Vegetation Cover Polygons for Metropolitan Melbourne, 2014

Vegetation features represented by polygons for metropolitan Melbourne as of 2014. The dataset is part of the Plan Melbourne Action 91 initiative, also known as Cooling & Greening or Vegetation and Urban Heat Mapping. It was published by the Department of Transport and Planning and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling urban heat island effects based on vegetation coverage polygons.
• Planning green infrastructure and cooling initiatives using the spatial subdivision of ABS mesh blocks.
• Analyzing the relationship between property boundaries and vegetation cover for urban development studies.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (SHP, GDB, DXF, etc.) for compatibility with various GIS tools.
• Polygons are based on official ABS mesh blocks and Vicmap property road casements, suggesting alignment with administrative boundaries.
• License is CC-BY-4.0, allowing for broad reuse and adaptation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The core data represents a snapshot from 2014; its current applicability may be limited.

Provenance

Source

Department of Transport and Planning

Collection Method

Polygons are based on ABS mesh blocks subdivided by Vicmap property road casement polygons.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Metadata was last updated 2026-04-09 08:47:36.882568; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Metropolitan Melbourne, Australia