10-2122 Cooperative Purchase For Tree Inventory Services

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City of ®rlando Florida Contact: Andy Kittsley 407-246-3857 Davey conducted a street tree and park tree inventory in the City of Orlando. A team of five Certified Arborists inventoried approximately 95,000 trees, stumps, and potential planting sites using pen-tablet computers. Tree locations were determined using a combination of GIS and GPS technology. The trees were evaluated on several attribute categories, including condition, maintenance needs, and potential risk. The data were processed, analyzed, and incorporated into an urban forest management plan. The management plan provides important guidelines that will enable the City of Orlando to manage their urban forestay resources more efficiently. The management plan presents a comprehensive nine-year plan of maintenance activities designed to reduce potential hazards, create a cyclical pruning program, and establish an annual tree planting program. The inventory data were added to Davey's TreeKeeper®7 tree management software to help the City plan, schedule, and track tree work, and print detailed reports. Davey's IT Department integrated TreeKeeper® 7's subscription capabilities and created a local network. This creates a system linking field computers, used daily by City staff, to their TreeKeeper®7 network. The TreeKeeper®7 network enables the City of Orlando to maintain the most up-to-date inventory information. City of I3ahlone~a, Georgia Contact: Joel Cordle 706-864-6133 Davey conducted aGIS-based tree inventory for the City of Dahlonega, Georgia in February, 2009. A Davey urban forester collected data on 800 trees and potential planting sites. Each tree was inspected by an ISA Certified Arbor•ist, who assessed tree health and structure, evaluated site conditions, and recommended prioritized maintenance needs in accordance with ANSI A300 standards. Tree attribute and location data were collected using pen-tablet computers loaded with an orthophotograph, City GIS basemaps, and Davey's customized ArcPad data collection program. The inventory data were analyzed by a Davey senior urban forester to develop a custom tree management and planting plan for the City. The custom plan is based on tree inventory data collected by Davey, current arboricultural standards, and input from the City about historical and ecotourism benefits of the local tree species. The plan provides the City with amulti-year program for street tree maintenance and management that is easy to use and administer. City of Tifton, Georgia Contact: Bert Crowe 229-391-3947 Davey conducted a street tree inventory for the City of Tifton, located in Tift County, Georgia. Approximately 2,800 trees in the "Historic District" were evaluated and data were collected using pen-tablet computers. Tree locations were determined using a combination of GIS and GPS technology. Each tree was inspected by an ISA Certified Arborist who assessed tree health and structure, evaluated site conditions, and recommended maintenance in accordance with ANSI standards. Tree maintenance was prioritized using USDA's Community Tree Risk Rating system. Tree attribute data were loaded into Davey's Tree Keeper® software to allow the City to systematically plan tree maintenance, easily update the database, and perform queries of the tree inventory data. The City also received a comprehensive, on-site training session for the use of TreeKeeper° software and one year of unlimited phone support. ANSI data fields were collected for the following municipalities: Franklin, Tennessee; Germantown, Tennessee; Mobile, Alabama; Tifton, Georgia; Dahlonega, Georgia; Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; Hony County, South Carolina; Crescent City, Florida; and Marion, North Carolina. Davey 4