get_pdxTrees_streets {pdxTrees}

Load the pdxTrees_streets data

Description

This function pulls the pdxTrees_streets dataset from the GitHub repository: https://github.com/mcconvil/pdxTrees. pdxTrees_streets is a data frame of all the street trees in the 96 neighborhoods of Portland, OR and was collected as part of the Urban Forestry Tree Inventory Project.

Usage

get_pdxTrees_streets(neighborhood = NULL)

Arguments

neighborhood

A vector of neighborhood names for filtering the data. If NULL, all street trees will be returned.

Value

Returns a data frame with 218602 rows and 23 variables:

UserID

ID

Inventory_Date

Date of data collection

Species

Species of the tree. All dead trees were listed as "unknown"

Common_Name

Common name of the tree

DBH

Diameter at breast height (4.5' above ground)

Condition

Trees were rated as good, fair, poor, or dead. These general ratings reflect whether or not a tree is likely to continue contributing to the urban forest (good and fair trees) or whether the tree is at or near the end of its life (poor and dead trees).

Site_Type

Where along the street the tree was located. There are 8 different site types and more info can be found here: http://gis-pdx.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/street-trees

Site_Size

Categorical size of the site: Small, Medium, Large

Site_Width

How wide the site was in ft.

Wires

Whether or not the site had wires: High voltage, No High voltage (No HV), other

Site_Development

The condition of the site either being improved (ex. along a side walk or paved roadway ) or unimproved (a gravel road))

Address

The address where the tree is located

Neighborhood

The Portland neighborhood in which the tree is located

Collected_By

Who collected the data on this tree: staff or volunteer

Scientific

Scientific name of the tree

Family

Family of the tree

Genus

Genus of the tree

Functional_Type

Categorical variable with groups: Broadleaf Deciduous (BD), Broadleaf Evergreen (BE), Coniferous Deciduous (CD), and Coniferous Evergreen (CE)

Mature_Size

Categorical variable with groups: Large (L), Medium (M), and Small (S). Categorization is based on the height, canopy width, and general form of the tree at maturity

Edible

Categorical variable of edible trees

Notes

Note on the data collection

Longitude

Longitude

Latitude

Latitude

Source

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/article/433143

Examples

 # To grab all trees
get_pdxTrees_streets() 

# To grab trees from one neighborhood
get_pdxTrees_streets(neighborhood = "Concordia")

# To grab trees from multiple neighborhoods 
get_pdxTrees_streets(neighborhood = c("Concordia","Eastmoreland","Sunnyside"))