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OF Tree Inventory Presentation <br /> 1. Why a Tree Inventory? (Mark) <br /> a. Management tool <br /> b. APWA Accreditation <br /> 2. What we have accomplished to date. (Kevin) <br /> a. Started data collection in July, 2005 <br /> b. Number of trees collected = 22,000 <br /> i. Methodology of collection, selection of collection areas <br /> ii. Area of City collected —area collected represents approximately <br /> 20% of total City area. Therefore, approx. 20% of trees <br /> inventoried. <br /> iii. Tree Layer in Geodart (info on species, size, condition, <br /> utilities) <br /> 3. Many uses for data collected <br /> a. Demo of Tree Layer information available on Geodart (Kevin) <br /> b. Within UF (Kevin) <br /> Data tracking for development planting programs <br /> Save staff inspection time —can call up basic information on trees <br /> at a given site without need to drive to site. <br /> Tracking all new plantings, removals, tree watering <br /> Soon track all maintenance activities — hardware and software <br /> challenges. <br /> c. City wide (Mark) <br /> Other staff and programs can call up tree information on <br /> Geodart. Parks Planning, Permit review, Land Use Planning, <br /> Engineering <br /> d. Public Education / Information — Public input (Mark) <br /> Neighborhood meetings / Discussions (Jefferson Westside) <br /> 4. Plan to complete inventory data collection and ongoing data maintenance <br /> (Kevin) <br /> a. Resource needs and time estimate to collect initial tree information <br /> Two seasonals for data collection <br /> Four years to complete initial inventory <br /> b. Plan to keep data current <br /> Update through staff activities <br /> Ongoing update by re- inventory (5 yr cycle)—one seasonal <br /> for data collection <br /> 5. Park Tree Inventory (Kevin) <br /> a. Start collecting this field season — (collected Parks Blocks, ROW trees <br /> adjacent to some parks) <br /> b. Staffing —need two seasonals for data collection <br /> c. Methodology of collection — priority setting <br /> 6. Questions <br />