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With accurate and accessible data on asset locations, conditions, and work histories, you can operate more efficiently, better protect public safety, and offer a superior overall experience for your visitors. We created TreePlotter™ PARKS to be a difference maker in park asset management and assembled this guide on how to use our software platform to address common pain points in park management. Specifically, we will address these three areas:
Consolidating Assets Under A Single Map-Based System
No more transferring between multiple incongruous tools or tedious data entry from paper forms. The PARKS application works in the field or at the office and is applicable for a vast array of asset types that can all be plotted and managed spatially.
Clearer Communication
Enhance coordination between internal teams and contractors with easily accessible, geolocated information and create more compelling, data-driven external outreach.
Simplified Work Orders and Tracking
Use asset condition data to prioritize where your teams put their maintenance efforts. Open, track, and close out work orders in a system that is robust, but easy to learn and use in the field.
Mapping and managing assets does not have to be a complicated or technically intricate process. We know the faster it is for personnel in the field to learn a new tool, the more that tool gets used. Higher usage means more comprehensive data collection and an easier time tracking, budgeting, and achieving Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). We recommend working backward from your organization’s KPIs to design the system in a way that can flow directly from data collection to your end goals. However you design the platform, the end result is going to be better informed asset management and therefore better amenities and services for your community.

Get to know the solutions that PlanIT Geo uses to support nonprofit and community organizations
As a hub for urban forestry innovation, PlanIT Geo is able to provide support and guidance at any step in a program’s evolution. The Nonprofit Urban Forestry Guide lays out all of the solutions that we have used to help public urban forestry programs grow, improve, and adapt. The offerings are organized into four categories:
Budgets and funding Monitoring trees and green assets Volunteers and community engagement Measuring and communicating impact

Cities around the world use tree canopy goals, usually in the form of percent tree canopy cover, to guide urban forest management and meaningfully improve the livability of their communities. Urban tree canopy is ideal for goal setting because it can represent the complex distribution and benefits of an urban forest within a single metric. To encourage well-informed canopy goals we have assembled this eBook of best practices to help communities find the right target for them.

In this paper we provide information on the integration of 3rd party GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receivers with the tree inventory software TreePlotter™ created by PlanIT Geo™ to obtain precise spatial location while collecting data in the field. Information on the strengths and weaknesses of GNSS receivers and data collection units will also be reviewed, in addition to guiding readers to informed decisions about the unit best suited to their specific/unique project requirements. The manufacturers of these devices maintain the highest quality and ensure their products meet the specifications listed. Each receiver in this test has a wide range of capabilities and uses, but one device does not fit all needs.