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Street tree data from the TreesCount! 2015 Street Tree Census, conducted by volunteers and staff organized by NYC Parks & Recreation and partner organizations. Tree data collected includes tree species, diameter and perception of health. Accompanying blockface data is available indicating status of data collection and data release citywide.

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Street tree data from the TreesCount! 2015 Street Tree Census, conducted by volunteers and staff organized by NYC Parks & Recreation and partner organizations. Tree data collected includes tree species, diameter and perception of health. Accompanying blockface data is available indicating status of data collection and data release citywide. The 2015 tree census was the third decadal street tree census and largest citizen science initiative in NYC Parks’ history. Data collection ran from May 2015 to October 2016 and the results of the census show that there are 666,134 trees planted along NYC's streets. The data collected as part of the census represents a snapshot in time of trees under NYC Parks' jurisdiction. The census data formed the basis of our operational database, the Forestry Management System (ForMS) which is used daily by our foresters and other staff for inventory and asset management: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/browse?sortBy=most_accessed&utf8=%E2%9C%93&Data-Collection_Data-Collection=Forestry+Management+System+%28ForMS%29 To learn more about the data collected and managed in ForMS, please refer to this user guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PVPWFi-WExkG3rvnagQDoBbqfsGzxCKNmR6n678nUeU/edit. For information on the city's current tree population, use the ForMS datasets.

Citywide street tree data from the 2005 Street Tree Census, conducted partly by volunteers organized by NYC Parks & Recreation. Trees were inventoried by address, and were collected from 2005-2006. Data collected includes tree species, diameter, condition.

New York City’s tree inventory includes 592,130 publicly managed street trees. This represents 584,036 live trees and 8,036 standing dead trees tallied over the course of two summer inventory periods. The inventory contains 168 tree species with London planetree (Platanus acerifolia), Norway maple (Acer platanoides), callery pear (Pyrus calleryana), honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos) and pin oak (Quercus palustris) as the predominant species. 2015 Street Tree Census, conducted by volunteers and staff organized by NYC Parks & Recreation and partner organizations. Tree data collected includes tree species, diameter and perception of health. Ref: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Environment/2015-Street-Tree-Census-Tree-Data/uvpi-gqnh/data See also: https://www.nycgovparks.org/trees/treescount

Abstract: These are results from a network of 65 tree census plots in Panama. At each, every individual stem in a rectangular area of specified size is given a unique number and identified to species, then stem diameter measured in one or more censuses. Data from these numerous plots and inventories were collected following the same methods as, and species identity harmonized with, the 50-ha long-term tree census at Barro Colorado Island. Precise location of every site, elevation, and estimated rainfall (for many sites) are also included. These data were gathered over many years, starting in 1994 and continuing to the present, by principal investigators R. Condit, R. Perez, S. Lao, and S. Aguilar. Funding has been provided by many organizations.

