ACT Canopy Cover Statistics for Blocks and Divisions, April 2020

22.5% total tree canopy cover for Canberra in 2020, derived from LiDAR data captured at 12ppm in April 2020. The dataset provides estimated percentage coverage of vegetation above 3 meters for urban blocks, divisions, and road polygons. It was produced by a collaboration between CED and TCCS within the ACT Government.

Use Cases

• Monitor urban forest growth and canopy coverage changes based on the 22.5% total canopy figure.
• Assess urban cooling and habitat connectivity based on vegetation coverage above 3 meters.
• Support urban planning and policy for the ACT Government's Urban Forest Strategy using block-level canopy statistics.
• Analyze spatial distribution of canopy cover across suburbs (divisions) for environmental reporting.

Strengths

• Derived from high-resolution LiDAR data captured at 12ppm.
• Provides a specific total canopy coverage figure of 22.5% for Canberra.
• Canopy modelling was completed at a 1-meter resolution.
• Data is available in multiple formats including CSV, GeoJSON, and via an ArcGIS REST API.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Update schedule is every 5 years; the 2020 data may not reflect current conditions.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Geospatial Data Catalogue (ACTmapi)

Collection Method

Derived from LiDAR point clouds processed with ArcGIS to produce canopy footprints.

Time Range

April 2020

Freshness

Update schedule: every 5 years

Geography

Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and region