Combined Tree Point: Seattle Urban Tree Inventory from Four City Departments

Seattle's Combined Tree Point dataset is a unified presentation view of tree data maintained by the Seattle Department of Transportation. It aggregates information from five contributing datasets across four city departments: SDOT, SPR, SDCI, and SPU. The dataset is refreshed weekly and is intended for public use.

Use Cases

• Map urban tree canopy coverage and distribution based on the geospatial point data.
• Analyze tree maintenance and management responsibilities across different city departments.
• Support urban planning and environmental impact studies using the aggregated municipal tree inventory.

Strengths

• Data is aggregated from five contributing datasets across four city departments, providing a unified view.
• Refresh cycle is weekly, suggesting regular updates.
• Available in multiple formats including CSV, JSON, and geospatial formats like GeoPackage and GeoJSON.

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.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

City of Seattle, Seattle Department of Transportation.

Collection Method

Aggregated from five contributing datasets across four city departments.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:44:25.278199; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Seattle, Washington, USA.