diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f7c582e..576bca4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,12 @@ -Did you know that almost 12 km² (11'915 [Aren](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hectare#Are)) are dedicated to the growth of Christmas trees in the Canton of Zürich? When the City of Zürich posted some data about the issues of clearing away the trees after the holidays that I got thinking about where all this growth happens. It's quite phenomenal to imagine the migration of thousands of trees from the countryside and into the city, and to think about some of the sustainability issues involved. +#### Did you know that almost 12 km² (11'915 [Aren](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hectare#Are)) are dedicated to the growth of Christmas trees in the Canton of Zürich? -This repository is here to spark a conversation. It is a [Data Package](https://frictionlessdata.io/data-packages/) that you can load into open source software for analysis. +When the City of Zürich [posted some data](https://reciprocal.opendata.ch/project/45) about the issues of clearing away the trees after the holidays, I got thinking about where all this growth happens. It is quite phenomenal to imagine the migration of thousands of trees from the countryside and into the city, and to think about some of the sustainability issues involved. But I could not easily find a map online on this topic. + +This repository is here to spark a conversation. It is a [Data Package](https://frictionlessdata.io/data-packages/) that you can load into open source software for analysis. See also [schoolofdata-ch/baumkataster-data](https://github.com/schoolofdata-ch/baumkataster-data) + +Happy holidays from the Swiss open data community! + +🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 # Preview @@ -16,7 +22,7 @@ _Zooming in on a larger parcel, with satellite imagery showing neatly planted Ch # Data -The dataset shared here is an extract of Landwirtschaftliche Nutzungsflächen (Agricultural utilisation areas) of the Canton of Zürich. You can find it as open data on the portals of the [City of Zürich](https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/geodaten/download/170) or the national open data portal: +The dataset shared here is an extract of _Landwirtschaftliche Nutzungsflächen_ (Agricultural utilisation areas) of the Canton of Zürich. You can find it as open data on the portals of the [City of Zürich](https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/geodaten/download/170) or the national open data portal: https://opendata.swiss/de/dataset/landwirtschaftliche-nutzungsflachen