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! ,Cities,are,Europe's,economic,centres.,Today,
more,than,70%
$of$all$Europeans$live$in$cities,,tow
ns,and,suburbs,and,urbanisation,continues.,How
ever,,the,high,concentration,of,people,and,econom
ic,activities,
cause,significant$
environmental$
pressures.,Increasing,
traffic,$waste,,and,noise,are,only,few
,examples,to,
mention.,The,large,and,grow
ing,size,of,the,urban,population,,cities',econom
ic,assets,and,the,com
plexity,of,city,systems,m
ake,urban$areas$highly$vulnerable$to$clim
ate$change.,
To,reduce,the,urban,exposure,and,vulnerability,to,clim
ate,change,,adaptation,measures,are,
required.,Using,
and,expanding,
green$infrastructure,such,as,parks,,forests,,w
etlands,,and,green,roofs,is,one,instrum
ent,increasing,the,urban,resilience.,Especially,street$trees$provide$a$large$num
ber$of$environmental$and$social$
benefits$to$citizens.,,
They,include,the,reduction$of$air$pollution,,tem
perature$regulation,and,a,cooling$effect,,noise$reduction,,flood$protection,,provision$of$oxygen,,
sequestration$of$
CO2,
and,the,
prevention$of$soil$erosion.,
,,Social,benefits,include,the,provision,of,recreational$
areas,,shade,,
aesthetic,pleasure,,and,street,safety.,M
oreover,,studies,have,show
n,that,people,who,live,
in,neighbourhoods,with,a,higher,density,
of,trees,
on,their,
streets,report,
significantly$higher$
health$perception,
and,significantly$less$cardioBmetabolic$
conditions.,,
Nevertheless,$
urban$street$
trees$are$
under$constant$pressure.,Hot$summers,,
storms,,flash,floods,and,drought,put,
trees,under,stress.,Imperviousness,and,
compression,
limit,
the,infiltration,
of,water,into,already,nutrientBpoor$soils.,
Damages,to,the,root,system
,through,construction,,road,salt,,(air)$pollution,,and,pests,reduce,their,vitality,,lead,to,illness,and,the,dying,of,trees.,
The$itreeBapp$aims$at$creating$m
ore$aw
areness$am
ong$citizens$
about$the$
role$of$street$trees$and$the$invaluable$ecosystem
$services$they$provide.$$$
The,app,is,demonstrated,w
ith,data,from,
the,city,of,Hamburg,,Germ
any.,
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! ,!
!
After,starting,the,itreeKapp,you,w
ill,enter,the,map,view
.,
!
By,clicking,on,the,layer,symbol,
in,the,lower,right,corner,,a,
window
,opens,showing,you,all,
layers,available,to,the,app.,They,include:,• O
penStreetMap,
• Copernicus,Satellite,Im
agery,• Air,Q
uality,Index,• Green,Spaces,• Parks,• Trees,• U
ser,Position,All,layers,can,be,show
n,individually,or,overlaid.,
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!
!
This,shows,the,
OpenStreetM
ap,(OSM
),layer.,It,is,used,as,background,inform
ation.,,
!
This,shows,the,Copernicus,very,
high,resolution,satellite,im
agery.,It,is,also,used,as,background,inform
ation.!
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!
!
This,layer,shows,the,Air,
Quality,Index,of,Ham
burg.,The,data,is,read,hourly,from
,the,related,service.,A,heatm
ap,of,the,station,data,is,created,onKtheKfly.,
!
The,Green,Spaces,layer,shows,
the,city’s,cadastre,of,green,spaces.,Different,types,like,gardens,,parks,and,playgrounds,are,available.,
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!
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The,tree,layer,includes,all,trees,located,on,public,land,that,is,ow
ned,by,the,city.,Each,tree,is,visualised,as,a,green,circle.,The,circle,size,refers,to,the,tree’s,crow
n,size.,,By,clicking,on,a,tree,(green,circle),,the,attribute,w
indow,
opens.,This,includes,inform
ation,on,the,species,,its,year,of,planting,and,age,,treetop,diam
eter,and,trunk,circum
ference,and,location,inform
ation.,,Additional,inform
ation,is,provided,from
,Wikipedia.,By,
clicking,the,READ,MORE…
,link,you,are,forw
arded,to,the,related,W
ikipedia,page.,,,,
!
