ACT Tree Canopy Cover Map Derived from 2020 LiDAR Data

ACT Canopy Cover 2020 1m CANBERRA is a geospatial dataset of vegetation cover above 3 meters for the Australian Capital Territory. The dataset was created by the ACT Government using LiDAR data acquired in April/May 2020 and processed to a 1-meter resolution vector format. It includes polygons split into districts and 1km tiles for easier access.

Use Cases

• Analyze urban tree canopy coverage for cooling initiatives based on the canopy cover polygons.
• Model urban habitat connectivity based on the high-resolution vegetation cover data.
• Assess changes in vegetation over time by comparing with other canopy height or tree datasets mentioned.
• Integrate canopy data with building footprints for urban planning based on the described processing methodology.
• Calculate district-level statistics for environmental reporting based on the available road, block, and division statistics.

Strengths

• Data is derived from LiDAR captured at an average resolution of 12ppm, indicating high source data precision.
• Processing methodology is detailed, including steps for noise removal, building footprint subtraction, and NDVI validation.
• Dataset is available in multiple formats including CSV, GPKG, and GeoJSON for flexibility.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset may draw slowly or miss some trees due to its complexity and high resolution, as noted in the warning.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Geospatial Data Catalogue (ACTmapi)

Collection Method

LiDAR data acquired by Aerometrex, processed using ArcPro geoprocessing tools and ancillary datasets (building footprints, NDVI).

Time Range

April/May 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-04 03:03:49.171751; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Canberra