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2015 Street Tree Census - Tree Data
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.
Columns
Name | Socrata field name | Column name in sgr mount | Data type | Description |
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census tract | census_tract | census_tract | Number | |
zip_city | zip_city | zip_city | Text | City as derived from zipcode. This is often (but not always) the same as borough. |
community board | cb_num | cb_num | Number | Community board in which tree point is located |
borough | boroname | boroname | Text | Name of borough in which tree point is located |
cncldist | cncldist | cncldist | Number | Council district in which tree point is located |
st_assem | st_assem | st_assem | Number | State Assembly District in which tree point is located |
st_senate | st_senate | st_senate | Number | State Senate District in which tree point is located |
nta | nta | nta | Text | This is the NTA Code corresponding to the neighborhood tabulation area from the 2010 US Census that the tree point falls into. |
nta_name | nta_name | nta_name | Text | This is the NTA name corresponding to the neighborhood tabulation area from the 2010 US Census that the tree point falls into. |
boro_ct | boro_ct | boro_ct | Number | This is the boro_ct identifyer for the census tract that the tree point falls into. |
state | state | state | Text | All features given value 'New York' |
latitude | latitude | latitude | Number | Latitude of point, in decimal degrees |
longitude | longitude | longitude | Number | Longitude of point, in decimal degrees |
x_sp | x_sp | x_sp | Number | X coordinate, in state plane. Units are feet. |
y_sp | y_sp | y_sp | Number | Y coordinate, in state plane. Units are feet |
council district | council_district | council_district | Number | |
bin | bin | bin | Number | |
bbl | bbl | bbl | Number | |
brch_light | brch_light | brch_light | Text | Indicates the presence of a branch problem caused by lights (usually string lights) or wires in the branches |
trnk_other | trnk_other | trnk_other | Text | Indicates the presence of other trunk problems |
trnk_light | trnk_light | trnk_light | Text | Indicates the presence of a trunk problem caused by lighting installed on the tree |
trunk_wire | trunk_wire | trunk_wire | Text | Indicates the presence of a trunk problem caused by wires or rope wrapped around the trunk |
root_other | root_other | root_other | Text | Indicates the presence of other root problems |
root_stone | root_stone | root_stone | Text | Indicates the presence of a root problem caused by paving stones in tree bed |
problems | problems | problems | Text | |
user_type | user_type | user_type | Text | This field describes the category of user who collected this tree point's data. |
sidewalk | sidewalk | sidewalk | Text | Indicates whether one of the sidewalk flags immediately adjacent to the tree was damaged, cracked, or lifted. Not recorded for dead trees and stumps. |
guards | guards | guards | Text | Indicates whether a guard is present, and if the user felt it was a helpful or harmful guard. Not recorded for dead trees and stumps. |
steward | steward | steward | Text | Indicates the number of unique signs of stewardship observed for this tree. Not recorded for stumps or dead trees. |
spc_common | spc_common | spc_common | Text | Common name for species, e.g. "red maple" |
spc_latin | spc_latin | spc_latin | Text | Scientific name for species, e.g. "Acer rubrum" |
health | health | health | Text | Indicates the user's perception of tree health. |
status | status | status | Text | Indicates whether the tree is alive, standing dead, or a stump. |
curb_loc | curb_loc | curb_loc | Text | Location of tree bed in relationship to the curb; trees are either along the curb (OnCurb) or offset from the curb (OffsetFromCurb) |
stump_diam | stump_diam | stump_diam | Number | Diameter of stump measured through the center, rounded to the nearest inch. |
tree_dbh | tree_dbh | tree_dbh | Number | Diameter of the tree, measured at approximately 54" / 137cm above the ground. Data was collected for both living and dead trees; for stumps, use stump_diam |
created_at | created_at | created_at | Calendar date | The date tree points were collected in the census software. |
block_id | block_id | block_id | Number | Identifier linking each tree to the block in the blockface table/shapefile that it is mapped on. |
tree_id | tree_id | tree_id | Number | Unique identification number for each tree point. |
borocode | borocode | borocode | Number | Code for borough in which tree point is located: 1 (Manhattan), 2 (Bronx), 3 (Brooklyn), 4 (Queens), 5 (Staten Island) |
root_grate | root_grate | root_grate | Text | Indicates the presence of a root problem caused by metal grates in tree bed |
brch_shoe | brch_shoe | brch_shoe | Text | Indicates the presence of a branch problem caused by sneakers in the branches |
brch_other | brch_other | brch_other | Text | Indicates the presence of other branch problems |
address | address | address | Text | Nearest estimated address to tree |
postcode | zipcode | zipcode | Number | Five-digit zipcode in which tree is located |
Upstream Metadata