Arbor Day is a nationally-celebrated observance that encourages tree planting and care. Did you know that GIS technology is used as a tool to manage data about trees?
Here’s how a few organizations around the world have employed GIS to do just that: GIS Is Used to Help Manage Tree Maintenance The San Francisco Botanical Garden in California uses ArborVue, GIS software built with ESRI’s ArcPad and ArcGIS Engine and designed specifically for tree care and inventories, to manage its trees. Read the article. The “Garden City” of Singapore Manages More Than One Million Trees with GIS Technology The Singapore National Parks Board relies on GIS technology to manage data about and inspect 1.3 million trees. Read the article. Buffalo, New York, Urban Tree Management Evolves from Surprise Storm Known as the “City of Trees,” the City of Buffalo has maintained a complete urban forest inventory since 2001. This inventory includes all city-owned trees in the public rights-of-way between the curb and sidewalk and also all trees in the city parks. Read the article.