Philadelphia park tree cover data, 1959-2018
dataset
posted on 2025-01-22, 02:21 authored by Sabine A. Nix, Lara A. Roman, Marc Healy, John Rogan, Hamil PearsallThese data represent tree cover for three parks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tree cover was manually delineated on aerial imagery from 1959, 1980, 2000 and 2018. The parks studied were: East Fairmount Park, West Fairmount Park, and the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education.
Urban foresters in many cities in the United States and around the world have been assessing trends in urban tree canopy cover, and many municipal leaders have set goals for tree cover levels. However, there is a need for greater understanding of the socioecological dynamics of tree cover change over many decades, including varied trends within a city. These land cover change data were collected to assess the rates and drivers of tree cover change, using Philadelphia to investigate the processes of tree cover change in parks of a post-industrial city. Parks are a critical component of urban tree canopy cover, as they constitute one of the largest portions of tree cover in many cities, so changes in park tree cover can have outsized impacts on municipal tree cover more broadly.
These data were originally published on 12/29/2021. On 02/22/2022 and 06/23/2023 minor metadata updates were made.
Urban foresters in many cities in the United States and around the world have been assessing trends in urban tree canopy cover, and many municipal leaders have set goals for tree cover levels. However, there is a need for greater understanding of the socioecological dynamics of tree cover change over many decades, including varied trends within a city. These land cover change data were collected to assess the rates and drivers of tree cover change, using Philadelphia to investigate the processes of tree cover change in parks of a post-industrial city. Parks are a critical component of urban tree canopy cover, as they constitute one of the largest portions of tree cover in many cities, so changes in park tree cover can have outsized impacts on municipal tree cover more broadly.
These data were originally published on 12/29/2021. On 02/22/2022 and 06/23/2023 minor metadata updates were made.
Funding
USDA-FS
History
Data contact name
Lara A. RomanData contact email
lara.roman@usda.govPublisher
Forest Service Research Data ArchiveUse limitations
These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation: Nix, Sabine A.; Roman, Lara A.; Healy, Marc; Rogan, John; Pearsall, Hamil. 2021. Philadelphia park tree cover data, 1959-2018. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0107Theme
- Not specified
Geographic Coverage
{"type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [{"type": "Feature", "geometry": {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-75.277871, 40.068821], [-75.277871, 39.947816], [-75.159617, 39.947816], [-75.159617, 40.068821], [-75.277871, 40.068821]]]}, "properties": {}}]}Geographic location - description
Data represent three different parks in Philadelphia, PA: East Fairmount Park, West Fairmount Park, and the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education. East and West Fairmount Park are located ...ISO Topic Category
- location
- biota
- environment
- society
- structure
National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms
Forestry, Wildland ManagementOMB Bureau Code
- 005:96 - Forest Service
OMB Program Code
- 005:059 - Management Activities
Pending citation
- No
Public Access Level
- Public
