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Minter, M.; Finch, T.

Tree canopy cover and height data at 10m resolution for the North Pennines and Dales landscape, northern England, 2023

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https://doi.org/10.5285/9e3055a3-a56b-4210-9628-4acd096ed9b7
This dataset provides information on tree canopy cover percentage and mean canopy height, both at a 10m resolution, for the North Pennines & Dales in northern England. The data was derived from LiDAR analysis, which was used to create a vegetation height model for the region. From this model, tree crowns were identified and subsequently processed into two raster datasets: one representing the percentage of tree canopy cover and the other depicting mean canopy height, both specific to the North Pennines & Dales landscape. While significant efforts were made to exclude non-vegetative structures, some non-vegetative objects may still be present in the dataset.
Publication date: 2025-02-11
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Format

TIFF

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Raster
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2023-01-01    to    2023-12-31

Provenance & quality

Data was created using LiDAR data from the Environment agency, and processed into cover and height files using “gblidar” and “forestools” packages in R. Firstly, tree crowns and tree top points were created, then any buildings were erased with the OS open buildings data, and then processed into canopy cover percentage and mean height raster files. For quality control, we compared raster outputs to satellite imagery in ArcPro to compare areas of vegetation. While efforts were made to remove buildings, some other non-vegetation structures likely remain (e.g. pylons, caravans, walls etc).

Licensing and constraints

This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Minter, M.; Finch, T. (2025). Tree canopy cover and height data at 10m resolution for the North Pennines and Dales landscape, northern England, 2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/9e3055a3-a56b-4210-9628-4acd096ed9b7

Correspondence/contact details

Minter, M.
RSPB
UNITED KINGDOM
 Melissa.minter@rspb.org.uk

Other contacts

Rights holder
RSPB
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
biota
INSPIRE theme
Habitats and Biotopes
Keywords
Biodiversity , canopy , North Pennines , tree , vegetation , Yorkshire Dales
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/X003841/1
Last updated
12 February 2025 12:05