At,the,bottom,of,the,attribute,
window
,,a,link,forwards,you,to,
the,section,on,ecosystem,
services.,In,the,near,future,,specific,ecosystem
,values,will,
be,published,for,each,tree.,,,You,can,also,take,a,photo,of,the,tree,using,your,sm
artphone.,Click,the,photo,sym
bol,on,the,right,and,your,cam
era,opens.,Take,a,photo,and,w
hen,you,agree,with,the,
data,policy,you,can,upload,the,photo,to,our,server.,Your,photo,is,now
,shown,instead,of,
the,placeholder,image,at,the,
top.,In,case,several,people,take,a,photo,of,the,sam
e,tree,,a,slideshow
,will,show
,all,available,photos.,,,,To,close,the,attribute,w
indow,,
click,the,white,X,in,the,right,
corner,at,the,top.,!
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!
!
The,parks,layer,shows,you,
the,location,of,all,parks,in,Ham
burg.,Click,on,a,park,sym
bol,and,new,window
,will,open.,
!
The,new,window
,tells,you,the,nam
e,of,the,park,and,a,short,description.,By,clicking,the,READ,M
ORE…
,link,you,will,be,
forwarded,to,a,related,page,of,
the,city,with,detailed,
information,about,the,park.,
,To,close,the,attribute,window
,,click,the,w
hite,X,in,the,right,corner,at,the,top.!
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!
!
By,clicking,on,the,three,horizontal,lines,in,the,topKleft,corner,besides,the,itreeKapp,title,you,open,the,appKmenu.,You,can,use,the,
menu,to,go,to,the,different,
pages,available.,These,are:,• M
ap,• About,• Ecosystem
,Services,• Data,Privacy,• References,• Installation,• Feedback,• Settings,,To,close,the,m
enu,just,sw
ipe,with,your,finger,over,
the,window
,to,the,left,or,click,in,the,m
ap,window
.,!
!
The,ABOUT,page,provides,you,
with,som
e,background,inform
ation,about,the,app,and,the,M
yGEOSS,project.!
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!
!
The,page,about,ecosystem,
services,provides,you,with,a,
short,info,about,the,topic,and,few
,references,if,you,would,like,to,learn,m
ore,about,the,subject.,
!
The,feedback,page,allows,you,
sending,us,feedback,on,a,specific,tree,or,on,the,app,in,general.,By,clicking,SEN
D,you,are,asked,w
hich,mail,service,
you,want,to,use,for,sending.,
The,list,of,services,depends,on,your,operating,system
,and,device,(e.g.,Em
ail,,Gmail,,etc.).,
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!
!
The,installation,page,provides,you,w
ith,a,short,description,how
,to,install,and,uninstall,the,app,on,your,device.,!
!
The,data,privacy,page,is,im
portant.,Here,we,inform
,you,about,the,data,policy,that,you,have,to,agree,on,w
hen,sharing,a,photo,w
ith,us.,Please,be,aw
are,,that,our,app,doesn’t,collect,any,private,inform
ation,from
,your,device.,Just,a,photo,,in,case,you,take,one,and,you,agree,to,share,it.!
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!
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The,itreeKapp,uses,several,open,datasets,from
,different,sources.,The,references,page,provides,you,w
ith,details,about,the,data,and,their,sources,and,licenses.,!
!
The,settings,page,allows,you,to,
activate,your,device’s,GPS.,When,activated,you,can,use,
the,Location,button,in,the,map,
window
,and,your,location,is,show
,on,the,map.,This,allow
s,you,to,identify,the,tree,you,are,just,standing,in,front,of.,,In,the,slideshow
,section,you,can,m
odify,the,speed,of,the,slideshow
.,It,is,the,photos,show
n,for,each,tree,(when,
taken,and,shared,by,app,users),at,the,top,of,the,tree’s,attribute,page.,!
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! !Setup:$$Prerequisites$$
• Node.js,
• polym
erKcli,$Steps$$
• Clone/dow
nload,the,repository,to,your,machine,
• Change,the,current,directory,to,server,<cd,Server>,
• Start,the,server,w
ith,the,main.js,file,<node,m
ain.js>,,,Install$the$App:$,Open,the,itreeKapp,in,your,brow
ser,,go,to,the,settings,and,click,on,"Add,to,homescreen".,The,app,w
ill,now,be,installed,on,your,
device,as,a,native,app.,$Uninstall$the$App:$
,To,remove,the,itreeKapp,,you,have,to,delete,it,from
,the,homescreen,of,your,device.,
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