Since 2013, we have promoted iPhones and iPads in the field for data collection, analysis, and reporting. Time is valuable, and spending time transcribing data in the office is an extra task that no one really needs. But we do recognize that there are situations where...
When I was a kid, one toy that I wanted more than any was a radio controlled airplane. Maybe it’s because I’ve always wanted to learn to fly a plane and this seemed like the next closest option. I never got one, though. We always lived among trees and I never had...
[Note: this post was written in 2016. A newer demonstration has been made since, and can be found here: Tree Inventory and Arborist Software Demonstration. Here is a 9-minute run-through of the field interface for Urban Forest Metrix, the system designed for...
Here are a few tech accessories that have been introduced in the past year. LifeProof (www.lifeproof.com) waterproof rugged cases are starting to get built-in auxiliary batteries. This makes an iPhone (case currently available for the 6) a true 10 hour device under...
Urban Forest Metrix will be conducting a half-day workshop at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point campus. On January 7, from 1PM – 4PM, attendees will learn about using smart phones and tablets for arboricultural tasks and the Urban Forest Metrix...
Forest Metrix will be conducting the following workshops in early January. UWSP (Kevin Burns) recently signed on to the Forest Metrix system and will be hosting the workshops at Treehaven (January 6, all day) and the Stevens Point campus (January 7, half day). If...
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