Brimbank City Council Open Space Tree Inventory with Species and Dimensions

Brimbank City Council's GIS dataset catalogs trees in the council's open spaces. It includes attributes such as genus, species, common name, height, and spread, along with location data. The dataset is provided under a CC-BY-2.5 license with a last recorded update in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Map tree distribution and density across council open spaces based on the provided location data.
• Analyze species composition and biodiversity based on the genus and species attributes.
• Assess tree size and canopy cover for maintenance planning based on the height and spread columns.
• Support urban heat island mitigation studies by modeling canopy coverage from the tree inventory.

Strengths

• Includes multiple tree attributes such as genus, species, common name, height, and spread.
• Provides geospatial location data for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-2.5 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description includes a disclaimer noting potential errors or omissions in the data.

Provenance

Source

Brimbank City Council - GIS

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-23 16:05:56.954636; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Brimbank City Council area, Australia