City of Tacoma GISUrban Heat Island images: Morning Afternoon Evening Tacoma Heat Island Study Data collected on 7/25/2018, collected by Dr. Vivek Shandas, Capa Strategies What Earth Economics is working on: Through grant funding, Earth Economics is working on building out an approach and methodology using Urban Heat Island modeling (LANDSAT data) to assume health impacts (mortality rates) on a census tract level, using research on how demographics and UHI impact community health outcomes. Variables: Name: Census Block Group Name Pop: Census Block Group population Income: Average individual Census Block Group level annual income Over 65: Population over age 65 Under14: Population under age 14 AF: Afternoon temperature (C), averaged to Census Block Group (July 25, 2018). Data collected by Dr. Vivek Shandas using this methodology Pm: Evening temperature (C), averaged to Census Block Group (July 25, 2018) Combtemp: Average of evening and afternoon temperature HighRiskAgeGroup: Percent of population in a high risk age group for heat related illness (over age 65 and under age 14) Density: Population Density City of Tacoma Contact: Vanessa Simpson, Senior Technical GIS Analyst, Environmental Services vsimpson@cityoftacoma.orgArcGIS FeatureLayerhttps://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/b8f00e7aa8cc453bbd56825af6c1afa1_0engTacoma Open DataPublicUrban Heat Island/UHI Index 2018 (Portland State University) [Washington (State)--Tacoma]Web servicesWashington (State)--TacomaWashington (State)2018