{"id":56532,"date":"2019-02-01T14:25:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T22:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcnews&#038;p=56532"},"modified":"2023-07-31T16:36:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T23:36:45","slug":"one-app-takes-on-2000-trees","status":"publish","type":"arcnews","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcnews\/one-app-takes-on-2000-trees","title":{"rendered":"One App Takes On 2,000 Trees"},"author":1312,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10632,401,801],"tags":[163382,165832,160542,160642,165822],"arcnews_issues":[32862],"class_list":["post-56532","arcnews","type-arcnews","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collector-for-arcgis","category-government","category-operational-intelligence","tag-arcgis-online","tag-arcgis-server","tag-county-government","tag-local-government","tag-tree-inventory","arcnews_issues-winter-2018","arcnews_sections-your-work"],"acf":{"short_description":"It\u2019s daunting to think how much time and effort it would take to do a manual inventory of all the trees on the more than 500 acres\u2026","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"It\u2019s daunting to think how much time and effort it would take to do a manual inventory of all the trees on the more than 500 acres of arboreal land maintained by Cabarrus County, North Carolina. But a tree inventory is what the county\u2019s grounds and maintenance division needed. So in December 2015, Cabarrus County\u2019s infrastructure and asset management department met with the GIS administrator to figure out how to use ArcGIS to automate much of the inventory.\r\n\r\nIn just under two years, the team documented the location and health of almost all the 2,000-plus trees located on county property\u2014covering everything from the large groves in parks to the single rows of ornamental trees at the downtown Concord administration building. As of September, about 90 percent of the project was complete, according to James Collins, a certified arborist and grounds maintenance worker with the infrastructure and asset management department."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":56542,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The finished inventory will help the county manage problem areas in the future, said Kyle Bilafer, area manager of operations for Cabarrus County. \u201cThe\u00a0<em>[documentation]<\/em>\u00a0functions allow us to categorize trees not just by location and species but\u00a0<em>[also]<\/em>\u00a0by health, which allows more precise tree removal and replacement budgeting,\u201d Bilafer said.\r\n<h2>Customizing ArcGIS<\/h2>\r\nInitially, the IT department explored specific software to perform the tree inventory. But after discussing logistics, it was determined that the project should be developed completely in-house using the Local Government Information Model, available via ArcGIS for Local Government, as a starting point."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":56552,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Then came the roughly two-month setup process. First, county officials took a list of all tree types in the area and customized it so it only showed trees that are native to Cabarrus County (making the project more manageable). Meanwhile, the county\u2019s GIS administrator, Joseph Battinelli, took the street trees feature class from the Local Government Information Model and used ArcGIS Desktop to set up the initial map. He and the team also determined the data collection parameters\u2014such as location, species, trunk circumference, and health\u2014which contain useful classifications to help with budget planning.\r\n\r\nBattinelli then published all this to ArcGIS Server and added it to ArcGIS Online. He gave Collins, his supervisor, and Bilafer permission to edit the feature class and the trees map in ArcGIS Online. With that, Collins and a colleague would be able to conduct the assessment using Collector for ArcGIS.\r\n\r\nBeing able to customize the app was crucial during the planning process, said Battinelli. \u201cI really appreciate how we can set it up and let the experts handle the input of data,\u201d he remarked.\r\n<h2>Visualizing, Analyzing Problem Areas<\/h2>\r\nHere\u2019s how the inventory works. Armed with an iPad and a certified arborist\u2019s eye, Collins (or his colleague) goes into the field to conduct the assessments. Using Collector, he takes a photo of each tree, notes its location, identifies the species, measures the trunk\u2019s circumference at chest height, and assesses the risk that it could die or fall over and damage structures. For larger groves, Collins makes a general health determination for every 1,000-square-foot area.\r\n\r\nUltimately, the trees and sections of groves are assigned colors based on their health. On a map in ArcGIS Online, red dots signify trees that are in fair condition\u2014and those are the first to receive a follow-up visit to see what, if anything, needs to be done. Trees that are in bad shape and likely need to be removed get a blue dot. And healthy trees get a green dot.\r\n\r\nThe data can be exported in a number of ways\u2014including shapefiles, geodatabases, and Microsoft Excel tables\u2014to provide county managers and managers in the infrastructure and asset management department with good visualizations of problem areas. That helps Cabarrus County plan for tree removals as well as replacements.\r\n\r\nHaving the ability to share data with other team members on various devices is a big plus, according to Battinelli. \u201cIt\u2019s a new way to solve an old issue,\u201d he said. \u201c<em>[ArcGIS]<\/em>\u00a0gives you the tools to implement the process in relatively little time.\u201d\r\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\r\nJonathan Weaver is a multimedia journalist with Cabarrus County\u2019s communications and outreach department. 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