GeoPark Management and GIS: Geospatial Tree Information Inventory System

Planning vegetation in urban area is a complex task but it can be enhanced by utilizing computerized tree inventory and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Using a GIS or geospatial approach, the tree inventories can be used to effectively manage tree datasets, to avoid project budget cutback, to improve the efficiency of an existing program, and to educate and provide information to the public. This paper covers three objectives which are to identify the user requirement for the proposed systems, to design and develop the proposed systems and to test the capability of the proposed systems performance. ArcGIS and Microsoft Visual Basic are main software operated in this study. ArcGIS was used to store, manipulate, analyze and communicate between user and datasets. While the Microsoft Visual Basic was used to create the interface and menus of the system. The result has shown that the local authority is need the proposed system to manage its tree inventory in the park. This system also allows to reduce the maintenance cost. This geospatial-based system could be implemented by the whole local authority in Malaysia especially for urban planners, engineers, landscape architects, and urban foresters.

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