[CANUFNET] Tree Inventory Software

Mon Jan 22 06:46:40 EST 2018

Hi Shane,

We have our tree inventory in ArcGIS and we work closely with our GIS department to get any report we want. It is a bit convoluted but is works…for now.

I was in private business for over 30 years before I started working for Newmarket. We used ArborSoftWorx and it does everything you are looking for. There is a municipal version of this. It keeps your inventory, creates work orders it can even bill if you need to and for me the most important item it keeps a history of all the work done to each inventoried item, not only trees, but you can add park benches, waste bins, light standards etc.

Hope this helps

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From: CANUFNET [mailto:canufnet-bounces at list.web.net] On Behalf Of Shane Tillapaugh via CANUFNET
Sent: January 19, 2018 6:52 PM
To: canufnet at list.web.net
Subject: [CANUFNET] Tree Inventory Software

Hello fellow CUFN listserv subscribers,
The City of Courtenay (on Vancouver Island, British Columbia) Parks Division has recently begun to devote more resources to the management of trees in our city.  This has included the creation of a City Arborist position a couple of years ago, and more recently we have undertaken a street tree inventory (+/- 2,000 specimens).  As you might observe, our urban forestry program is in its infancy.  The inventory of our street trees has constituted a giant leap forward for our program.  We can now view our trees and their attributes using ArcGis mapping software.   However, tree attributes are not easily updated, we cannot easily produce reports reflecting the condition or composition of our trees, nor can we easily produce work orders from the inventory data.  Furthermore, we would also like a flexible suite of software options to assist in our management and care of the mature forest interface throughout our municipality.  We are currently researching options for map based tree inventory software that also has an integrated work management system.  So far I have looked into TreePlotter and ArborPro and both seem to meet most if not all of our needs.  Any information on your municipal experiences with these or other software would be much appreciated.

Thanks kindly,

Shane Tillapaugh

City of Courtenay
Acting City Arborist – Parks Div.
ISA Certified Arborist PN-5981A
ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified
Stillapaugh at courtenay.ca<mailto:Stillapaugh at courtenay.ca>
Tel. 250.338.1525
Cel. 250.703.6670
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