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Now map trees with OpenTreeMap source code

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Supriya Rai
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PHILADELPHIA, USA: Azavea, a geospatial analysis (GIS) software development company has released the source code for the first smartphone version of its OpenTreeMap urban tree inventory software.

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OpenTreeMap enables organizations to collaborate with the general public to map trees in the urban forest and explore the economic and environmental benefits they generate for the community.

Available at the company website, the OpenTreeMap Mobile code provides access to an OpenTreeMap database via smartphone and tablet devices.

The first application of the new OpenTreeMap Mobile iPhone was released in late August and provides mobile access to PhillyTreeMap, a web-based map database of trees in the greater 13-county, 3-state Philadelphia region.

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The benefits of using mobile technology for tree inventories were demonstrated this past summer as interns at the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission used PhillyTreeMap to conduct a survey of over 1,500 trees in South Philadelphia.

Accessing the site via iPads, the interns were able to add trees and edit data directly in PhillyTreeMap and then export their survey results for further spatial analysis.

The OpenTreeMap Mobile code is now available for iPhones, and an Android version is currently under development and should be available later this fall.

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