Storm Damage Assessment Protocol Analysis and Reporting
Jan 13, 2016
Storm Damage Assessment
ProtocolAnalysis and Reporting
Overview Estimating Engine Report Means Resources
Estimating engineEngine built as Excel® spreadsheet6 worksheets
Home/ReadMe – navigation, helpPreStorm Data – setup dataPreStorm Analysis – preliminary analysisPostStorm Data – damage dataPostStorm Analysis – report formCodes, lookup tables – functional elements
Use of Excel® based on user survey
Hyperlinks for easy
navigation
Procedure
Methods IStarts with field data Simple scaling by street milesRelies on sample size being
sufficient for damage varianceNo statistics applied for
emergency use
ProcedureMethods IIPruning, removals: straightforwardDebris: depends
Pre-storm dataUses calculated tree density
No pre-storm dataUses estimated tree density (Very low, Low, etc.)Based on data from 13 Northeastern communities
Local costs used, tho averages suggested
Report Means
Report= Calculation page (PostAnalysis tab)
Methods visible
AdvantagesCredibility Ease, speed
These values can be adjusted by end user
Validation
Sampling indicated on reportMeans of random samplingPercent street miles sampled
Numbers derived right on sheetDebris Pruning, removal
Local costs shown
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FutureWish list Add 6-mo. damage inventory
Tree-by-tree Inspired by FS method after Katrina
Convert to single VB appIntegrate with STRATUM
Will depend on available time and money
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Resources
One-stop shopping:
www.itreetools.org
Resource/Learning CenterProtocols, reports8pp glossy brochure