Smart Surfaces Decision Support Tool (DST)

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Last updated: May 6, 2026

Overview

As part of the Cities for Smart Surfaces Program, the Smart Surfaces Coalition (SSC) and its partners developed the Smart Surfaces Decision Support Tool (DST) to help civic leaders understand how existing surfaces shape heat and flooding risk, and to identify high-impact Smart Surface strategies across metropolitan regions.

Datasets available within the DST can be accessed and downloaded using this webpage.

Download Instructions

  1. Click the link to open the OneDrive folder that hosts available data layers by city.

  2. Open the folder for the city of interest.

  3. Download the files. Files are compressed (.zip); extract before use.

Citation & Attribution

The Smart Surfaces Decision Support Tool (DST) is owned and maintained by the Smart Surfaces Coalition (SSC) and was developed by The Trust for Public Land (TPL). The platform was created in collaboration with SSC data partners including the World Resources Institute (WRI) and Altostratus, Inc., and integrates datasets developed by SSC and its partners alongside publicly available and third-party sources.

When referencing the tool or reproducing maps and analyses derived from it, please use the following general citation:

Smart Surfaces Coalition (2025). Smart Surfaces Decision Support Tool (DST). Platform developed by the Trust for Public Land in collaboration with the Smart Surfaces Coalition and data partners including the World Resources Institute and Altostratus, Inc. Available at https://web.tplgis.org/smart-surfaces-coalition/

When referencing data layers derived from the DST, please use the following general citation:

Smart Surfaces Coalition (2025). [Dataset name]. Produced by [Source]. Smart Surfaces Decision Support Tool (DST). Accessed [Month YYYY]. Available at https://web.tplgis.org/smart-surfaces-coalition/

Example:

Smart Surfaces Coalition (2025). City Cooling Potential (°F). Produced by Altostratus, Inc. Smart Surfaces Decision Support Tool (DST). Accessed January 2025. Available at https://web.tplgis.org/smart-surfaces-coalition/

When citing specific datasets, users should reference the original data sources listed in the accompanying DST data dictionary.

Contact

For technical questions or data access requests, contact data@smartsurfacescoalition.org

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