340 N 12th St, Suite 402Philadelphia, PA 19107
www.azavea.com/opentreemap
Exploring Collaborative Tree Inventory with OpenTreeMap
About Us
Deborah BoyerOpenTreeMap Project [email protected]
Carissa BrittainSoftware [email protected]
Agenda
• Azavea Background
• OpenTreeMap’s History and Partners
• OpenTreeMap– Search and Display of Tree Data– Ecosystem Benefits– Collaborative Tree Inventory – Data Management and Quality Control– Demo of Software
• Questions
About Azavea
• Founded in 2000
• 30+ people
• Based in Philadelphia– Also Boston & Minneapolis
• Geospatial + web + mobile– Software development
– Spatial analysis services– User experience
Research-Driven• 10% Research Program• Academic Collaboration
B Corporation• Pro Bono Program• Donate share of profits• Projects w/ Social Value• Open Source
An open source tree data management system for collaborative, geography enabled urban tree inventory
OpenTreeMap History
• Urban Forest Map
• USDA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant Phase 1
• PhillyTreeMap and Greenprint Maps
• Released as open source project
• USDA Phase 2 Grant
Open Source? What does that mean?
• No license fee
• Anyone can download and contribute to the code
• Maintained by a community of users
• Accessible at www.opentreemap.org
Partners and Funders
Main Features
• Display and search existing tree inventories
• Calculate ecosystem benefits of trees
• Collaboratively add and update tree data and images
• Data quality checks
• Administrative data management
• Customizable depending on a municipality’s needs
Display and Search
Searching for Trees
• Location• Species• Advanced Filters
– Diameter– Dates– Missing Data– Species Characteristics– Other Options
Quick Detail View
• Tree Info
• Tree Images
• Satellite Imagery
• Google Street View Integration
• Eco Benefits
• Recent Contributors
• Editing Option
Tree Detail Page
Calculate Eco Benefits
Viewing Ecosystem Benefits
• Available for search results or individual trees
• Calculated using iTree
• Can be customized with local energy values
• Requires species and diameter data
Adding and Editing Data
Adding and Editing Data
Data Quality
Pending Updates System
Data Quality Checks
• Remove duplicate trees during data upload
• Tree watch list
• Drop down lists
• User groups
• Reputation points
Administration
Administrative Management
• Bulk data upload
• Review comments and uploaded images
• View recent activity and edits
• Manage user groups
• Manage tree watch list
Customize!
Customizable by City
• Data fields• Base map• Species list• Tree Key• Optional modules
– Pending edits– Stewardship
activities– Comments– And more…
Demo
Coming Soon
USDA Phase 2 Grant
• Mobile apps
• APIs
• Gaming
• Social Media
• Modeling
Questions?
Contact Us
Deborah BoyerOpenTreeMap Project [email protected]
Carissa BrittainSoftware [email protected]
340 N 12th St, Suite 402Philadelphia, PA 19107
www.azavea.com/opentreemap
Exploring Collaborative Tree Inventory with OpenTreeMap
