Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/05/06/map-of-trees-in-london.html
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Seriously cool map. Also, the hex grids? Yay!
One thing I learned (a while ago): public spaces in Germany usually have a Baumkataster. It would be interesting to get this data via FOI requests and produce such a map with nice info for the whole of Germany. Alas, I need more time…
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Did it have conkers on it? Otherwise, maybe a new tree was planted since you were there.
What’s more interesting, to me, about that map is the significant areas that don’t have any trees.
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I think that big hole where Lewisham is must be poorly mapped. I know there are trees there. (Not that Lewisham isn’t a big hole, in general.)
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Some inspiration…
Trees from the Baumkataster in Karlsruhe on a map:
A short data story about the trees of Berlin:
The internet of trees - a project to develop digital strategies and prototypes to strengthen Berlin’s tree population:
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Thanks, that’s really nice of you!
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Their front page says:
TreeTalk uses tree data provided by the Greater London Authority (GLA), and for some boroughs we may not have local tree data
Has anyone found a way to filter the map by species? That would be interesting.
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That might explain the apparent deserts.
Or…
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