We map and monitor tree canopy and urban heat of Adelaide's metropolitan area to identify where trees are helping to reduce heat and climate change impacts. This information is helping us and our partners make Adelaide greener.
Making our urban areas greener provides habitat for wildlife, enhances biodiversity, and plays a part in improving our mental and physical health. With an increasing number of people living in apartments or houses with small or no backyards, equitable access to quality green space is important to maintain community liveability and to reduce the impacts of climate change.
Urban heat mapping has also identified 'heat islands' in the metropolitan Adelaide area. Generally heat islands are areas with fewer green spaces, trees, shrubs and grass, where large expanses of hard surfaces such as roads and buildings soak up heat on a sunny day, and can be up to 3 to 4 degrees than their surrounds. Increasing urban tree canopy cover and green spaces can offset the impact of heat islands, supporting healthier, cooler communities and building our resilience to the impacts of climate change.
Explore our dashboard to see:
- Metropolitan Adelaide's tree canopy cover.
- Canopy cover for each local government area.
- Tree heights for each local government area.
- Tree canopy coverage and tree height change over time.
Data was captured over 2 time periods, 2018 / 19 and 2022.
