Urban Heat Islands and Vegetation in Metropolitan Melbourne, 2018

Metropolitan Melbourne's 2018 urban heat island and vegetation features are represented as polygons based on 2016 ABS Mesh Blocks. The dataset is part of the Plan Melbourne Action 91 initiative, also known as Cooling & Greening. It was published by the Department of Transport and Planning.

Use Cases

• Analyze urban heat island intensity patterns based on polygon features.
• Map urban vegetation coverage to identify greening opportunities.
• Assess the correlation between vegetation and heat mitigation for urban planning.
• Model climate resilience scenarios using geospatial urban heat data.
• Support policy evaluation for the Plan Melbourne Cooling & Greening initiative.

Strengths

• Polygon features are based on the standardized 2016 ABS Mesh Blocks.
• Data is part of a formal government initiative (Plan Melbourne Action 91).
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (DWG, MIF, DXF, SHP, etc.).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Melbourne metropolitan area.

Provenance

Source

Department of Transport and Planning

Collection Method

Likely derived from remote sensing and spatial analysis for the Cooling & Greening initiative.

Time Range

2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 04:54:58.983600; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Metropolitan Melbourne, Australia