abdelhas / totalvision

Hardiness Map Viewer

• Single Page Hardiness Map Viewer for the US.
• Use the slider to choose between hardiness map projections for 2041, 2070, 2099.
• Type plant name or hardiness zone to find it.
• Map Link: http://www.wherewillplantsgrow.com/
• How to use: Link

Methods

The regression / interpolation techniques were followed from: http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/2010JAMC2536.1

Köppen-Geiger climate classification was used to apply regression on areas with contiguous climate pattern.

netCDF data from NEX-DCP30 Tasmin average of coldest month of the year were averaged at 30 years intervals prior to 2012 and to each predicted hardiness map year: 2041, 2070, 2099.

A Node.js script was used to collect and clean plant hardiness data from the National Gardening Assiciation Plantfinder tool.

Datasets used:

Source: NASA Earth Exchange (NEX) Downscaled Climate Projections (NEX-DCP30), USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, and National Gardening Association PlantFinder, and Köppen-Geiger climate map

Set up:

At the root directory:

npm install

sudo node server.js