUNT ROYALResidentialESTABLISHED0,23
PATTERSONResidentialESTABLISHED0,23
ELBOW PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,22
HAMPTONSResidentialESTABLISHED0,22
SPRUCE CLIFFResidentialESTABLISHED0,22
COUGAR RIDGEResidentialCOMPLETE0,22
SCARBOROResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
DIAMOND COVEResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
PARKLANDResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
CHARLESWOODResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
HIDDEN VALLEYResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
VARSITYResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
INGLEWOODResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
EDGEMONTResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
TUSCANYResidentialCOMPLETE0,21
WILLOW PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
ROSEDALEResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
BEL-AIREResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
SOUTHVIEWResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
DEER RUNResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
RENFREWResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
OAKRIDGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
PUMP HILLResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
HIGHWOODResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
STRATHCONA PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
BRITANNIAResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
SILVER SPRINGSResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
GLENDALEResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
MAYFAIRResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
PARKHILLResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
OGDENResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
HIGHLAND PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
BONAVISTA DOWNSResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
THORNCLIFFEResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
CRANSTONResidentialCOMPLETE0,2
VISTA HEIGHTSResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
BOWNESSResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
CANYON MEADOWSResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
DEER RIDGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
ERLTONResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
MOUNT PLEASANTResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
QUEENSLANDResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
ALTADOREResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
ROCKY RIDGEResidentialCOMPLETE0,19
PANORAMA HILLSResidentialCOMPLETE0,19
DOUGLASDALE/GLENResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
WOODBINEResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
BRIDLEWOODResidentialCOMPLETE0,19
CHRISTIE PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
ABBEYDALEResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
RED CARPETResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
CEDARBRAEResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
ELBOYAResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
CAMBRIAN HEIGHTSResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
MCKENZIE LAKEResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
SOMERSETResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
BRAESIDEResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
DOVERResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
LAKEVIEWResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
MACEWAN GLENResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
ROYAL OAKResidentialCOMPLETE0,19
MONTEREY PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
SCENIC ACRESResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
CHINOOK PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
COACH HILLResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
CORAL SPRINGSResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
SCARBORO/ SUNALTA WESTResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
RANCHLANDSResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
BAYVIEWResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
NORTH HAVENResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
MIDNAPOREResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
DALHOUSIEResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
SUNDANCEResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
ROSEMONTResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
NORTH HAVEN UPPERResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTSResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
CAPITOL HILLResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
SANDSTONE VALLEYResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
PALLISERResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
HUNTINGTON HILLSResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
MAYLAND HEIGHTSResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
RUTLAND PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
HAWKWOODResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
ACADIAResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
FOREST HEIGHTSResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
NORTH GLENMORE PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
ST, ANDREWS HEIGHTSResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
FAIRVIEWResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
EAGLE RIDGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
APPLEWOOD PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
EVERGREENResidentialCOMPLETE0,17
PINERIDGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
MILLRISEResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
LAKE BONAVISTAResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
HOUNSFIELD HEIGHTS/BRIAR HILLResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
FALCONRIDGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
RIVERBENDResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
SIGNAL HILLResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
BEDDINGTON HEIGHTSResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
CITADELResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
GREENVIEWResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
CRESCENT HEIGHTSResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
WESTGATEResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARYResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
WHITEHORNResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
RAMSAYResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
KELVIN GROVEResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
RICHMONDResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
MARLBOROUGH PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
GLENBROOKResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
BRENTWOODResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
CASTLERIDGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
COVENTRY HILLSResidentialCOMPLETE0,17
SHAWNEE SLOPESResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
POINT MCKAYResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
FOREST LAWNResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
TEMPLEResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
PENBROOKE MEADOWSResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
HAYSBOROResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
GLAMORGANResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
HARVEST HILLSResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
MONTGOMERYResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
BANFF TRAILResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
GARRISON WOODSResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
KILLARNEY/GLENGARRYResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
SUNNYSIDEResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
EAU CLAIREResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
TUXEDO PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
RUNDLEResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
EVANSTONResidentialCOMPLETE0,16
SHAWNESSYResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
SOUTHWOODResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
ALBERT PARK/RADISSON HEIGHTSResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
CLIFF BUNGALOWResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
SHERWOODResidentialCOMPLETE0,16
ERIN WOODSResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
MCKENZIE TOWNEResidentialCOMPLETE0,16
PARKDALEResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
WEST HILLHURSTResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
UNIVERSITY DISTRICTResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
MARLBOROUGHResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
BRIDGELAND/RIVERSIDEResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
HILLHURSTResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
TARADALEResidentialCOMPLETE0,15
AUBURN BAYResidentialCOMPLETE0,15
BANKVIEWResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
KINGSLANDResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
LINCOLN PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
GARRISON GREENResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
MARTINDALEResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
ARBOUR LAKEResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
NEW BRIGHTONResidentialCOMPLETE0,15
SOUTH CALGARYResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
CURRIE BARRACKSResidentialESTABLISHED0,14
ROSSCARROCKResidentialESTABLISHED0,14
COUNTRY HILLS VILLAGEResidentialCOMPLETE0,13
SUNALTAResidentialESTABLISHED0,13
MEADOWLARK PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,12
CHINATOWNResidentialESTABLISHED0,12
MISSIONResidentialESTABLISHED0,12
DOWNTOWN EAST VILLAGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,11
LOWER MOUNT ROYALResidentialESTABLISHED0,1
DOWNTOWN WEST ENDResidentialESTABLISHED0,1
MANCHESTERResidentialESTABLISHED0,08
BELTLINEResidentialESTABLISHED0,07
DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL COREResidentialESTABLISHED0,04

Below are the overall map of average “greenness” for Calgary’s communities and the NDVI index map.