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marenaRecent.full.Rdata5Jan2013.zip: A zip archive holding one R Analytical Table, a version of the Marena plots' census data in R format, designed for data analysis. This and all other tables labelled 'full' have one record per individual tree found in that census. Detailed documentations of the 'full' tables is given in RoutputFull.pdf (see component 10 below); an additional column 'plot' is included because the table includes records from many different locations. Plot coordinates are given in PanamaPlot.txt (component 12 below). This one file, 'marenaRecent.full1.rdata', has data from the latest census at 60 different plots. These are the best data to use if only a single plot census is needed. marena2cns.full.Rdata5Jan2013.zip: R Analytical Tables of the style 'full' for 44 plots with two censuses: 'marena2cns.full1.rdata' for the first census and 'marena2cns.full2.rdata' for the second census. These 44 plots are a subset of the 60 found in marenaRecent.full (component 1): the 44 that have been censused two or more times. These are the best data to use if two plot censuses are needed. marena3cns.full.Rdata5Jan2013.zip. R Analytical Tables of the style 'full' for nine plots with three censuses: 'marena3cns.full1.rdata' for the first census through 'marena2cns.full3.rdata' for the third census. These nine plots are a subset of the 44 found in marena2cns.full (component 2): the nine that have been censused three or more times. These are the best data to use if three plot censuses are needed. marena4cns.full.Rdata5Jan2013.zip. R Analytical Tables of the style 'full' for six plots with four censuses: 'marena4cns.full1.rdata' for the first census through 'marena4cns.full4.rdata' for the fourth census. These six plots are a subset of the nine found in marena3cns.full (component 3): the six that have been censused four or more times. These are the best data to use if four plot censuses are needed. marenaRecent.stem.Rdata5Jan2013.zip. A zip archive holding one R Analytical Table, a version of the Marena plots' census data in R format. These are designed for data analysis. This one file, 'marenaRecent.full1.rdata', has data from the latest census at 60 different plots. The table has one record per individual stem, necessary because some individual trees have more than one stem. Detailed documentations of these tables is given in RoutputFull.pdf (see component 11 below); an additional column 'plot' is included because the table includes records from many different locations. Plot coordinates are given in PanamaPlot.txt (component 12 below). These are the best data to use if only a single plot census is needed, and individual stems are desired. marena2cns.stem.Rdata5Jan2013.zip. R Analytical Tables of the style 'stem' for 44 plots with two censuses: 'marena2cns.stem1.rdata' for the first census and 'marena3cns.stem2.rdata' for the second census. These 44 plots are a subset of the 60 found in marenaRecent.stem (component 1): the 44 that have been censused two or more times. These are the best data to use if two plot censuses are needed, and individual stems are desired. marena3cns.stem.Rdata5Jan2013.zip. R Analytical Tables of the style 'stem' for nine plots with three censuses: 'marena3cns.stem1.rdata' for the first census through 'marena3cns.stem3.rdata' for the third census. These nine plots are a subset of the 44 found in marena2cns.stem (component 6): the nine that have been censused three or more times. These are the best data to use if three plot censuses are needed, and individual stems are desired. marena4cns.stem.Rdata5Jan2013.zip. R Analytical Tables of the style 'stem' for six plots with four censuses: 'marena3cns.stem1.rdata' for the first census through 'marena3cns.stem3.rdata' for the third census. These six plots are a subset of the nine found in marena3cns.stem (component 7): the six that have been censused four or more times. These are the best data to use if four plot censuses are needed, and individual stems are desired. bci.spptable.rdata. A list of the 1414 species found across all tree plots and inventories i... Visit https://dataone.org/datasets/urn%3Auuid%3A07030ed9-e51f-4ffa-a4b5-921392681123 for complete metadata about this dataset.

This dataset consists of data collected during the October 2021 census. A few trees were also measured in January 2022 as they could not be accessed in 2021. The data collection includes treeID, position, DBH_cm (girth in cm), observations, POM_cm (Point of measurement) status, census, date, family, genus and species. Botanical identification was done by Julien Engel (IRD). Trees were positioned using TLS scan by Olivier Martin. This tree census was funded by CNES (France).

Blockface data from the TreesCount! 2015 Street Tree Census, conducted by volunteers and staff organized by NYC Parks & Recreation and partner organizations. Blockface data includes tree counts and data collection status by block. Accompanying street tree data is available, indicating tree-level details such as tree species, size and other characteristics.

Zone-wise tree census data as of Nov 2024, Jan and April 2025.

The study was carried out in the temperate forest in Jiaohe, Jilin Province, in northeastern China. This study uses data from a 42 ha (840 × 500 m2) forest dynamics plot (hereafter referred to as the Jiaohe forest plot; 43°57.524′–43°58.042′N, 127°44.111′–127°44.667 E), established in the summer of 2010, according to the standard of the Center of Tropical Forest Science (CTFS; http://www.ctfs.si.edu/). All trees and shrubs with ≥ 1 cm diameter at breast height (dbh) in the Jiaohe forest plot were mapped, identified to species, and measured for the first time in the summer of 2010. A second census was carried out in the summer of 2015. The data set contains the tree census data, the status in 2015 (A,alive and D, dead), the initial size (dbh) in 2010, conspecific and heterospecific tree neighbor density within a given radius (5, 10, 15 or 20 m), as well as the soil properties and topography. (More details about the data set, please see our paper, doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13335)

These data represent Census Blocks 2020 in Washington, DC. Urban tree canopy (UTC) and possible planting area (PPA) metrics have been calculated for Census Blocks 2020 within the study area. UTC results provided in vector format with attribute fields (area/percent metrics/percent change metrics) for each land cover class and UTC type (UTC, PPA, Unsuitable UTC, UTC Change).

