#treeassetdata

GIS tree asset mapping local authority systems answer that question by turning a static register into a living map that updates as conditions change on the ground. Local authorities managing large tree populations have spent years relying on spreadsheets that go out of date the moment a storm brings a branch down or a contractor completes a job. This piece looks at what spatial mapping involves, which data layers make it useful day to day, and how it connects with the other systems a council already runs.