Vegetation Cover Polygons for Metropolitan Melbourne, 2018

Vegetation Cover for metropolitan Melbourne 2018 contains vegetation features represented by polygons as at 2018. The dataset is part of the Plan Melbourne Action 91 initiative, also referred to as Cooling & Greening or Vegetation and Urban heat mapping. It was published by the Department of Transport and Planning and last updated on 2026-04-09.

Use Cases

• Map urban heat vulnerability based on vegetation polygon coverage.
• Analyze green space distribution for urban planning based on subdivision by property and road casements.
• Model cooling effects of vegetation for climate adaptation strategies.
• Assess vegetation coverage changes over time by comparing with other temporal snapshots.

Strengths

• Polygons are subdivided by Vicmap property road casement polygons, providing detailed spatial units.
• Part of a formal government initiative (Plan Melbourne Action 91), suggesting institutional oversight.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GDB, MIF, SHP, etc.), offering flexibility for different GIS tools.

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 specific metropolitan Melbourne area.

Provenance

Source

Department of Transport and Planning

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 06:03:08.065060; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Metropolitan Melbourne