This data publication contains tree census data from 2004–2005 and 2014–2015 for six forest plots on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. These include the 25-ha and 10-ha plots, as well as four 6-ha tower plots: AVA, Drayton, Pearson, and Zetek. Censuses recorded all trees with a diameter at breast height (DBH) of 20 cm or larger. Census methods followed standard methods, as described in detail in detail in Condit (1998). The dataset was organized and quality-checked by Stuart Joseph Wright.Files included:Vertices_HM.csv provides the geographic coordinates of the four corners for each plot, outlining their boundaries. Coordinates are provided in UTM (WGS84; EPSG:4326).For each plot, two data files are included (12 files total):a file containing data from both census periods for the largest stem of each tree (e.g. 10ha_WorkingDraft_20150304.txt)a file containing data for additional stems, when present, from the 2004-2005 census. (e.g. 10ha_MULT.csv)Data dictionaries accompanying these files provide definitions for all columns, including explanations of any categorical abbreviations.BigPlotDataDictionary_main.txtBigPlotDataDictionary_mult.txtTreeCodeDefinitions.txtMeakem et al. (2024) describe these plots and present analyses of these data.Citation for this dataset:Wright, S. Joseph. 2024. Tree census data for the 25-ha, 10-ha and tower plots on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Smithsonian Figshare. https://doi.org/10.25573/data.24531133ReferencesCondit, R. 1998. Tropical Forest Census Plots: Methods and Results from Barro Colorado Island, Panama, and a Comparison with Other Plots. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, and R. G. Landes Company, Georgetown, TX, USA.Meakem, V., S. J. Wright, and H. C. Muller-Landau. 2024. Variation in Forest Structure, Dynamics, and Composition Across 108 ha of Large Forest Plots on Barro Colorado Island. In The First 100 Years of Research on Barro Colorado: Plant and Ecosystem Science, edited by H. C. Muller-Landau and S. J. Wright. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, Washington, DC.

Citywide street tree data from the 2005 Street Tree Census, conducted partly by volunteers organized by NYC Parks & Recreation. Trees were inventoried by address, and were collected from 2005-2006. Data collected includes tree species, diameter, condition.

Splitgraph serves as an HTTP API that lets you run SQL queries directly on this data to power Web applications. For example:

See the Splitgraph documentation for more information.

[This dataset is embargoed until November 10, 2025]. The data resource consists of tree census data and shapefiles about plots established on invaded sub-tropical mountain secondary forests (Yungas) in the Horco Molle experimental reserve and Parque Sierra de San Javier (Horco Molle), Tucumán, Argentina. An experiment was conducted to investigate management control of the invasion of nonnative species Ligustrum to restore native tree diversity from June 2020 to November 2023. The data includes the census of 6 plots (240 metres by 140 metres, 3.36 hectares for each plot, the location specified in the shapefile), with arbitrary coordinates (x for the longest side and y for the shortest) to assess the location of each tree. For each tree stem, a tagged ID was assigned and the species recorded, the presence of secondary stems, its perimeter at breast height, the number of small stems, the number of death stems, stem shape and stem fusion. The work was carried out as part of NERC grant NE/S011641/1 Optimising the long-term management of invasive species affecting biodiversity and the rural economy using adaptive management Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/c3295206-052a-4c87-911a-75d357791b5c

Description:

Tree census data from the SAFE Project 2011-12. Data includes measurements of DBH and estimates of tree height for all stems, fruiting and flowering estimates, estimates of epiphyte and liana cover, and taxonomic IDs.

Project: This dataset was collected as part of the following SAFE research project: Above ground net primary productivity

Funding: These data were collected as part of research funded by:

• Sime Darby Foundation (Research grant, SAFE Project)

This dataset is released under the CC-BY 4.0 licence, requiring that you cite the dataset in any outputs, but has the additional condition that you acknowledge the contribution of these funders in any outputs.

XML metadata: GEMINI compliant metadata for this dataset is available here

Files: This consists of 1 file: TreeCensus11_12.xlsx

TreeCensus11_12.xlsx

This file contains dataset metadata and 1 data tables:

1. Census11_12 (described in worksheet Census11_12)

   Description: Census data from 2011 and 2012

   Number of fields: 45

   Number of data rows: 3507

   Fields:

