Basic Inventory Tools •Mobile Community Tree Inventory (MCTI) •Street Tree Electronic Management System (STEMS) PDA Inventory Package Collect Data Use and Integration.

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Basic Inventory Tools
•Mobile Community
Tree Inventory
(MCTI)
•Street Tree Electronic
Management System
(STEMS)
PDA
Inventory
Package
Collect Data
Use and
Integration
Palm based inventory tool
MCTI Basics
Three Methods of Implemnentation
 Paper based, via tally sheets
 Windows desktop applicaiton
 Using a PDA and computer
Multiple Data Collection Methods
• Paper, via tally sheet
• On a Windows based computer
• Using a computer and a Personal Digital
Assistant (Palm Pilot, Handspring, etc.)
Getting Started (paper)
• Download Inventory Manual
• http://www.umass.edu/urbantree/palm
• Print Paper Tally Sheets
• Begin Data Collection in the Field on
Paper Sheets
Getting Started (computer)
 Windows 95 or newer PC
 Download and install software
 Data entry at your desktop
Desktop Data Entry
Desktop Recap/Review
Customizing MCTI
 Allows multiple users
 Custom Tree Species Listings
 Unique Community ID tags
Getting Started (PDA)
 Windows 95 or newer PC
 Palm OS PDA w/2mg memory
 Install PDA software
 Begin your field data collection
MCTI PDA Software
PDA Log In Screen
MCTI PDA Software
PDA Data Entry Screen
MCTI PDA Software
PDA Data Entry Screen
MCTI PDA Software
PDA Data Entry Screen
MCTI PDA Software
PDA Search Screen
Desktop Syncronization
Status of the Trees/Forest
Size/Age Distribution
Species Distribution
Condition
Planting, Maintenance,
and Removal Needs
Reporting
Species Distribution
14%
32%
54%
Norway Maple
Flowering Crab
Green Ash
Condition
45
# of Trees
40
10
5
Dead
Poor
Fair
Good
Maintenance and Other Needs
Pruning
Other
Maintenance
Removal
Hazard
Risk
Assessment
Photo courtesy of the USDA Forest Service
Web based distribution
STEMS – Street Tree Electronic
Management System
• Maintenance & Management System
• Linked to MCTI Inventory
• Provides Work Order Tracking and
Staffing Planning
• Multi-platform Implementation (PDA,
Paper, Bar Coding, etc.)
• Freeware Distribution
Complaint Reporting
Work Order Generation & Tracking
Address Reporting
Linking to MCTI
Data Maintenance MCTI- STEMS
Training
• Over 130 participants
in MCTI training in
New England, NY
and PA in 2003
• Online User’s Manual
• Web based
instructional tutorial
under development by
Trees NY
www.umass.edu/urbantree/mcti