If you are interested in the greening indicators for all Calgary communities, refer to the comprehensive table below.

NameClassSRGNDVI
01BResidual Sub AreaN/A0,17
01CResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,21
01FResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,35
01HResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,26
01KResidual Sub AreaN/A0,22
02BResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,15
02CResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,19
02EResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,18
02FResidual Sub AreaN/A0,21
02KResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,31
02LResidual Sub AreaN/A0,38
03WResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,36
05DResidual Sub AreaN/A0,21
05EResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,25
05FResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,24
05GResidual Sub AreaN/A0,26
06AResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,22
06BResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,3
06CResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,22
09DResidual Sub AreaN/A0,13
09HResidual Sub AreaN/A0,21
09OResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,35
09PResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,33
09QResidual Sub AreaN/A0,24
10DResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,29
10EResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,2
11BResidual Sub AreaN/A0,2
12AResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,23
12BResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,23
12CResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,3
12JResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,32
12KResidual Sub AreaN/A0,2
12LResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,32
13AResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,41
13CResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,44
13EResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,45
13FResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,4
13GResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,4
13HResidual Sub AreaN/A0,26
13IResidual Sub AreaN/A0,22
13JResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,36
13MResidual Sub AreaFUTURE0,36
13NResidual Sub AreaN/A0,21
ABBEYDALEResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
ACADIAResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
ALBERT PARK/RADISSON HEIGHTSResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
ALPINE PARKResidentialDEVELOPING0,22
ALTADOREResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
ALYTH/BONNYBROOKIndustrialN/A0,07
AMBLERIDGEResidentialDEVELOPING0,31
APPLEWOOD PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
ARBOUR LAKEResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
ASPEN WOODSResidentialDEVELOPING0,19
AUBURN BAYResidentialCOMPLETE0,15
AURORA BUSINESS PARKIndustrialN/A0,26
BANFF TRAILResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
BANKVIEWResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
BAYVIEWResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
BEDDINGTON HEIGHTSResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
BEL-AIREResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
BELMONTResidentialDEVELOPING0,2
BELTLINEResidentialESTABLISHED0,07
BELVEDEREResidentialDEVELOPING0,24
BONAVISTA DOWNSResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
BOWNESSResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
BRAESIDEResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
BRENTWOODResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
BRIDGELAND/RIVERSIDEResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
BRIDLEWOODResidentialCOMPLETE0,19
BRITANNIAResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
BURNS INDUSTRIALIndustrialN/A0,16
CALGARY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTIndustrialN/A0,16
CAMBRIAN HEIGHTSResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
CANADA OLYMPIC PARKMajor ParkN/A0,22
CANYON MEADOWSResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
CAPITOL HILLResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
CARRINGTONResidentialDEVELOPING0,16
CASTLERIDGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
CEDARBRAEResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
CHAPARRALResidentialCOMPLETE0,23
CHARLESWOODResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
CHINATOWNResidentialESTABLISHED0,12
CHINOOK PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
CHRISTIE PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
CITADELResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
CITYSCAPEResidentialDEVELOPING0,14
CLIFF BUNGALOWResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
COACH HILLResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
COLLINGWOODResidentialESTABLISHED0,23
COPPERFIELDResidentialDEVELOPING0,18
CORAL SPRINGSResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
CORNERSTONEResidentialDEVELOPING0,18
COUGAR RIDGEResidentialCOMPLETE0,22
COUNTRY HILLSResidentialESTABLISHED0,25
COUNTRY HILLS VILLAGEResidentialCOMPLETE0,13
COVENTRY HILLSResidentialCOMPLETE0,17
CRANSTONResidentialCOMPLETE0,2
CRESCENT HEIGHTSResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
CRESTMONTResidentialDEVELOPING0,25
CURRIE BARRACKSResidentialESTABLISHED0,14
DALHOUSIEResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
DEER RIDGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
DEER RUNResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