   • Block: SAFE sampling block (Field type: id)
   • Plot: SAFE plot number (Field type: id)
   • PlotID: SAFE plot code (Field type: location)
   • Stem_suffix: Stem number; some trees have multiple stems that were measured (Field type: id)
   • X_m_IND: x-coordinate of a tree centre [in m] (the centre of the plot marked by PVC tube has xyz coordinates 0, 0, 0) (Field type: numeric)
   • Y_m_IND: y-coordinate of a tree centre [in m] (the centre of the plot marked by PVC tube has xyz coordinates 0, 0, 0) (Field type: numeric)
   • Habit_IND: Functional type of the tree (Field type: categorical)
   • Dead_year_IND: Year of tree death (Field type: numeric)
   • FirstRecord_year_IND: year of the first record of a tree (Field type: numeric)
   • NewRecruit_year_IND: year of the first record of a new recruit (Field type: numeric)
   • Note_IND: Notes (Field type: comments)
   • FinalFamily: Family leve ID (Field type: taxa)
   • FinalGenus: Genus level ID (Field type: taxa)
   • FinalSpecies: Species level ID (Field type: id)
   • TaxaName: Taxonomic info to finest resolution available (Field type: taxa)
   • TaxaLevel: Taxonomic level identified to (Field type: categorical)
   • BasedOn: How was the ID recorded? (Field type: comments)
   • Confidence: How reliable is the idenfication? (Field type: categorical)
   • DeterminationNotes: Notes related to determining taxonomic ID (Field type: comments)
   • Species_group: Functional trait category (Field type: categorical trait)
   • TagStem_2011: tree tag number for year 2011; consists of a tree tag number and a stem number where relevant (given as a suffix) (Field type: id)
   • TagStem_latest: tree tag number in most recent census; consists of a tree tag number and a stem number where relevant (given as a suffix) (Field type: id)
   • StemCode_2011: Set of codes describing features of the tree A=Alive normal;B=Stem broken below POM;C=Leaning stem;D=Fallen;E=Fluted;F=Hollow;G=Rotten;I=No or few leaves;J=Burnt;K=Stem broken above POM;L=Liana >10cm dbh present;M=Main stem of multiple;N=New recruit;O=Lighting damage;P=Cut;Q=Peeling bark;R=Deformed;S=Strangling fig present;T=Is a strangler fig;W#=Liana/climber, entangling tree;X=Dead (mati);Y=Not found (maybe X but not seen);Z=Near death of disease (Field type: comments)
   • Length_m_2011: stem (i.e., tree) height [in m] in year 2011 (Field type: numeric trait)
   • Climber_Upper_2011: coverage of the upper half of a tree by climber (Field type: ordered categorical)
   • Epiphyte_2011: presence of epiphytes on a tree (Field type: ordered categorical)
   • Fruit_2011: Proportion of tree canopy with fruit (Field type: ordered categorical trait)
   • Flower_2011: Proportion of tree canopy with flowers (Field type: ordered categorical trait)
   • TreeStemEntered_2011: tag nr. of the tree that a liana occupies (Field type: id)
   • HOM_2011: height of the point of measurement [in m] (typically 1.3 m above the ground) (Field type: numeric)
   • DPOM_2011_CTFS: stem diameter at the point of measurement [in mm] (minimum diameter limit: 100 mm), measured 1.3 m along the side of the stem closest to the ground, following the bend of the trunk (CTFS protocol rule) in year 2011 (Field type: numeric trait)
   • Note_2011_original: original note for 2011 (Field type: comments)
   • Note_2011_ms: note for data cleaning (Field type: comments)
   • Date_of_DBH_measurement_2011: date of dbh measurement (Field type: date)
   • TagStem_2012: tree tag number for year 2012; consists of a tree tag number and a stem number where relevant (given as a suffix) (Field type: id)
   • StemCode_2012: Set of codes describing features of the tree A=Alive normal;B=Stem broken below POM;C=Leaning stem;D=Fallen;E=Fluted;F=Hollow;G=Rotten;I=No or few leaves;J=Burnt;K=Stem broken above POM;L=Liana >10cm dbh present;M=Main stem of multiple;N=New recruit;O=Lighting damage;P=Cut;Q=Peeling bark;R=Deformed;S=Strangling fig present;T=Is a strangler fig;W#=Liana/climber, entangling tree;X=Dead (mati);Y=Not found (maybe X but not seen);Z=Near death of disease (Field type: comments)
   • Climber_Upper_2012: coverage of the upper half of a tree by climber (Field type: ordered categorical)
   • Epiphyte_2012: presence of epiphytes on a tree (Field type: ordered categorical)
   • Fruit_2012: Proportion of tree canopy with fruit (Field type: ordered categorical trait)
   • Flower_2012: Proportion of tree canopy with flowers (Field type: ordered categorical trait)
   • HOM_2012: height of the point of measurement [in m] (typically 1.3 m above the ground) (Field type: numeric)
   • DPOM_2012_CTFS: stem diameter at the point of measurement [in mm] (minimum diameter limit: 100 mm), measured 1.3 m along the side of the stem closest to the ground, following the bend of the trunk (CTFS protocol rule) in year 2011 (Field type: numeric trait)
   • Note_2012_original: Field notes about the tree (Field type: comments)
   • Note_2012_ms: Notes related to data cleaning (Field type: comments)
   • Date_of_DBH_measurement_2012: date of dbh measurement (Field type: date)

