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UFORE
The Shell
General: an interaction between a computer and any other entity (printer, operator, etc.).Windows ExplorerMozilla FirefoxMac FinderLinux Konqueror
Here: a graphical user interface (GUI) that provides access to and exchanges data with UFORE components
What is a “shell”?
UFORE Input
Project setup
Project decisionsQ1: Study areaQ2: Sampling typeQ3: Plot number and
sizeQ4: OptionsQ5: Stratification
Details in the Manualhttp://www.fs.fed.us/ne/syracuse/Pubs/Downloads/gtrne287.pdf
Q3: Plot number and sizeNumber
30 – low budget, high error Near ±35%, depending on parameter
100 – medium budget, medium error Near ±20%, depending on parameter
200 – high budget, low error Near ±12%, depending on parameter
Size Typically 0.1 acre circle (37.2’ radius)Other possibilities ( Manual)
Project setup
Q4: OptionsLong-Term Data (Permanent plots)
Allow change to be measured carefullyTake longer = cost more
25-33%, depending on tree density
Ground Cover and ShrubsLocal decision on importanceHard to calculate function or value
Project setup
Plot generation INeed plots distributed randomly inside study areaThree waysShell can call automatic
plot generatorShell can be used for
manual plot inputPlots can be generated
by another program and imported
Automatic Plot GeneratorExtension to ArcMap 8-9.1Allows choice of
Plot numberSampling strategyStratification
Must also have Spatial Analyst extension
Generates random plot centers in a GIS
Currently not 9.2 SP1
Manual Plot Generation
Traditional methodMapGrid/dot overlayRandom number generator
AdvantagesCheapDoes not require software
DisadvantagesSlow
External Plot Generation
Various waysAnother GIS (e.g., ArcView 3.x)1
1legacy program available (unsupported)
Randomized GPS coordinates w/in domain ( Excel, e.g.)
Municipal software packages
Plots and coordinates can be Imported into the Shell Used on the PDA
Plot mapsNeeded
Master map of study area for planning Individual ground maps for crew
Scaled North oriented
View wide enough to locate reference points, narrow enough to see detail
Plot generation: output
Data collection MeansPaper forms
Copies in Manual, instruction binder and on CD
One set used per plot
PDAs Pocket PC platform Much faster and more accurate,
once PDAs learned Configuration automated
Can be combined Both available through Shell
Data collection Plot dataReference points
Utility pole Hydrant Etc.
Vegetation % tree cover % (im)permeable % shrub % plantable
Land use
Crew training: min 1 day
Data collection
Optional dataGround cover types,
amounts Building, turf, bare soil,
cement, etc.
Shrub types, amounts No regression formulae Describing volumes Must account for missing
leaves
Tree data NOTE: Tree = any woody vegetation, except vine,
with a DBH ≥ 1 inch
If permanent plots: dist./dir. to treeSpecies, DBHHeightCrown depth and widthCrown parameters (dieback, etc.)Location around buildings
See “UFORE Tree Fields” handout
Data Collection
Data Collection Most data fields clear to urban forestersExceptions: % Canopy MissingCrown Light ExposureModifications of FIA
(Forest Inventory and Analysis) fields
Manual!
Source: FIA training image
http://www.michiganash.org/publications/AshMonitoringProtocolHandbook.pdf
Data collection IIDetails on field data in ManualPDF can be searched for field code
on desktopCan cut codes from Word
document, load on to PDA as a file, search in field
Paper form and PDA both coordinate with Manual
Field problems not in Manual: i-Tree support (www.itreetools.org)
Data entryPDA: automatic through ActiveSyncPaper: through a module in ShellTools Enter Data from Paper Collection
Mickey Merritt, Texas Forest Service, *in* some yucky UFORE plot
Outside Exercise
EquipmentPlot mapPDAsPaper forms“UFORE Tree Fields”
Attitude!
AutoTransfer I
Data entryPaper form data
Enter into Shell with Data Entry modulePDA data
Upload through hot sync to local machineBoth end up in i-Tree Grand Database
In future: data processing will be done on local machineNow: sent to Syracuse FS unit
AutoTransfer IIField data upSent through the shell
Shell launches embedded FTP client Shell automatically uploads field data
UFORE engine in FS Syracuse calculates
Results downNotification from Syracuse FS to clientRetrieved through Shell
Downloaded automatically Imported into Shell
Analysis IBasicFundamental analyses, e.g.
Species, DBH class distributionsTotal pollution removalNet annual C storage/sequestration
by DBH class
Analysis IIIAnalysis (shell)Shell shows 12 most useful
analyses Automatically executedViewing options available
Advanced analyses at user’s commandDialogue box allows factor by factor
analysisChoice of format (pie, bar, etc.)
Analysis IIAdvancedUFORE code capable of
complex analysesE.g.
Carbon sequestration by DBH class by Land Use
Pollution removal by condition by DBH class
Primarily for researchers
Reporting IFormer detailedE.g., Brooklyn (2002)
Online: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS64575
Conceived as a technical scientific report
68pp of tablesVery time-consuming
work
Reporting IICurrent enhancedTexas FS report
Pete Smith et alGood designGood web sense
http://www.houstonregionalforest.org/Report/
Reporting IIIReport Writer Will be built into shell Simple style
Embedded codes pull data from DB of results
In development
UFORE at work ILarge number of analyses already conductedAtlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Beijing, China; Boston,
MA; Brooklyn, NY; Calgary, Alberta; Freehold, NJ; Fuenlabrada, Spain; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC; Houston, TX; Hefei, China; Jersey City, NJ; Kent, OH; Minneapolis, MN; Moorestown, NJ; Morgantown, WV; New York, NY; Ningbo, China; Philadelphia, PA; Porto Alegre, Brazil (parks); San Francisco, CA; San Juan, PR, Santiago, Chile; Syracuse, NY; Toronto, Canada; Washington, DC; Wilmington, DE; Woodbridge, NJ.
Many others currently in progress
UFORE at work II
Being used to Establish function and value of lands
and forest under development pressure
Supply foundation for municipal management of its ecosystem, not just its *own* trees
Suggest optimal management strategies
Empower advocacy
UFORE at work IIIFuture is up to you
Wherever urban ecosystems are in question, UFORE can be of serviceDevelopment debatesLong-term maintenance objectivesRestoration goals
Great potential to help with some of the most important questions before us today
http://www.harc.edu/harc/Projects/CoolHouston/About/Documents/CoolHoustonPlan.pdf