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[John McNeil]

Hi Travis:


I really like your link to Google maps that you provide the user.

We have three open databases:

(1) for our 138,000 Street and Park trees: http://explore.oakville.ca/maps/Default.aspx?LINK=LINKURL&LINKTYPE=Street.and.Park.Trees.View|AshTreatment.View|Relief.BaseMap|OrthoPhoto.BaseMap|&Xmin=605869.726695453&Ymin=4813318.23884514&Xmax=606468.321225976&Ymax=4813650.13284227/this
This includes a colour code for the approx. 6,000 ash trees on our Ash Tree Treatment Program for EAB.

This has been very well received by residents and members of Council who use it.

(2) for our 43,000 private ash trees locator: http://www.oakville.ca/assets/general%20-%20residents/eabl-howtousemap.pdf

(3) for our 858 ha. Woodlands layer- under development ( inventory complete; digitizing forest stand polygons under way)

Keeping the data up to date requires a formal internal feedback process and reflecting the impact of future tree growth on the appropriate tree attributes has been the focus a recent project ( with the Faculty of Forestry at U of T and the U.S. Forest Service) through development of  growth algorithms for Fraxinus and Acer ( which we can share).

Regards,







John McNeil, RPF
Manager, Forestry Services
Parks and Open Space
Town of Oakville | 905-845-6601 ext.3395 | f: 905-338-4227 | www.oakville.ca<http://www.oakville.ca/>

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From: canufnet-bounces at list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces at list.web.net] On Behalf Of Travis Kennedy
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 1:48 PM
To: 'Canadian Urban Forest Network'
Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] (no subject)

We would love to hear from other Municipal Forestry groups about their experiences / struggles with Open Data. I've only heard of Vancouver releasing their tree database to the public thus far.

Our provider added the satellite layer to the dataset view this morning. We have started to use this dataset to help citizens identify their boulevard trees by species and ID.

Is your Municipality moving in this direction? Is this a useful direction for a Municipality to move in?

http://data.edmonton.ca/Environmental-Services/Trees-Species-Map-View-/cggb-hzzm

Travis Kennedy

Urban Forester
City of Edmonton

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From: canufnet-bounces at list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces at list.web.net] On Behalf Of Jeannette Wheeler
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 12:53 PM
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The City of Edmonton is pleased to announce that it has just published our Tree Open Data set. Information about our 300 000 Tree Inventory can be viewed through the attached Map View link.

http://data.edmonton.ca/Environmental-Services/Trees-Species-Map-View-/cggb-hzzm

Jenny Wheeler, P. Biol.

Principal of Forestry
12304-107 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
T5G 2S7

Phone: 780 442 0224
Fax: 780 496 4978
Cell: 780 910 7578

Parks Healthy, by Nature




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