Alexandria Urban Heat Island Map Database

This section contains maps pertaining the City of Alexandria in general as well as information about the city that borders DC for comparison. It includes maps highlighting city and district borders as well as zoning information, base layers, and additional generic data.

This section consists of thermal readings and other heat-related maps covering the City of Alexandria. It has both standard and interactive maps to view the urban heat island phenomenon in Alexandria, Virginia.

This section covers maps created from census and demographic data in Alexandria collected either through the census or through the city of Alexandria's resources. It is important to address demographics when addressing UHIs so that disadvantaged or marginalized groups of people are not unfairly affected by these extreme heat events.

This section contains maps locating the park and recreational areas in Alexandria as well as local vegetation. Vegetation and open space planning have been repeatedly proven to reduce urban temperatures significantly, so identifying areas for green expansion is crucial to advance UHI mitigation practices through vegetation.

This section contains information about various forms of transportation in the City of Alexandria, including street maps, metro routes, and bike paths. It is important to consider transportation when addressing the problem of UHIs because heat that effects these critical infrastructure systems also negatively affects the daily lives and habits of residents.

This section houses large pavement and parking maps throughout the city of Alexandria as these components play a large role in absorbing and amplifying incoming heat to perpetuate UHIs. Here, there are parking and residential maps, as well as links to interactive maps where a clearer picture of the topic can be understood.