What is a Tree Inventory?
The tree care industry is no exception to this tech-nature collaboration that's happening, so it's taking advantage of some amazing new tools to take care of trees.
ClimbingHI Tree Services is utilizing TreePlotter™, a cutting edge GIS software application to perform tree inventories. These are intended to provide valuable information on the tree population of a property in order to make informed management decisions. This tree inventory management tool is taking tree care planing and tree maintenance to the next level!
ClimbingHI's certified arborists map the trees on site and asses their health. Once all trees are plotted and mapped, the data obtained is stored in the cloud. Arborists and clients have easy web-based access and information is updated regularly. The data includes tree pruning, tree trimming, or any other tree work performed.
Clients have online access to all this valuable data through a color coded satellite map. With this detailed information they can make informed decisions on any tree work needed.
The Benefits Of Tree Inventory Mapping
There are numerous reasons to have a tree mapping done. Some of the advantages of having an accurate tree inventory are:
- Safety.
- Informed decision-making.
- Plan ahead and Budget.
- Bidding, completing and evaluating the work.
- Guidance on new plantings.
- Assess the monetary and environmental value of trees.
Safety.
An expertly-prepared tree inventory will warn you of the potential for tree failure due to pests or disease. The recomended tree trimming and maintenance will prevent dead wood from unespectedly falling and causing harm to the public.
Informed decision-making.
Tree inventory mapping helps you make data-based budgeting decisions based on the specific conditions of your trees. For example, which dead or decayed trees should be removed immediately, which trees with disease or pest problems can be treated, or which healthy trees are due for trimming.
Plan ahead and Budget.
With an actualized tree inventory, managers and arborists can budget and schedule accordingly. Risk assesment data and priority ratings on the tree inventory, help managers and tree care professional establish the scope and timing of tree work needed.
Bidding, completing and evaluating the work.
A detailed inventory online and user-friendly report is a useful tool for the clients to solicit work estimates. It also allows the clients and tree care professionals to improve the process of tree maintenance and evaluate the effectivness of the tree work done.
Guidance on new plantings.
With a tree species breakdown shown in a color-coded map, our tree inventory mapping provides valuable information to plan and select new tree plantings. By avoiding over-represented species you can protect your trees from a single pest or disease.
Asses the Value of Trees
Assess the monetary (in USD) and environmental value of the whole inventory and of each individual tree, with the eco-benefits report. Get an estimate of the ecological benefit that trees provide to the owner and the community based on the National Tree Benefit calculator, an online tool based on iTree Streets research.
The time is now for humanity to understand the importance of trees and ecosystems around them.
With technology like TreePlotter™ and its eco-benefits feature, the general public can become educated on the value of the natural world around them, accessible at their fingertips!
The tree data that ClimbingHI Tree Services is collecting, there will be valuable findings about Maui’s tree inventory and ecosystems in the future.
