Urban Tree Canopy Polygons for Melbourne from 2021 Imagery

Tree canopy within the City of Melbourne mapped using 2021 high resolution multi-spectral imagery. The canopy polygons represent actual tree canopy extents on both private and public property across the city. The dataset is provided by City of Melbourne Open Data.

Use Cases

• Calculate total canopy area and coverage percentage across the city using polygon geometry.
• Analyze spatial distribution of canopy extents to identify areas with low tree cover for urban planning.
• Integrate canopy polygons with property data to assess tree coverage on private versus public land.
• Use the 2021 imagery-based mapping as a baseline for change detection in urban forest studies.

Strengths

• Derived from 2021 high resolution multi-spectral imagery, providing detailed spatial data.
• Covers both private and public property across the entire City of Melbourne.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including SHP, JSON, CSV, and GEOJSON for flexibility.

Limitations

• Data is from a single year (2021) and does not show temporal changes or growth.
• Unknown sample size or row count for the polygon features.
• Lacks attribute columns describing tree species, health, or height.

Provenance

Source

City of Melbourne Open Data

Collection Method

Mapped from 2021 high resolution multi-spectral imagery.

Time Range

2021

Freshness

Metadata was last updated in March 2026, but the underlying imagery and mapping is from 2021.

Geography

City of Melbourne, Australia