1	Affordable Approaches to Plant Cataloging and Inventories
2	Today’s Presentation Overview MCTI – Mobile Community Tree Inventory STEMS – Maintenance & Mgt. System Pendragon Forms – An Affordable Customized Data Collection Tool
3	MCTI - Mobile Community Tree Inventory System Windows and Palm Based Tree Inventory System for the Northeast
4	MCTI Inventory System Variable level of applicability From paper to PDA implementation Variable inventory protocols Maintenance Risk tree Utility Maintenance Easy to use Inexpensive … it’s freeware Can it be adapted to Arboretums and Botanic Gardens?
5	Web Based Distribution
6	Multiple Data Collection Methods? Paper, via tally sheet On a Windows based computer Using a computer and a Personal Digital Assistant (Palm Pilot, Handspring, etc.)
7	Getting Started Method 1 – Paper Data Collection Download Inventory Manual http://www.umass.edu/urbantree/palm Print Paper Tally Sheets Data Collection in the Field on Paper Sheets
8	Getting Started with MCTI Requires a PC (Windows 95 or newer) Requires PDA running Palm OS i.e., Palm Pilot, Handspring, Sony - $100-$450 Install MCTI Palm Software Available via free, Internet download at the following internet site - http://www.umass.edu/urbantree/mcti Data collection via PDA in the field and download to PC via Palm Synchronization
9	Getting Started Method 2 – Computer Desktop Requires Windows 95 or newer Install MCTI Desktop Software (Free download via the Internet) Data entry at your desktop
10	Getting Started Method 3 – Computer & PDA Requires PDA running Palm OS i.e., Palm Pilot, Handspring, Sony - $100-$450 Install MCTI Palm Software Data collection via PDA in the field and download to PC via Palm Synchronization
11	Customizing MCTI Allows listing of individual surveyors Choose selected Tree Species for your site/community Enables unique site/community ID numbers
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19	STEMS – Street Tree Electronic Management System Maintenance & Management System Linked to MCTI Inventory Provides Work Order Tracking and Staffing Planning Multi-platform Implementation (PDA, Paper, Bar Coding, etc.) Freeware Distribution
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25	Pendragon Forms Create handheld data collection forms for any Palm OS device without programming. Improve productivity and lower the cost of gathering and analyzing information No programming experience needed Synchronizes with MS Access or Excel
26	Pendragon Forms Design form on PC
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29	For More Information Internet info - www.umass.edu/urbantree E-mail – dbloniarz@fs.fed.us Phone Dave Bloniarz, 413/545-3755