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<font size="2"><p>Ivan:<br>Town of Oalkville started using CityWorks last year.......based on recommendations from several SMA users such as City of New York.<br>We are pleased so far.<br>Contact is Barry Kelly from ESRI Canada.<br>I would say that some customization is inevitable.<br>Main "useful function"? ( we lost from our previous system) is the capability to "grow" the urban forest ( age, height, diameter) based on local algorithms so your data is kept current.<br>Good luck.<br>Ps garbage is garbage out.....avoid the "buck a tree" consultants for any inventory work.<br></p></font><hr><font size="2"><p><b> From: </b>"Listar, Ivan" [ilistar@london.ca]<br><b> Sent: </b>06/22/2009 04:23 PM AST<br><b> To: </b><canufnet@list.web.net><br><b> Subject: </b>[CANUFNET] Tree Information/Management Programs Used By Municipalities<br></p></font><br>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">Hello everyone, t</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">he</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia"> City of London is currently reviewing our Forestry tree information/management program</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">with the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia"> objective of making it more</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">applicable for other</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">activities/</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">operations than just inventory and tree work order management purposes.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">We would like to revise the current computer</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">capability</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia"> to allow for</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">planning and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">budgeting</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia"> for</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">future</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">maintenance, planting</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">and tracking</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia"> of forest health infestations.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">What programs do other</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">municipalities</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia"> use for this type of management? Do you use custom, in-house programs or</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">canned</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia"> programs</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">? </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">If you use canned programs, which ones do you use and are they meeting</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">your needs?</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol">·<FONT FACE="Courier New"> </FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">Did you have to modify them to meet your needs?</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">What main functions do the programs you use fulfill and what functions do think are</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia">important to add?</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A NAME=""><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Georgia">Ivan Listar, R.P.F.</FONT></SPAN></A></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Georgia">Urban Forester, City of London</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Georgia">A.J. Tyler Operations Centre</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Georgia">663 Bathurst St.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Georgia">London, Ont. N5Z 1P8</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Georgia">Phone: 519-661-2500 ext. 4977 </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia"><A HREF="mailto:ilistar@london.ca">mailto:ilistar@london.ca</A></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Georgia"> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Georgia">fax: 519-661-2352</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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