Lawn Coverage and Vegetation Composition for Three Southern Ontario Cities

A geospatial dataset mapping lawn distribution and dominance in Ottawa, Mississauga, and Brantford. The data was created by Pan, Keyuan using LiDAR and aerial imagery classification methods and was last updated in May 2026. It quantifies lawn coverage at city, neighborhood, and land-use zone levels.

Use Cases

• Compare lawn coverage percentages between cities based on the reported city-level results.
• Analyze the relationship between land-use zones and lawn dominance based on the described findings.
• Validate remote sensing classification methods for distinguishing lawns from taller vegetation based on the described use of NDVI and LiDAR.
• Support urban planning strategies aimed at reducing lawn dominance based on the study's stated objective.

Strengths

• Provides specific lawn coverage percentages for three cities: Brantford (42%), Mississauga (33%), and Ottawa (31%).
• Reports lawn dominance metrics: Mississauga (86%), Ottawa (66%).
• Analysis is conducted at multiple scales: city, neighborhood, and land-use zone levels.
• Uses a multi-source remote sensing approach integrating NDVI and LiDAR-derived height data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Geographic coverage is limited to three specific Southern Ontario cities.

Provenance

Source

Borealis Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Lawn areas were mapped using spectral and structural classification of LiDAR and aerial imagery.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-02 04:10:11; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Three Southern Ontario cities: Ottawa, Mississauga, and Brantford.