Paul Barton

Where is this treebay you speak of?

Looks good Will, but a few typos on the home page: 'Wiltshire' and 'proprietor'.

Still a few places left on next Friday's course - see this thread for details: http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/cas/92587-mapping-trees-new-seminar.html

Good stuff. 👍😀

Some places still available!

Is it temperature that actually affects the date of bud-burst and leaf fall? Or is it the level and intensity of sun-light? Perhaps the degradation of the ozone layer and changes in the amount of UV light are having an effect, rather than temperature?

Sorry it's not very easy. Can you complete it with a pen and email a scanned copy?

Thanks Jamie. Shame you can't make this one - will hopefully run another if this proves popular. Btw, I edited my post to add the date after Sean pointed out it was missing!

Yeah possibly.

I did it again didn't I?! Friday 23rd October.

To book, please complete the attached form and email to [email protected] course-application-form.pdf

Hi all, Here are details of a new seminar running on October 23rd 2015: Mapping Trees - an introduction CAD & GIS in Arboriculture Accurately mapping trees and displaying the relevant information on plans is an essential part of modern arboricultural consultancy. With the rapid advance in GPS technologies, mobile computing and computer aided design software, many arboriculturists are left wondering where to start, exactly what is required and how much it will cost to begin producing high quality maps. This new one day seminar is aimed at tree surveyors and consultants that wish to gain a better understanding of the concepts of CAD and GIS. The seminars will cover topics such as: How GPS and GIS can streamline collecting data in tree surveys What the available range of hardware and software available can do (and costs!) How to display tree survey information required by BS5837 in AutoCAD. The presentations will be delivered by two expert speakers: James England (GIS Solutions) and Mike Shilton (Keyscapes software). The morning session (GIS) will include time to try out a range of GPS devices and software and the afternoon session (CAD) will demonstrate how collected survey information can be presented using CAD. The day will include question and answer sessions, hot drinks and lunch. Venue: Minerva Mill Innovation Centre, Station Road, Alcester, B49 5ET. Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm. Cost: £95 per delegate. Agenda: Morning: 1. Speakers background - Forestry, Arboriculture, GIS - small independent consultant 2. Introduction to GIS, GNSS, GPS 3. What is GIS? a. How does it differ from CAD? b. Types of GIS data - points, lines and polygons c. Free data sources OS OpenData and paid data eg. OS MasterMap 4. Types of mobile mapping hardware and software, GPS Devices, tablets, laser range finders a. Hardware & Software available b. What can they do? c. What are the costs of hardware and software? d. Tree Management software vs bespoke setup 5. What are the benefits to Arboriculture a. Help with Tree Management - efficient data capture b. Can help to plan efficient surveys c. TPO reviews d. Accurately mapping trees for BS5837 predevelopment surveys e. Tree Management Software is largely GIS software (give examples) f. Inspection programmes & tree work management g. Enquiries 6. Possible outputs from using GIS / GPS a. Tree data capture (in the field & in the office) b. Producing maps & reports c. Assigning photographs to tree points d. Exporting to KML for Google Earth Pro (free) link to article e. Exporting to Excel f. Web mapping - sharing data 7. Hands on session 8. Developments for the future 9. Question & Answer session Afternoon: 1.Introduction and background 2.CAD Basics a.Understanding base plans sent to you – Topo and CAD drawings b.Layers c.The drawing tools d.Drawing and plotting to scale 3.Creating a tree survey in CAD? a.Creating a BS5837 tree survey manually in CAD b.Using KeyTREE, specialist application software to draw trees c.Importing multiple trees direct from site data d.Shadow analysis e.Preparing and sharing your drawing with others – plotting, PDF, Google Earth 4.Trees and Buildings a.Overview of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and the future b.Working with Architects and others in 3D 5.Developments for the future 6.Hardware specifications, options and requirements 7.Question & Answer session

If you're a subby then you need to do what you're asked to do by the main contractor. Simple as. If you run your own business then you have the opportunity to persuade your clients to do the best thing and if they don't want to, you can politely decline the job.

Thanks - looking forward to seeing that.

Nope, you're not going mad - but it was mentioned a few posts before! Thanks for pointing that out - I'll amend the details.

Pyrus I reckon.

Link to the info and booking form: CAD | The Consulting Arborist Society

Agree with Paul above. Looks like fairly typical strimmer damage, plus a bit of squirrel damage. Fairly common but not good of course. If you're really interested in finding out if the trees are struggling for survival in the short term, you could try some chlorophyll fluorescence testing using an Arborcheck kit: http://www.arborcheck.com/how-it-works/.

Well done Japan! Comments that could be considered offensive have been removed. Please engage your brains before posting.

Can you post photos, or a link to some?

Cobra bracing is dynamic polypropylene rope. Why do you have a preference for steel?

Great post and good discussion. Tight forks in Beech are difficult to assess I think. Here's a link to the presentation that Duncan Slater gave at the 2011 AA conference. See slides 18-20 in particular - the slimming down of the stem below the union can indicate a weaker fork and the tree you have posted about seems to have a narrow taper below the three-way union. http://www.trees.org.uk/aa/documents/amenitydocs/aa_amenityconf_mon7_Duncan_Slater_2011.pptx If the cost-benefits analysis allow, a reduction and some bracing may be the way to go. Ed Gilman also talks/writes about structural pruning to suppress the growth of branches and stems. Perhaps a reduction of one of the more diagonal stems could over time suppress it so that a more vertical stem becomes dominant, therefore improving the diameter ratio between the stems.

Do you really think not singing along was because of a deeply engrained fundamental personal issue? If I were him, I'd probably be worn out after the first few days in a stressful job, so would take any opportunity to zone out in my own thoughts when some music was playing. Is that not allowed? I have never heard such criticism about the England football team who don't tend to sing up much at the beginning of matches.

Bumpity bump!

Ok, here are the details: Mapping Trees - an introduction CAD & GIS in Arboriculture Accurately mapping trees and displaying the relevant information on plans is an essential part of modern arboricultural consultancy. With the rapid advance in GPS technologies, mobile computing and computer aided design software, many arboriculturists are left wondering where to start, exactly what is required and how much it will cost to begin producing high quality maps. This new one day seminar is aimed at tree surveyors and consultants that wish to gain a better understanding of the concepts of CAD and GIS. The seminars will cover topics such as: How GPS and GIS can streamline collecting data in tree surveys What the available range of hardware and software available can do (and costs!) How to display tree survey information required by BS5837 in AutoCAD. The presentations will be delivered by two expert speakers: James England (GIS Solutions) and Mike Shilton (Keyscapes software). The morning session (GIS) will include time to try out a range of GPS devices and software and the afternoon session (CAD) will demonstrate how collected survey information can be presented using CAD. The day will include question and answer sessions, hot drinks and lunch. Venue: Minerva Mill Innovation Centre, Station Road, Alcester, B49 5ET. Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm. Cost: £95 per delegate. There is a downloadable booking form attached - you will need to email this to [email protected] course-application-form.pdf