Helicopter flights were undertaken to identify areas of suspicious larch requiring inspection and to target specific tree and plant health issues. The dataset was retired as it is no longer current or relevant, with its last update on 30 September 2012. Forestry Commission copyright and/or database right 2012.
Use Cases
- Targeting inspections based on aerial observations of suspicious larch
- Monitoring compliance with Statutory Plant Health Notices based on flight data
- Observing national tree, woodland, and forest health trends
Strengths
- Data was collected via helicopter flights, likely providing aerial perspective
- Focuses on specific tree health issues like suspicious larch
Limitations
- Dataset is retired and no longer current or relevant
- Last update was in 2012, indicating outdated information
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Provenance
- Source
- Forestry Commission
- Collection Method
- Helicopter flights
- Time Range
- 2012
- Geography
- Great Britain