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This dataset contains the Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) from activities taking place within the geographic boundary of the City of Melbourne Local Government Area.
The City of Melbourne uses the Global Protocol for communities (GPC) method to measure and report municipal greenhouse emissions. Emissions are reported annually through the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) platform, which is a requirement of Global Covenant of Mayors and C40 membership.
Emission sources are broken down across the sectors: Stationary energy, Transportation and Waste. They are categorized by their "scope" which distinguishes between emissions that physically occur within the city (scope 1), from those that occur from the use of electricity and supplied by grids potentially crossing city boundaries (scope 2), from those that occur outside the city but are driven by activities taking place within the city’s boundaries (scope 3).

In cases where there are limitations on data availability notation keys have been used. NO indicates that an activity or process does not occur or exist within the city. IE signifies GHG emissions for this activity are presented in another category of the inventory. NE is used when emissions occur but have not been estimated or reported due to unavailability of data.
Preparing and reporting this data helps us to understand where the city's emissions come from. It allows us to plan our emission reduction activities to take effective action to mitigate climate change.
Tags municipality greenhouse gas carbon environment energy and 1 more
API Docs
Created
July 29 2020
Views
258

Environment
Dataset
This dataset contains location and location description for each set of microclimate sensor device installed throughout the city. Sensors are typically installed on a street pole and locations are selected based on relevant project criteria.
Since the beginning of the Microclimate Sensor Readings in 2019, some sensor devices have been relocated. This may be for various reasons such as construction works. Any changes to sensor locations are important to consider when analysing and interpreting historical data.
The site_id column can be used to merge the data with related dataset (linked below).
Tags climate environment air quality sensor environmental monitoring and 7 more
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Created
June 17 2020
Views
369

Environment
Dataset
This dataset contains environmental readings from microclimate sensors located across the city. The data is updated every hour in fifteen minute increments and can be used to determine variations in microclimate changes throughout the day. Microclimate data includes:
- Ambient air temperature
- Relative humidity
- Barometric pressure
- Particulate matter 2.5
- Particulate matter 10
- Average wind speed
The Microclimate Sensor Readings helps us to understand temperature, relative humidity, pressure, particulate matter 2.5, particulate matter 10, and average wind speed at different locations and different times of day to better inform decision-making and plan for the future.
Additional values are included in this dataset to provide an easier way to correlate the data with the official EPA Victoria data. These can be identified with the value 'epa' included in the type column. EPA Victoria report air quality readings in 1 hour and 24 hour averages . This includes; ambient air temperature readings in 1 hour average, relative humidity readings in 1 hour average, particulate matter 2.5 readings in 1 hour and 24 hour averages, and particulate matter 10 readings in 1 hour and 24 hour averages.
The site_id column can be used to merge the data with the Sensor Locations dataset which contain the sensor location. Any changes to sensor locations are important to consider when analysing and interpreting historical microclimate data.
Note this dataset may not contain a reading for every sensor for every 15 minutes as the sensor devices might not have a reading for each value. There may be situations where no readings are reported for all sensors or only some readings are reported at a particular site.
For the description of each sensor please see the sensor type attachment.
Tags sensor microclimate environment air quality environmental monitoring and 5 more
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Created
June 10 2020
Views
568

Environment
External Link
This dataset contains a false color aerial image mosaic of the City of Melbourne municipal area. False color images render the scene in other colors not seen by the human eye. It is used for the interpretation of natural resources.
The red tone of the aerial image is associated with live vegetation. Intense reds indicate vegetation which is growing vigorously and quite dense. This image is contains embedded georeferenced information.
Capture Information:
- Capture Date: 2nd/3rd February 2019
- Capture Pixel Size: 5cm
- Map Projection: MGA Zone 55 (MGA55)
Additional technical information:
ArborCarbon collected high resolution multispectral imagery using the ArborCam, a unique 11-band airborne multispectral camera system optimized for the accurate detection of vegetation and subtle changes in vegetation condition. ArborCarbon have used this multispectral image to create this seamless 20cm false-colour composite showing variation in vegetation condition.
The multispectral imagery was acquired at 8,000ft above ground level over the City of Melbourne under cloudless conditions between 09:45 and 12:45 on 2nd and 3rd February 2019.
Imagery was acquired with the ArborCam system with a ground sample distance ranging from 6 cm/pixel to 25 cm/pixel dependent on the band. Imagery was comprised of 3 broad bands in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum, and an additional 7 narrow-bands strategically positioned in the visible and near infra-red regions to detect subtle variations and changes in vegetation condition.
Tags multispectral plants canopy cover tree vegetation health and 4 more
Created
November 12 2019
Views
268

