by D McCoy, B Goulet-Scott, W Meng, B Atahan, H Kiros, M Nishino, J Kartesz
Resource Type: Dataset
Source: Dryad
Grades: Middle School and High School
Data on more than 5 million urban trees in 63 large US cities is included in this dataset, including location (latitude/longitude), species, native vs nonnative status, health, trunk diameter, and more. Some data organization and cleaning was done.
Phenomena:
Native species
Plant growth
DCIs:
LS1.B: Growth and development of organisms
LS4.D: Biodiversity and humans
Notes:
- Tons of data that can be analyzed in conjunction with other datasets on biodiversity, census tracts, socio-demographic data, etc.
- A number of California cities are available.
Driving questions:
While this data could be used for many analyses, some interesting questions might include:
- Which cities have the highest proportion of native species?
- Which cities have the largest/healthiest trees?
- Using a GIS platform: Is there a correlation between the income levels of a specific census tract or neighborhood and the number of trees present?
- How does the number of trees vary with the number of people in a city?
Topics: California, growth, and native species
Features: data table and raw data