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User's Manual User’s Manual i-Tree Software Suite v2.1 Tools for assessing and managing Community Forests A cooperative initiative between: For more information, please visit http://www.itreetools.org i-Tree Software Suite User’s Manual Table of Contents i-Tree Software Suite User’s Manual Table of Contents Preface ........................................................................................................................ iv Acknowledgments....................................................................................................... vi 1. Ecosystem Analysis (UFORE) ................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Installation............................................................................................................ 2 1.3 Getting Started...................................................................................................... 2 1.3.1 Sampling Method and Data Collection ................................................................ 2 1.3.2 Opening the Sample UFORE Project................................................................... 6 1.3.3 Creating a New UFORE Project .......................................................................... 6 1.3.4 Opening an Existing UFORE Project ................................................................... 8 1.3.5 Updating an Existing UFORE Project................................................................... 8 1.3.6 Understanding the UFORE Work Area ................................................................ 9 1.4 Data Operations .................................................................................................. 11 1.4.1 Minimum Field Data Requirements................................................................... 11 1.4.2 Air Pollution Data............................................................................................ 11 1.4.3 Automatic Data Transfer ................................................................................. 12 1.5 Reporting Results ................................................................................................ 13 1.5.1 General .......................................................................................................... 13 1.5.2 Maps (Beta) ................................................................................................... 14 1.5.3 Written Report................................................................................................ 20 1.6 Troubleshooting .................................................................................................. 20 1.7 Data Collection .................................................................................................... 20 1.7.1 Plot Information ............................................................................................. 21 1.7.2 Ground Cover Information............................................................................... 25 1.7.3 Shrub Information .......................................................................................... 25 1.7.4 Tree Information ............................................................................................ 26 2. Street Tree Analysis (STRATUM)............................................................................ 31 2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 31 2.2 Installation.......................................................................................................... 32 2.2.1 System Requirements ..................................................................................... 32 2.2.2 Hardware Requirements.................................................................................. 32 2.2.3 Installing STRATUM ........................................................................................ 32 2.3 Getting Started.................................................................................................... 33 2.3.1 Choosing an Inventory Method and Formatting Data......................................... 33 2.3.2 Opening the Sample STRATUM Project............................................................. 34 2.3.3 Creating a New STRATUM Project.................................................................... 34 2.3.4 Opening an Existing STRATUM Project ............................................................. 35 2.3.4 Understanding the STRATUM Work Area .......................................................... 35 August 2008 i i-Tree Software Suite User’s Manual Table of Contents 2.4 Data Operations .................................................................................................. 38 2.4.1 Define City and Costs...................................................................................... 38 2.4.2 Define Species................................................................................................ 39 2.4.3 Define Inventory............................................................................................. 41 2.5 Reporting Results ................................................................................................ 42 2.5.1 Benefit - Cost Analysis Reports ........................................................................ 43 2.5.2 Resource Structural Analysis............................................................................ 43 2.5.3 Replacement Values........................................................................................ 46 2.5.4 Exporting Reports ........................................................................................... 46 2.5.5 Printing Reports.............................................................................................. 46 2.6 Troubleshooting .................................................................................................. 47 2.7 Data Collection .................................................................................................... 48 2.7.1 Collecting Data for a Full Inventory.................................................................. 48 2.7.2 Collecting Data for a Sample Inventory ............................................................ 48 3. Utilities ................................................................................................................... 50 3.1 Mobile Community Tree Inventory (MCTI)............................................................. 50 3.1.1 MCTI — Introduction ...................................................................................... 50 3.1.2 MCTI — Installation ........................................................................................ 51 3.1.3 MCTI — Getting Started .................................................................................. 52 3.1.4 MCTI — Data Operations................................................................................. 54 3.1.5 MCTI — Reporting Results............................................................................... 55 3.1.6 MCTI — Troubleshooting................................................................................. 56 3.1.7 MCTI — Data Collection .................................................................................. 56 3.2 Tree Inventory PDA Utility.................................................................................... 62 3.2.1 STRATUM/MCTI PDA....................................................................................... 62 3.2.2 UFORE Tree Inventory PDA Utility.................................................................... 68 3.3 Storm Damage Assessment Protocol (SDAP) ......................................................... 80 3.3.1 SDAP — Introduction ...................................................................................... 80 3.3.2 SDAP — Installation........................................................................................ 83 3.3.3 SDAP — Getting Started.................................................................................. 84 3.3.4 SDAP — Data Operations ................................................................................ 90 3.3.5 SDAP — Reporting Results .............................................................................. 90 3.3.6 SDAP — Troubleshooting ................................................................................ 91 3.3.7 SDAP — Data Collection .................................................................................. 91 3.4 Sample Inventory Generator ................................................................................ 97 3.4.1 Sample Street Segment Generator — STRATUM & SDAP Utility.......................... 98 3.4.2 Sample Plot Generator — UFORE....................................................................103 3.5 Species Selector (Beta) .......................................................................................111 3.5.1 Species Selector — Introduction .....................................................................111 3.5.2 Species Selector — Installation .......................................................................112 3.5.3 Species Selector — Getting Started .................................................................112 3.5.4 Species Selector — Reporting Results .............................................................113
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