Basic Inventory Tools
•Mobile Community Tree Inventory(MCTI)
•Street Tree Electronic Management System (STEMS)
MCTI Basics
Paper based, via tally sheets
Windows desktop applicaiton
Using a PDA and computer
Three Methods of Implemnentation
Multiple Data Collection Methods
• Paper, via tally sheet
• On a Windows based computer
• Using a computer and a Personal Digital Assistant (Palm Pilot, Handspring, etc.)
• Download Inventory Manual• http://www.umass.edu/urbantree/
palm • Print Paper Tally Sheets• Begin Data Collection in the Field
on Paper Sheets
Getting Started (paper)
Getting Started (computer)
Windows 95 or newer PC
Download and install software
Data entry at your desktop
Getting Started (PDA)
Windows 95 or newer PC
Palm OS PDA w/2mg memory
Install PDA software
Begin your field data collection
Species Distribution
Size/Age Distribution
Condition
Planting, Maintenance, and Removal Needs
Status of the Trees/Forest
Pruning
Other Maintenance
Removal
Hazard Risk Assessment
Maintenance and Other Needs
Photo courtesy of the USDA Forest Service
STEMS – Street Tree Electronic Management System
• Maintenance & Management System
• Linked to MCTI Inventory• Provides Work Order Tracking and
Staffing Planning• Multi-platform Implementation
(PDA, Paper, Bar Coding, etc.)• Freeware Distribution
Training
• Over 130 participants in MCTI training in New England, NY and PA in 2003
• Online User’s Manual
• Web based instructional tutorial under development by Trees NY