i-Tree is a collection of software programs for urban forestry that anyone can use . It was designed and developed by the USDA Forest Service to place a value on urban forest ecosystem services such as pollution removal, carbon storage , avoided carbon emissions, and avoided storm water runoff . i-Tree provides baseline data so that the growth of trees can be followed over time, and is used for planning purposes. Reports are based on tree inventories of species, DBH (diameter at breast height) and tree height. I-Tree is peer-reviewed and has a process of ongoing collaboration to improve it. There are seven different i-Tree applications which can enhance an individuals or organizations understanding of the benefits which trees provide in modern society. Over the course of many years The United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service has developed and refined these different applications as follows : i-Tree Eco, i-Tree Landscape, i-Tree Hydro, i-Tree Design, i-Tree Canopy, i-Tree Species, i-Tree MyTree, i-Tree Streets, and i-Tree Vue. i-Tree began in 2002 as survey of a sample of urban forest to simulate taking a tree inventory of an entire urban forest. It then added hand held devices for efficient inventory of street trees. The current version of i-Tree allows for several sources of data to be used, such as National Land Cover Data, Google Maps, and tree inventories. Some versions allow for continuous data on air pollution and meteorology in order to average the results for a more accurate answer. The current version uses groundwater capture, building energy savings, air pollution benefits, carbon sequestration, homeowner value, and pest detection .
i-Tree is a collection of urban and rural forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools . It was designed and developed by the United States Forest Service to quantify and value ecosystem services provided by trees including pollution removal, carbon sequestration , avoided carbon emissions, avoided stormwater runoff, and more . i-Tree provides baseline data so that the growth of trees can be followed over time, and is used for planning purposes. Different tools within the i-Tree Suite use different types of inputs and provide different kinds of reports; some tools use a 'bottom up' approach based on tree inventories on the ground, while other tools use a 'top down' approach based on remote sensing data. i-Tree is peer-reviewed and has a process of ongoing collaboration to improve it. There are seven different i-Tree applications which can enhance an individual's or organization's understanding of the benefits which trees provide in modern society. Over the course of many years the U.S. Forest Service has developed and refined these different applications : i-Tree Eco, i-Tree Landscape, i-Tree Hydro, i-Tree Design, i-Tree Canopy, i-Tree Species, i-Tree MyTree, i-Tree Streets, and i-Tree Vue. i-Tree began in 2002 as survey of a sample of urban forest to simulate taking a tree inventory of an entire urban forest. It then added hand held devices for efficient inventory of street trees. The current version of i-Tree includes different tools which allow for several sources of data to be used, such as National Land Cover Data, Google Maps, and tree inventories. Some tools use continuous data on air pollution and meteorology for more accurate results .
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software programs for urban forestry that anyone can use
urban and rural forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools
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place a value on urban forest ecosystem services such as
quantify and value ecosystem services provided by trees including
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storage
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and avoided storm water runoff
avoided stormwater runoff, and more
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Different tools within the i-Tree Suite use different types of inputs and provide different kinds of reports; some tools use a 'bottom up' approach
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of species, DBH (diameter at breast height) and tree height. I-Tree
on the ground, while other tools use a 'top down' approach based on remote sensing data. i-Tree
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individuals or organizations
individual's or organization's
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as follows
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includes different tools which allow
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in order to average the results for a more accurate answer.
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The current version uses groundwater capture, building energy savings, air pollution benefits, carbon sequestration, homeowner value, and pest detection
for more accurate results