Mapping trees

[swandry]

Can I ask what people are using to map there street or road trees, google maps not detailed enough, as I have some road side tree to survey ?

[Beezy]

Depends how in depth you want to go, e.g invest in a GIS mapping device which will help you to pinpoint trees using GPS locating and management software. (ezyTree, Treeminder etc)

 

Or get yourself a Promap account, where you can buy sections of maps and plot trees on there using the basic CAD style drawing package, you only pay for it when you print out the finished version.

[swandry]

Thanks breezy good start me thinks .

 

Steve LB

[daltontrees]

If you are just plotting (manually, if need be) a few on a map to indicate their position relative to roads and buildings, Promap is the way, but expensive map-by-map. An account is good if you use them ferequently.

Last year I used a Geo Trimble with installed GIS maps, super-accurate and indestructible but too small a screen. Reports were easy because it exported data in Excel format.

I am currently using Ezytreev with GIS maps and it is very straightforward, but I am using the client's maps and I don't know how dear they are. It is on a Samsung tablet and the GIS accuracy is worse than useless, so expect to manual plot on site. Report generation impossible without Ezytreev license and slow/enormous programme.

Just all depends on how often you are using it and how particular the client is about reporting format.

[daltontrees]

Sorry, meant to say the "GPS accuracy is worse than useless"

[markiesla]

What is you are wanting to achieve? How do you want to manage / use the captured information etc. Do you want to share the information easily with the end client via an interacttive map?