Date range: 2010-07-01 to 2012-01-19

Latitudinal extent: 4.6353 to 4.7714

Longitudinal extent: 116.9477 to 117.7028

Taxonomic coverage:
All taxon names are validated against the GBIF backbone taxonomy. If a dataset uses a synonym, the accepted usage is shown followed by the dataset usage in brackets. Taxa that cannot be validated, including new species and other unknown taxa, morphospecies, functional groups and taxonomic levels not used in the GBIF backbone are shown in square brackets.

 -  Plantae
 -  -  Tracheophyta
 -  -  -  Liliopsida
 -  -  -  -  Arecales
 -  -  -  -  -  Arecaceae
 -  -  -  -  -  -  Elaeis
 -  -  -  -  -  -  -  Elaeis guineensis
 -  -  -  Magnoliopsida
 -  -  -  -  Fagales
 -  -  -  -  -  Fagaceae
 -  -  -  -  -  -  Castanopsis
 -  -  -  -  -  -  Lithocarpus
 -  -  -  -  Sapindales
 -  -  -  -  -  Anacardiaceae
 -  -  -  -  -  -  Buchanania
 -  -  -  -  -  -  Gluta
 -  -  -  -  -  -  Parishia
 -  -  -  -  -  Burseraceae
 -  -  -  -  -  Meliaceae
 -  -  -  -  -  -  Aglaia
 -  -  -  -  -  -  Lansium
 -  -  -  -  -  -  Walsura
 -  -  -  -  -  -  -  Walsura pinnata
 -  -  -  -  -  Rutaceae
 -  -  -  -  -  -  Melicope
 -  -  -  -  -  Sapindaceae
 -  -  -  -  -  -  Dimocarpus
 -  -  -  -  -  -  -  Dimocarpus longan
 -  -  -  -  -  -  Nephelium
 -  -  -  -  -  -  Paranephelium
 -  -  -  -  - 

These are data from 65 tree plots in Panama established over 1994-2014; 43 of the plots have been recensused, while 22 plots have just a single census. Details of census methods are described in Condit (1998) and Condit et al. (2013). The 65 plots here are mostly 1 ha in area, though several are 0.32 ha, one is 4 ha, and one is 6 ha. Those two larger censuses are the Sherman and Cocoli plots described in Condit et al. (2004). A companion data archive includes all data from the Barro Colorado 50-ha plot (Condit et al. 2019). The PIs would like to be informed of papers resulting from the marena plot data. Depending on our level of interest and how much a paper depends on the plots, co-authorship might be requested. References

Condit, R., Engelbrecht, B. M. J., Pino, D., Pérez, R., and Turner, B. L. 2013. Species distributions in response to individual soil nutrients and seasonal drought across a community of tropical trees. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110:5064–5068. p...

This dataset shows the New York City (NYC) street tree census data for the year 2015 provided by the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR).

The 50 ha plot at Barro Colorado Island, Panama (utm: easting 625754, northing 1011569, zone 17), completed 4 censuses: 1981-83, 1985, 1990, and 1995. All trees >=10 mm dbh were tagged, measured, mapped and identified to species. The tab-delimited text files consist of a main census file with the location and diameter measurements, 4 multiple-stem files with the multiple stem measurements (including the largest measurement in the main database), the species list, and measurements of so-called "big" trees (i.e. trees with buttresses where the diameter was taken at a height higher than 1.3 m).

Citywide street tree data from the 2005 Street Tree Census, conducted partly by volunteers organized by NYC Parks & Recreation. Trees were inventoried by address, and were collected from 2005-2006. Data collected includes tree species, diameter, condition.

In 1995, hundreds of volunteers joined the New York City (NYC) Department of Parks & Recreation staff to inventory the city's street tree population. These inventory efforts resulted in an unprecedented understanding of NYC’s urban forest, and catalyzed major advances in its urban forest management.

See: https://www.nycgovparks.org/trees/treescount/past-censuses and: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Environment/1995-Street-Tree-Census/7gmq-dbas

🇺🇸 미국 English Citywide street tree data from the 2005 Street Tree Census, conducted partly by volunteers organized by NYC Parks & Recreation. Trees were inventoried by address, and were collected from 2005-2006. Data collected includes tree species, diameter, condition.