DEERFOOT BUSINESS CENTREIndustrialN/A0,11
DIAMOND COVEResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
DISCOVERY RIDGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,25
DOUGLASDALE/GLENResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
DOVERResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL COREResidentialESTABLISHED0,04
DOWNTOWN EAST VILLAGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,11
DOWNTOWN WEST ENDResidentialESTABLISHED0,1
EAGLE RIDGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
EAST FAIRVIEW INDUSTRIALIndustrialN/A0,15
EAST SHEPARD INDUSTRIALIndustrialN/A0,15
EASTFIELDIndustrialN/A0,08
EAU CLAIREResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
EDGEMONTResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
ELBOW PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,22
ELBOYAResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
ERIN WOODSResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
ERLTONResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
EVANSTONResidentialCOMPLETE0,16
EVERGREENResidentialCOMPLETE0,17
FAIRVIEWResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
FAIRVIEW INDUSTRIALIndustrialN/A0,08
FALCONRIDGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
FISH CREEK PARKMajor ParkN/A0,29
FOOTHILLSIndustrialN/A0,07
FOREST HEIGHTSResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
FOREST LAWNResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
FOREST LAWN INDUSTRIALIndustrialN/A0,11
FRANKLINIndustrialN/A0,07
GARRISON GREENResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
GARRISON WOODSResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
GLACIER RIDGEResidentialDEVELOPING0,21
GLAMORGANResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
GLENBROOKResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
GLENDALEResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
GLENDEER BUSINESS PARKIndustrialN/A0,11
GLENMORE PARKMajor ParkN/A0,16
GOLDEN TRIANGLEIndustrialN/A0,08
GREAT PLAINSIndustrialN/A0,14
GREAT PLAINS EASTIndustrialN/A0,15
GREENVIEWResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
GREENVIEW INDUSTRIAL PARKIndustrialN/A0,09
GREENWOOD/GREENBRIARResidentialDEVELOPING0,16
HAMPTONSResidentialESTABLISHED0,22
HARVEST HILLSResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
HASKAYNEResidentialDEVELOPING0,21
HAWKWOODResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
HAYSBOROResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
HIDDEN VALLEYResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
HIGHFIELDIndustrialN/A0,1
HIGHLAND PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
HIGHWOODResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
HILLHURSTResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
HOMESTEADResidentialDEVELOPING0,15
HORIZONIndustrialN/A0,09
HOTCHKISSResidentialDEVELOPING0,18
HOUNSFIELD HEIGHTS/BRIAR HILLResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
HUNTINGTON HILLSResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
HUXLEYResidentialDEVELOPING0,24
INGLEWOODResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
KELVIN GROVEResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
KEYSTONE HILLSResidentialDEVELOPING0,18
KILLARNEY/GLENGARRYResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
KINCORAResidentialDEVELOPING0,2
KINGSLANDResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
LAKE BONAVISTAResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
LAKEVIEWResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
LEGACYResidentialDEVELOPING0,22
LEWISBURGResidentialDEVELOPING0,23
LINCOLN PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
LIVINGSTONResidentialDEVELOPING0,17
LOWER MOUNT ROYALResidentialESTABLISHED0,1
MACEWAN GLENResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
MAHOGANYResidentialDEVELOPING0,13
MANCHESTERResidentialESTABLISHED0,08
MANCHESTER INDUSTRIALIndustrialN/A0,09
MAPLE RIDGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,24
MARLBOROUGHResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
MARLBOROUGH PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
MARTINDALEResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
MAYFAIRResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
MAYLANDIndustrialN/A0,12
MAYLAND HEIGHTSResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
MCCALLIndustrialN/A0,19
MCKENZIE LAKEResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
MCKENZIE TOWNEResidentialCOMPLETE0,16
MEADOWLARK PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,12
MEDICINE HILLResidentialDEVELOPING0,24
MERIDIANIndustrialN/A0,08
MIDNAPOREResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
MILLRISEResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
MISSIONResidentialESTABLISHED0,12
MONTEREY PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
MONTGOMERYResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
MORAINEResidentialDEVELOPING0,22
MOUNT PLEASANTResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
NEW BRIGHTONResidentialCOMPLETE0,15
NOLAN HILLResidentialDEVELOPING0,16
NORTH AIRWAYSIndustrialN/A0,11
NORTH GLENMORE PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
NORTH HAVENResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
NORTH HAVEN UPPERResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
NOSE HILL PARKMajor ParkN/A0,29
OAKRIDGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
OGDENResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
