Open AccessGeographic Information and Global Positioning Systems for Tree Management
Author(s) -
R.C. Widdicombe,
Brian Carlisle
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
arboriculture and urban forestry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 2155-0778
pISSN - 1935-5297
DOI - 10.48044/jauf.1999.024
Subject(s) - geographic information system , amenity , computer science , data mining , valuation (finance) , grid , tree (set theory) , geography , cartography , database , data science , law , economics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , geodesy , finance , political science
Among the number of GIS software packages available, IDRISI and Maplnfo have the most wideranging applications to land use. For this project, Maplnfo was employed to process and store environmental and map data. Three tasks required attention prior to the analysis of data: 1) accurate cartographic survey and grid referencing of the area's features including tree positions; 2) formatting of map data to construct a GIS map; and 3) in-depth tree survey data collection including hazard assessment and amenity valuation.