by Tig Tillinghast | Nov 19, 2014 | Apps, Business of Forestry, Ecological Data Capture, Education, Invasives, Non-Forestry Uses, Urban Forestry, USFS, Wildlife
This quarter we review a few favorites, ranging from free soil software that will use the GPS and indicate the structure and content of what’s underneath your feet to some of the horticulture reference texts that have been made available online. These are just a taste...
by Tig Tillinghast | Nov 19, 2014 | Apps, Business of Forestry, Clients, GIS, Mapping, Research and Studies, Risk Assessment, Tree Healthcare, Urban Forestry
Over the course of customizing Urban Forest Metrix for dozens of different firms and arborists each quarter, we get to know how people work alike and how they work differently. Here are the key desires arborists said they need and haven’t been able to find:...
by Donn Downey | Sep 4, 2014 | Apps, Education, Southwest, Trade Shows
Forest Metrix be at the SAF/IUFRO/CIF/ABCDEFG conference in Salt Lake City this October. We’ll have a booth in the thick of the technology section- just look for the ESRI signs. We’ll be across the aisle! Donn will be giving a technology presentation at...
by Tig Tillinghast | Jul 23, 2014 | Apps, Business of Forestry, Cultural Measurement, Research and Studies, Uncategorized, Urban Forestry
Urban Forest Metrix released the results of a survey sent to a couple thousand arborists asking about their own local business conditions. The upshot? Demand in the industry is growing rapidly, but so is competition. A lot of facts came out of the study, such as which...
by Tig Tillinghast | Jul 23, 2014 | Apps, Business of Forestry, Mapping, Non-Forestry Uses, Regions, Research and Studies, Risk Assessment
Tree risk assessments are the single strongest growing category of business for arborists aside from tree healthcare. Urban Forest Metrix incorporates several easy methods to conduct risk analyses, including the one most used by arborists across the U.S. and Canada:...
by Tig Tillinghast | Jun 2, 2014 | Apps, Business of Forestry, Clients, Inventories, Mapping, Municipal, Non-Forestry Uses, Risk Assessment, Urban Forestry, Valuations
Urban Forest Metrix now lets arborists and urban foresters use both major methods for tree valuations. All of the math is done for you, and the condition ratings are tabulated via a slick interface, removing the need to tally up a few dozen criteria to get that...
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