This dataset was created by the City of Austin to compile information regarding all issued Tree Permit folders in AMANDA. The dataset contains information regarding the species, condition, and trunk diameter of the tree. It also includes geographic information like Council District and Jurisdiction Type. These permits are created throughout various review process at the City of Austin.

The point dataset contains information regarding active tree permits that were created throughout the City of Austin's review process. Information in this dataset has been retrieved from the City's Application MANagement and Data Automation (AMANDA) database. The dataset contains information on location, permit type, date of issue/expiration, heritage status, species, trunk diameter, condition, reason for request, council district, jurisdiction, associated fee, link to permit, and more.

Austin Energy is one of the few utilities in the nation that tries to meet with each property owner in advance of tree trimming. A plan detailing the trimming needed for each tree on a property is discussed and provided to the property owner for their acknowledgment and signature. When property owners refuse to meet or cooperate with scheduling, they receive a letter that indicates when trimming will occur. The number of refusal letters is extremely small, often less than 1 percent annually. Find more information at http://austinenergy.com/go/trees and http://austinenergy.com/go/reports.

This dataset shows point locations of public trees inventoried by the City of Austin as of March 13th, 2020. Data is compiled from various sources: Development Services Department's Tree Division, AISD, Parks and Recreation Department, and Public Works Department's downtown tree inventory (2013). This is not a complete comprehensive inventory of all trees. Some errors and/or duplicate data may exist. For more information on Austin's urban forest, visit the U.S. Forest Service's Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis report: https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/50393

Tree canopy digitized from aerial images using a supervised image classification method. Aerial images were flown over Austin, TX in 2018 during the "leaf-on" agricultural growing season and are sourced from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP). Data are updated every 4 years and each update is provided as a separate dataset. For historical data, search for tree canopy 2006, 2010, and 2014. The NAIP imagery resolution for 2018 is 60cm (~2 feet). This is 4-band imagery (Red, Green, Blue, and Infrared bands) available in both true color and color-infrared. Tree canopy data is provided in both raster and vector GIS formats housed in a Geodatabase. Download and unzip the folder to get started. Please note, errors may exist in this dataset due to the variation in species composition and land use found across the study area. This product is for informational purposes and may not have been prepared for or be suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. It does not represent an on-the-ground survey and represents only the approximate relative location of property boundaries.

This product has been produced by the City of Austin for the sole purpose of geographic reference. No warranty is made by the City of Austin regarding specific accuracy or completeness.

The City of Austin’s Community Tree Priority Map (formerly Planting Prioritization) serves as a decision support tool to determine where to focus forestry activities in Austin, Texas. This map shows U.S. Census tracts (2010) containing tabular data related to community forestry priorities determined by the Community Tree Preservation Division’s Urban Forest Program. Prioritization is determined through the priority score. This score combines nine measures normalized and summarized into four broad categories. The score is aggregated at the neighborhood (U.S. Census tract) level. Scores can range from 0 to 100 with higher scores meaning a higher need for community forestry activities to achieve more equitable canopy distribution. Finally, the priority level provides a categorical representation of the data for a simplified view.

Priority Score = ( Σ Natural Environment + Σ Social Vulnerability + Σ Community Investment + Σ Health & Well-Being ) / 4

This map was updated in 2020. Minor updates are made as-needed with a review and data update scheduled for 2025 (every 5 years).

Ultimately, this map is used to aggregate Urban Forest Grant/Portal projects and tree planting/distribution data to assess program performance.

This dataset is intended to be downloaded as a GIS Shapefile but may also be viewed in Excel. It's also available in ArcGIS Online at https://austin.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=7d7c5260e60c4f8ab811d2c5fda6c40f

This is a map depicting tree canopy in Austin, Texas summer of 2022.

Tree canopy digitized from aerial images using a supervised image classification method. Aerial images were flown over Austin, TX in 2010 during the "leaf-on" agricultural growing season and are sourced from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP). Data are updated every 4 years and each update is provided as a separate dataset. For historical data, search for tree canopy 2006, 2014, and 2018. The NAIP imagery resolution for 2010 is 1m (~3.3 feet). This is 4-band imagery (Red, Green, Blue, and Infrared bands) available in both true color and color-infrared. Tree canopy data is provided in both raster and vector GIS formats housed in a Geodatabase. Download and unzip the folder to get started. Please note, errors may exist in this dataset due to the variation in species composition and land use found across the study area. This product is for informational purposes and may not have been prepared for or be suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. It does not represent an on-the-ground survey and represents only the approximate relative location of property boundaries.

This product has been produced by the City of Austin for the sole purpose of geographic reference. No warranty is made by the City of Austin regarding specific accuracy or completeness.

Survey conducted in 2013 of all trees and vacant planting sites in the right of way and all trees of heritage species greater than or equal to 19 inches on private and city of Austin owned property in the central business district.

Tree canopy digitized from aerial images using a supervised image classification method. Aerial images were flown over Austin, TX in 2006 during the "leaf-on" agricultural growing season and are sourced from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP). Data are updated every 4 years and each update is provided as a separate dataset. For historical data, search for tree canopy 2010, 2014, and 2018. The NAIP imagery resolution for 2006 is 2m (~6.6 feet). This is 4-band imagery (Red, Green, Blue, and Infrared bands) available in both true color and color-infrared. Tree canopy data is provided in both raster and vector GIS formats housed in a Geodatabase. Download and unzip the folder to get started. Please note, errors may exist in this dataset due to the variation in species composition and land use found across the study area. This product is for informational purposes and may not have been prepared for or be suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. It does not represent an on-the-ground survey and represents only the approximate relative location of property boundaries.

This product has been produced by the City of Austin for the sole purpose of geographic reference. No warranty is made by the City of Austin regarding specific accuracy or completeness.

Tree canopy digitized from aerial images using a supervised image classification method. Aerial images were flown over Austin, TX in 2014 during the "leaf-on" agricultural growing season and are sourced from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP). Data are updated every 4 years and each update is provided as a separate dataset. For historical data, search for tree canopy 2006, 2010, and 2018. The NAIP imagery resolution for 2014 is 1m (~3.3 feet). This is 4-band imagery (Red, Green, Blue, and Infrared bands) available in both true color and color-infrared. Tree canopy data is provided in both raster and vector GIS formats housed in a Geodatabase. Download and unzip the folder to get started. Please note, errors may exist in this dataset due to the variation in species composition and land use found across the study area. This product is for informational purposes and may not have been prepared for or be suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. It does not represent an on-the-ground survey and represents only the approximate relative location of property boundaries.

This product has been produced by the City of Austin for the sole purpose of geographic reference. No warranty is made by the City of Austin regarding specific accuracy or completeness.