Environment
External Link
This dataset contains an aerial image mosaic of the City of Melbourne municipal area. This image provies a 'top down' view of the city and is availible for download in a georeferenced format.
Capture Information
- Capture Date: 2nd/3rd February 2019
- Capture Pixel Size: 5cm
- Map Projection: MGA Zone 55 (MGA55)
Additional technical information:
ArborCarbon collected the aerial image using the ArborCam, a unique 11-band airborne multispectral camera system optimized for the accurate detection of vegetation and subtle changes in vegetation condition. ArborCarbon have created this seamless 5cm pixel resolution RGB mosaic co-registered to the 4-band image.
The multispectral imagery was acquired at 8,000ft above ground level over the City of Melbourne under cloudless conditions between 09:45 and 12:45 on 2nd and 3rd February 2019. Imagery was acquired with the ArborCam system with a ground sample distance (GSD) ranging from 6 cm/pixel to 25 cm/pixel dependent on the band.
Tags imagery image aerial melbourne property
Created
November 10 2019
Views
475

Environment
Dataset
This dataset contains spatial polygons which represent tree canopy areas across the City of Melbourne. It can be easily mapped using the geometry column.
Tree canopy polygons have been derived by ArborCarbon from high-resolution airborne multispectral imagery. ArborCarbon collected this imagery using the ArborCam, a unique 11-band airborne multispectral camera system optimized for the accurate detection of vegetation and subtle changes in vegetation condition.
The high-resolution airborne imagery datasets were geometrically corrected and orthorectified using the City of Melbourne’s publicly available 2018 aerial imagery and a Digital Terrain Model supplied by the City. A Digital Surface Model was generated from the acquired imagery for the full extent of the City, enabling the stratification of vegetation into a range of height categories. All vegetation >3m above the ground was classified as canopy (excluding vegetation on building rooftops).
Tags greening urban forest vegetation health vegetation plant and 1 more
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Created
October 31 2019
Views
654

Environment
Dataset
Tree canopy within City of Melbourne mapped using 2018 aerial photos. The canopy polygons represent actual tree canopy extents on both private and public property across the city.
Tags greening green environment sustainability vegetation and 2 more
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Created
February 19 2019
Views
2,048

Environment
Dataset
Tree canopy within City of Melbourne mapped using 2018 aerial photos and LiDAR. The canopy polygons represent actual tree canopy extents on public property (land managed by the City of Melbourne) across the city. The data is considered accurate for 2018. Changes in tree canopy are expected to have occurred since that time.
Tree canopy cover is mapped by the City of Melbourne annually.
Tags tree plant vegetation greening urbanforest and 1 more
API Docs
Created
February 19 2019
Views
776

Environment
External Link
A terrain surface dataset that represents the height value of all natural and built features of the surface of the city. Each pixel within the image contains an elevation value in accordance with the Australian Height Datum (AHD).
The data has been captured in May 2018 as GeoTiff files, and covers the entire municipality.
A KML tile index file can be found in the attachments to indicate the location of each tile, along with a sample image.
Capture Information:
Capture Pixel Resolution: 0.1 metres
Limitations:
Whilst every effort is made to provide the data as accurate as possible, the content may not be free from errors, omissions or defects.
Tags environment terrain dsm vegetation spatial and 8 more
Created
January 24 2019
Views
3,074

Environment
Dataset
This dataset contains survey data for bird species across various river and wetland locations in the City of Melbourne. Bird transect surveys were conducted by Ecology Australia at the following locations: Dynon Road, West Melbourne, Wildlife Sanctuary (1), Dynon Road, West Melbourne, Tidal Drain (2), Moonee Ponds Creek lower catchment near Racecourse Road, Kensington and Dynon Road, West Melbourne (3), Maribyrnong River near Newells Paddock and Dynon Road, West Melbourne (4), Royal Park Oak Street Wetland (5), and Stony Creek Backwash, Footscray (6). Surveys were undertaken during daylight hours and were repeated on various dates throughout February and March 2018. Bird surveys were conducted by completing transects along the waterbodies and identifying bird species and numbers. These surveys were undertaken to primarily track bird species richness at Site (1) with Site (3) existing as a reference site with comparable habitat characteristics.
This bird survey dataset includes the bird’s common name, scientific name, the corresponding Victorian Biodiversity Atlas Code, the date the survey was conducted, and the location of the survey (including the latitude and longitude). The Victorian Biodiversity Atlas (VBA) is managed by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and provides a list of species observations in Victoria. Each species has an identification ‘code’ number.
Please get in contact with the Urban Forest and Ecology Team (nature@melbourne.vic.gov.au) if you wish to view the full report by Ecology Australia or if you have any questions about the dataset.
Tags wetlands rivers urban ecology birds biodiversity and 1 more
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Created
January 8 2019
Views
932