City of Peoria Landscape Intelligence Project
Communities across the Southwest face increasing pressure to conserve water while maintaining healthy, resilient landscapes. Traditional field inspections are expensive, time-consuming, and often provide only a limited snapshot of current conditions.
The City of Peoria partnered with Earth Systems to demonstrate how artificial intelligence and remote sensing can transform citywide landscape management.
Using high-resolution aerial imagery, thermal data, GIS, and machine learning, Earth Systems analyzed every developed parcel in the city to identify irrigation opportunities, landscape composition, urban heat patterns, and long-term landscape change.
Project Results
Citywide Analysis Completed
128,442
Parcels Analyzed
9.2 Million
Landscape Features Identified
31,600 Acres
Automatically Classified
4,320
High-Priority Conservation Properties
95%
AI Classification Accuracy
14 Years
Landscape Change Analysis
Prioritizing Conservation Investments
Rather than treating every property equally, Earth Systems developed analytics to identify where conservation efforts would produce the greatest return.
The City can now prioritize:
- High irrigation demand landscapes
- Commercial properties
- Institutional campuses
- Neighborhood hotspots
- Areas suitable for turf conversion
- Locations with elevated urban heat
This allows conservation funding to be directed where it creates the greatest measurable impact.
(Heat map image)
Balancing Water Savings and Urban Heat
Reducing irrigation alone is not enough.
Tree canopy provides cooling benefits that reduce urban heat while improving neighborhood resilience.
Earth Systems combined thermal imagery with landscape analytics to help the City balance:
- Water conservation
- Urban cooling
- Tree preservation
- Landscape performance
- Sustainability goals
(Thermal map)
Monitoring Change Over Time
The project established a repeatable workflow that allows future imagery to be processed using the same AI models.
This enables the City to:
- Measure conservation program success
- Monitor development
- Track landscape changes
- Evaluate drought response
- Update planning datasets
- Report measurable progress
(Multi-year map)
The Future of Municipal Landscape Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is changing how communities manage water resources. By combining AI, remote sensing, and GIS, municipalities can move beyond reactive inspections and begin making proactive, data-driven decisions that conserve water, improve resilience, and maximize public investment.
Ready to See Your Community Differently?
Earth Systems can help your community identify water-saving opportunities, improve landscape management, and build a more resilient future through AI-powered geospatial analytics.
