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i-Tree Urban Forest Assessment Applications
i-Tree version 4.0 offers several urban forest assessment applications inlcuding i-Tree Eco, previously known as UFORE and i-Tree Streets, previously known as STRATUM. In addition, several new and enhanced assessment tools are now available including i-Tree Hydro (beta), i-Tree Vue, i-Tree Design (beta) and i-Tree Canopy. Based on years of US Forest Service research and development, these innovative applications provide urban forest managers and advocates with tools to quantify ecosystem services and benefit values of community trees at multiple scales. The ability to articulate the significance of community trees in terms of pollution mitigation, storm water run-off reduction, carbon sequestration and storage and more has allowed i-Tree users to improve tree management, plan strategically, increase community awareness, engage decision makers and build new partnerships. Click on the Learn more links to further explore the i-Tree Applications. i-Tree Ecoi-Tree Eco is an adaptation of the Urban Forest Effects
(UFORE) model which provides a broad picture of the entire urban forest. It is
designed to use field data from complete inventories or randomly located plots
throughout a community along with local hourly air pollution and meteorological
data to quantify urban forest structure, environmental effects, and value to
communities. i-Tree Streetsi-Tree Streets focuses on the
benefits provided by a municipality's street trees. It makes use of a sample
or complete inventory to quantify and put a dollar value on the street trees'
annual environmental and aesthetic benefits. Streets also describes urban
forest structure and management needs to help managers plan for the future.
i-Tree Hydro (beta)i-Tree Hydro (beta) is a new application
designed to simulate the effects of changes in tree and impervious
cover characteristics within a watershed on stream flow and
water quality. i-Tree Vuei-Tree Vue allows you to make use of freely
available national land cover data maps to assess your community's land
cover, including tree canopy, and some of the ecosystem services provided by
your current urban forest. The effects of planting scenarios on future
benefits can also be modeled. i-Tree Design (beta)i-Tree Design (beta) is a simple online tool
that provides a platform for assessments of individual trees at the parcel level. This
tool links to Google Maps and allows you to see how tree selection, tree size, and
placement around your home effects energy use and other benefits. This beta tool is the
first stage in development of more sophisticated options that will be available in future versions i-Tree Canopyi-Tree Canopy offers a quick and easy way
to produce a statistically valid estimate of land cover types (e.g., tree cover)
using aerial images available in Google Maps. The data can be used by urban forest
managers to estimate tree canopy cover, set canopy goals, and track success; and to
estimate inputs for use in i-Tree Hydro and elsewhere where land cover data are needed. |
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Tools for Assessing and Managing
Community Forests
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