OGDEN SHOPSIndustrialN/A0,11
OSPREY HILLResidentialDEVELOPING0,2
PALLISERResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
PANORAMA HILLSResidentialCOMPLETE0,19
PARKDALEResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
PARKHILLResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
PARKLANDResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
PATTERSONResidentialESTABLISHED0,23
PEGASUSIndustrialN/A0,11
PENBROOKE MEADOWSResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
PINE CREEKResidentialDEVELOPING0,16
PINERIDGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
POINT MCKAYResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
PUMP HILLResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
QUEENS PARK VILLAGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,26
QUEENSLANDResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
RAMSAYResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
RANCHLANDSResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
RANGEVIEWResidentialDEVELOPING0,23
RED CARPETResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
REDSTONEResidentialDEVELOPING0,13
RENFREWResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
RICARDO RANCHResidentialDEVELOPING0,26
RICHMONDResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
RIDEAU PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,24
RIVERBENDResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
ROCKY RIDGEResidentialCOMPLETE0,19
ROSEDALEResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
ROSEMONTResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
ROSSCARROCKResidentialESTABLISHED0,14
ROXBOROResidentialESTABLISHED0,25
ROYAL OAKResidentialCOMPLETE0,19
ROYAL VISTAIndustrialN/A0,14
RUNDLEResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
RUTLAND PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
SADDLE RIDGEResidentialDEVELOPING0,14
SADDLE RIDGE INDUSTRIALIndustrialN/A0,17
SAGE HILLResidentialDEVELOPING0,16
SANDSTONE VALLEYResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
SCARBOROResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
SCARBORO/ SUNALTA WESTResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
SCENIC ACRESResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
SECTION 23IndustrialN/A0,13
SETONResidentialDEVELOPING0,14
SHAGANAPPIResidentialESTABLISHED0,28
SHAWNEE SLOPESResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
SHAWNESSYResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
SHEPARD INDUSTRIALIndustrialN/A0,17
SHERWOODResidentialCOMPLETE0,16
SIGNAL HILLResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
SILVER SPRINGSResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
SILVERADOResidentialDEVELOPING0,21
SKYLINE EASTIndustrialN/A0,08
SKYLINE WESTIndustrialN/A0,12
SKYVIEW RANCHResidentialDEVELOPING0,13
SOMERSETResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
SOUTH AIRWAYSIndustrialN/A0,09
SOUTH CALGARYResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
SOUTH FOOTHILLSIndustrialN/A0,07
SOUTHVIEWResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
SOUTHWOODResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
SPRINGBANK HILLResidentialDEVELOPING0,21
SPRUCE CLIFFResidentialESTABLISHED0,22
ST, ANDREWS HEIGHTSResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
STARFIELDIndustrialN/A0,19
STARFIELD EASTIndustrialN/A0,22
STONEGATE LANDINGIndustrialN/A0,21
STONEY 1IndustrialN/A0,24
STONEY 2IndustrialN/A0,13
STONEY 3IndustrialN/A0,16
STONEY 4IndustrialN/A0,2
STRATHCONA PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
SUNALTAResidentialESTABLISHED0,13
SUNDANCEResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
SUNNYSIDEResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
SUNRIDGEIndustrialN/A0,07
SYMONS VALLEY RANCHResidentialDEVELOPING0,17
TARADALEResidentialCOMPLETE0,15
TEMPLEResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
THORNCLIFFEResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
TUSCANYResidentialCOMPLETE0,21
TUXEDO PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,16
TWINHILLSResidentialDEVELOPING0,37
UNIVERSITY DISTRICTResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTSResidentialESTABLISHED0,18
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARYResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
UPPER MOUNT ROYALResidentialESTABLISHED0,23
VALLEY RIDGEResidentialESTABLISHED0,25
VALLEYFIELDIndustrialN/A0,11
VARSITYResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
VISTA HEIGHTSResidentialESTABLISHED0,2
WALDENResidentialDEVELOPING0,16
WEST HILLHURSTResidentialESTABLISHED0,15
WEST SPRINGSResidentialDEVELOPING0,18
WESTGATEResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
WESTWINDSIndustrialN/A0,13
WHITEHORNResidentialESTABLISHED0,17
WILDWOODResidentialESTABLISHED0,25
WILLOW PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,21
WINDSOR PARKResidentialESTABLISHED0,26
WINSTON HEIGHTS/MOUNTVIEWResidentialESTABLISHED0,26
WOLF WILLOWResidentialDEVELOPING0,16
WOODBINEResidentialESTABLISHED0,19
WOODLANDSResidentialESTABLISHED0,26
YORKVILLEResidentialDEVELOPING0,25

Sentinel-2 satellite data was accessed using Google Earth Engine. The boundaries of Calgary communities were obtained from the city’s open data portal at https://data.calgary.ca/d/Open-Data-Terms/u45n-7awa. Data processing and analysis were conducted using the R programming language, leveraging the terra and tidyverse packages. Final map visualizations were created using QGIS.

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