NYC Sports Fields: Environmental and Health Metrics

Aryaman Chaudhury's dataset contains environmental and health measurements for sports fields in New York City. It includes data on heat vulnerability, pollution levels, surface temperatures, tree canopy coverage, traffic density, and asthma cases. The dataset is available as an Excel file under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Assessing heat risk for park users based on surface temperature and tree canopy coverage.
• Analyzing correlations between traffic density, pollution levels, and local asthma cases.
• Prioritizing green infrastructure investments based on combined heat and pollution vulnerability scores.
• Mapping environmental justice by comparing field conditions across different NYC neighborhoods.

Strengths

• Covers multiple interrelated urban environmental factors (7 listed metrics).
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
• Appears on multiple platforms, indicating recognized utility.

Limitations

• Column names and exact row count are not provided, limiting precise understanding of structure.
• No information on data collection methodology or source institutions.
• The stated last update date of 2026-03 19 suggests a possible future date or error.

Provenance

Source

Aryaman Chaudhury

Collection Method

Unknown; likely compiled from various urban and public health datasets.

Time Range

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Freshness

2026-03-19 18:24:27

Geography

New York City, USA