Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Burlington Urban Forest Monitoring Using i-Tree Eco: Burlington i-Tree Eco Inventory Database

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Metadata Provider

  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    Yearly monitoring of the urban forest in Burlington, VT, using 200 permanent, randomly selected plots and the USDA Forest Service i-Tree Eco methodology. Data collected and analyzed by i-Tree Eco provide information on the relative abundance and importance of tree species, land use characteristics, net carbon sequestration, effects on energy use, carbon emissions, and other information useful for valuing and managing Burlington’s urban forest. Plots are regularly resurveyed to monitor for changes in condition and forest health.

People

  • Carl Waite: Principal Investigator

  • Lawrence Forcier: Content Provider

  • James Duncan: Principal Investigator

  • Aswini Cherukuri: Content Provider

  • Emily Van Wagoner: Content Provider

  • John Truong: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • coordinates, locations, permanent plots,

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -73.2732693439999, 44.44596369
    • -73.1809821919999, 44.44596369
    • -73.1809821919999, 44.53696341
    • -73.2732693439999, 44.53696341
    • -73.2732693439999, 44.44596369

Data Table

  • Title: Burlington i-Tree Eco Inventory Database
  • Start Date: 2011-08-31
  • Description: Urban forest inventory data collected by the VMC, stored in the i-Tree Eco application database

  • Purpose:

  • Condensed Title: Burlington_iTree_Master_ForWeb.zip

  • Object Name: VMC.334.462

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Duncan, J., J. Truong, and C. Waite. 2017. Burlington i-Tree Eco Inventory Database. University of Vermont. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/burlington-urban-forest-monitoring-using-i/dataset/burlington-itree-database

  • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/burlington-urban-forest-monitoring-using-i/dataset/burlington-itree-database

Attribute List

Methods

  • No methods recorded for this dataset

Sampling Equipment

  • Current Equipment
    • Clinometer
      • Started: 2011-08-31
      • Sampling Description: Suunto clinometer

    • Comapss
      • Started: 2011-08-31
      • Sampling Description: Compass

    • Diameter tape
      • Started: 2011-08-31
      • Sampling Description: Diameter tape

    • GPS unit
      • Started: 2011-08-31
      • Sampling Description: Garmin Rino 530HCx GPS unit

    • Plot establishment
      • Started: 2011-08-31
      • Sampling Description: 200 randomly-located 0.1 acre plots were established within Burlington

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: 200 randomly selected permanent plots throughout Burlington, VT

  • Minimum Altitude: 100 feet

  • Maximum Altitude: 437 feet