MA Ch.3 Assessing And Quantifying The Urban Forest

Question 1

Collective area covered with tree crowns; most easily determined from an aerial photograph

Answer 1

Canopy Cover

Question 2

A quantitative comparison of benefits derived minus the costs to produce them

Answer 2

Cost-benefit

Question 3

A computer application used to store, view, and analyze geographical information, typically maps

Answer 3

Geographical Information System

Question 4

Satellite navigation system that provides specially coded satellite signals that can be processed in a receiver to compute position; used in mapping locations

Answer 4

Global positioning system

Question 5

Suite of software products and management tools including STRATUM, UFORE, and MCTI; allows the user to inventory the urban forest and analyze its costs, benefits, and management needs

Answer 5

i-Tree

Question 6

In urban forestry an evaluation and cataloging of canopy cover, species composition, size distribution of trees in forest preserves, remnants, fragments and other open spaces. Information on hydrologic, geologic, biologic, historic, or ecological features may be included

Answer 6

Natural resource inventory

Question 7

Street tree resource analysis for urban forest managers - street tree inventory and cost benefit analysis tool developed by the USDA Forest Service

Answer 7

STRATUM

Question 8

Urban forest effects model - system that uses field data to provide information on the amount and value of atmospheric contaminant removal, carbon storage and energy conservation

Answer 8

UFORE

Question 9

Proactive approach to resource management in which maintenance tasks are identified and scheduled in advance rather than in response to customer calls

Answer 9

Work schduling