Urban Tree Management

AN URBAN TREE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM WITH THE SUPPORT OF MOBILE PHONE APPS

Supervisor : Dr. Bo WuModerator: Prof. Eric Gilles Francis GUILBERT

CHAN HO SING ERNEST08265400D

Background• 2008 a tree collapse killing a university

student in Stanley

Agenda

1. Intro2. Literature Review3. Interview4. Studies on TMO and User Requirement5. Methodology6. Conclusion and Discussion

1. Intro: PROJECT OBJECTIVES

1. To investigate the current Tree Management Office of its aims and objectives and the functional requirements of the tree report system.

2. To translate the functional requirement of the current tree report system into detailed user requirements, data required, technologies employed and implementations involved of the proposed information system.

3. To present the mobile phone apps with the web based GIS information system design.

1. Intro: Why

CUHK (2009), Opinion poll on tree policy and management in Hong Kong

1. Intro: What

An Urban Tree Management Information System with the support of Mobile Phone Apps

1. Urban tree information delivered to the public in a geographical approach

2. Provide up-to-date urban tree information to the public

3. Public report urban tree hazards to the Government in an effective and efficient manner.

1. Intro: What

1. Intro: Who

• Tree Management Office:Location Basis and Tree Basis Assessment Strategies

• TMO is of great need to gain public cooperation on tree surveillance with a geo-information system

Development Bureau(2010)

Agenda


2. CUREENT STATUS OF URBAN TREES IN HONG KONG

Jim, 1987• Urban Tree Species Factor• Urban Cover Factor • Climatic Factor

Chiu et al, 2010• Inappropriate regulations

and guidelines• Inadequate capacity

building• Public attitude towards tree

preservation

2. CURRENT WORLDWIDE GOVERNMENTAL APPLICATION OF URBAN TREE MANAGEMENT WITH


2. CURRENT WORLDWIDE GOVERNMENTAL APPLICATION OF URBAN TREE MANAGEMENT WITH

stores tree attribute data:locationsizespecieshealthtrimming history

From ESRI Forestry GIS Journal

Singapore National Parks Board

2. MOBILE PHONE APPS AND GEO-INFORMATICS

Smartphone* and Feature Phone Browser and Application Usage for Map Access

3 Month Avg. Ending Apr. 2010 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Apr. 2009

Total U.S. Age 13+

Source: comScore MobiLens

Apr-09 Apr-10 % Change

Accessed Maps via Application

Total Mobile Market 8,708 16,773 93

Smartphone 4,594 12,740 177


Agenda

3. INTERVIEW WITH ISA CERTIFIED ARBORIST

• Thomas Chow, the General Manager of CHINA ARBOR LTD., ISA Certified Arborist and Landscape designer


3. Review on Current Tree Management Practice in HK

• Insufficient Urban Tree Database • Inconsistent Government Authority Exercised on Tree

Management

Summary on Interview1. Location information communication2. Tree Condition 3. Public tool for Government to update the tree

inspection and conditions report.


Agenda

4. Studies on Tree Management Office

• Tree Management Office • Established in 2009 • reported the supervision

on 1,154 trees conditions in July, 2010.

4. REVIEW ON CURRENT TREE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONAL

REQUIREMENTS

Photos Uploading (Optional) to upload at most 3 tree photos less than 1M bytes file size

Date of Report and Tree Species in Text

Tree Location in Text

Tree Problem Observed in Checkbox

4. USER REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS ON PHONE APPS

• To have Photo Upload Function • To have GPS Function sending the tree

coordinates• To have Tree Hazard Types input

4. USER REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS ON WEB BASED URBAN TREE INFORMATION

SYSTEM

1. To provide a detailed and accurate map to locate trees and designate land usage

2. To allow selective display of map information for Tree Management Analysis (e.g. positions, species or hazardous rating of the trees to be presented)

3. To allow rapid selection and update of Urban Tree information

Widdicombe et al (1999) and CUHK(2008) Campus Report

1. Intro2. Literature Review3. Interview4. Studies on TMO and User Requriement 5. Methodology6. Conclusion and Discussion

Agenda

5. Introduction of the software used in project

Software

Andriod Development ToolKit Creation of program in Andriod Phone

Eclipse Projection and visualization of the phone apps

MS SQL Server Database

Notepad Creation of the online web system

5. Mobile Phone Apps Development in Android in Eclipse

5. Application Requirements

• Screen size and density• Device features• Platform Version

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.twodic.treeprint" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0.2"> </application> <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" /><uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" /><uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" /><uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" /></manifest>

Android Technical Evaluation with iOS Platform

Phone Apps

Urban Tree Management Information System


Agenda

6. Conclusion and Discussion

1. Objectives Review2. Discussion

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

1. To investigate the current Tree Management Office of its aims and objectives and the functional requirements of the tree report system.

2. To translate the functional requirement of the current tree report system into detailed user requirements, data required, technologies employed and implementations involved of the proposed information system.

3. To present the mobile phone apps application with the web based GIS information system design.

6. Discussion

1. Visualization of the Tree Observation Conditions

2. GPS Coordinates Accuracy3. Boundary Detection4. Barcode system5. Web Portal with Point Data Selection

THE END

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