Visualizing Melbourne’s Urban Forest

The City of Melbourne has launched an interactive map visualizing their entire tree database, showcasing the health of the city's trees and enabling users to explore individual tree data. The design was developed in collaboration with OOM Creative, using CartoDB for data management and visualization. A unique aspect of the dataset is its assessment of each tree's useful lifetime expectancy, revealing a "heat-map" of which trees are at risk. The map features colored icons representing different tree types, allowing users to quickly identify tree characteristics when viewed on mobile devices.