An Innovation for Tree Management

1. An Innovation for Tree Management

2. What does ArborSite manage? The ArborSite tree software system helps property owners better manage their treescape in the areas of: • Hazard and risk - “duty of care”. • Forward budget visibility. • Ongoing health. • Life expectancy. • Works action requirements. • Landscape value and significance. • History of all actions and expenditure. • Future planning - site master plans. • Treescape mapping. • Environmental reporting. Unlike the built environment, trees are dynamic living assets. ArborSite helps you best manage their everchanging conditions, hazards and health needs - all with forward budget visibility.

3. A simple single screen interface • ArborSite’s interactive mapping and tree data interface offers total tree management all via one simple to use screen.

4. Using the ArborSite interface • A series of click and view actions give you access to all aspects of tree management. • Click on “Fill” whenever you wish to see the entire image and treescape. • You can search for trees by typing a number or word in the search field and clicking on “Search” to locate it/them. • Then “Show All” to return to all.

5. Using the ArborSite interface • You can add new trees. • Transfer the site data to a mobile hand-held field device. • Or upload and save any changes you have made by clicking on the “Sync Site” button. • You can also see a summary of your user information.

6. Using the ArborSite report engine • You can view tree data in report form via the ArborSite report engine console. • You can print the map with selected trees on it. • Select a chart. • Then click on “Go” to view it.

7. Using the ArborSite report engine • You can then print the chart. • Export it as a pdf file for email. • Go back to site map. • View another chart or report.

8. Using the ArborSite report engine • Report engine Charts include:- Treescape by risk.- Treescape by age.- Treescape by life expectancy.- Treescape budget by risk.- Tree work by risk.

9. Using the ArborSite report engine • Report engine Reports include:- Tree details by tree ID number.- Works description by risk.- Works and budget by risk.- History of works completed. • Forms can include:- A generic tree risk safety policy.- Incident report forms.

10. Using the ArborSite custom settings • The settings panel allows you to easily turn on and off user features such as:- Drag tree icons to new locations.- Show or hide tree labels.- Auto launch of tree assessment pop-up whenever you add a tree.

11. Adding a Tree to your ArborSite

12. Adding a tree to be assessed in your ArborSite. • Click on “New Tree” button to add a new tree to the site you have logged in on. • A cross-hatch appears that you can click-and-drag over the location of the tree you wish to add and assess. • Once in the location release the mouse or track pad click. A pop-up appears asking if you wish to add a tree. • Click on Yes or No.

13. Adding a tree to be assessed in your ArborSite. • If “Auto Assessment” is selected as “On” in the settings panel the tree assessment pop-up will appear after selecting Yes. • The GPS co-ordinates of the tree are automatically stored from the live GIS data in the ArborSite image and obtained from the tree’s cross hatch position. • You can then complete the tree assessment by filling in the fields.

14. Adding a tree to be assessed in your ArborSite. • If “Auto Assessment” is “Off” in the settings panel a white tree icon will appear at the selected location. • Admin or Manager users can utilise this feature to add tree icons to the site which identify new trees that require assessment. • Then at site the arborist user can login and assess each by clicking on any white (unassessed tree) icon/s.

15. View and Edit Tree Data and Works

16. Review tree data, work needs and assessments • To review any tree’s assessment right click on the tree’s icon and select a review option. • If you have “Arborist” access privileges you can edit the assessment pop-up pages as shown previously. • If you have “Site Manager”, “Admin”, “Worker” or “Viewer” access privileges you can only “Show Tree Data”. • And scroll through the tree assessment in view only form.

17. Review tree data, work needs and assessments • All users with access to a site above “Viewer Only” privileges can add “General Comments”. • Admin and Managers can also add “General Work Actions” not related to the assessment e.g. mulching. • They can also “Create Work Order” detailing all the actions required together with relevant tree information for workers that can be printed or created as a pdf for email.

18. Adding a general work action or comment • To add a general work action Admin and Managers click on the underscored text “General Actions/Works:”. • Admin and Managers can scroll and select non assessment related works to be added to this tree’s actions e.g. irrigation. • They can also click in “General Comments” field to add a note to works, arborists or others.

19. Admin editing of work orders for non-users • Admin or Managers can click on “Create Work Order” button at the base of a tree’s “Show Tree Data” pop-up to view a tree’s work order. • A work order pop-up appears with the ability to print the work order and attach to staff’s work roster. • Alternatively, work orders can be exported to pdf files for email to staff or suppliers to action. • Once paperwork is returned Admin or Managers can log on and check off completed works and details for field staff or suppliers with low IT literacy or limited access to IT. • They then click on “Save” to record actions as performed and commit the actions to the tree’s history.

20. Workers accessing and editing work orders • Field staff with mobile IT access can click on “Create Work Order” live on-site to view a tree’s work details. • The work order pop-up appears again with full details of tree works required, comments or instructions and check boxes for selection of completed work actions. • Field staff also enter the works date or click on the calendar icon to select a date. • They then enter a supplier or the worker’s name, cost of works and quotation number if applicable. • They then click on “Save” to record actions as performed and commit the actions to the tree’s history.

21. 21/12/2009 Dan Hill £80.00 Mulching and irrigation 13/3/2010 Bob Tree £350.00 Dead wood and stub removal Reviewing the work history on a tree • Right click on the icon of the selected tree and select “Show Tree Data”. • The tree’s data pop-up appears. Scroll to the base of the screen. • Scroll to the base to view work history on the tree. • The list of work actions previously performed on this tree is displayed in the “Work Order History” window. • A print version is also available in the Tree Reports engine under “Reports” drop-down “Work History”.

22. ArborSite is simple and cheap - yet highly secure • Despite its simplicity ArborSite offers high levels of security for your tree data. • ArborSite is unique in that it is software on your PC that uses the WEB as a method of delivering live tree data to your user group. • Data resides locally on your machine but synchronisation or logout publishes your revisions to other users who are given access passwords to your site. • All tree sites are separate data bases and have unique security profiles all managed by your arborist or tree services supplier who administers your ArborSite. • Data in transit via the WEB “pipe” is encrypted but also meaningless without your local PC software and access codes if hacked.

23. How do you get ArborSite for your property? • Simply talk to your tree service provider or arborist to find out how easy and cheap ArborSite is to implement. • ArborSite works on any PC or device running Windows XP service pack 2 or later. • Your arborist or tree service provider will quote the assessment of your trees and your access to ArborSite. • Beyond year one - annual hosting fees to ArborSafe will be required for on-going continuation of this interactive service if desired.

24. Thank you for your time and we look forward to assisting you with our system for improved tree management.