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Explore instructional videos and archived webinars to learn more about the i-Tree applications. More learning content will be added soon.

i-Tree Introduction Series Videos

This (4) part video series was developed to introduce i-Tree to Master Gardeners, volunteers or anyone interested in learning how to use i-Tree for community projects.

  1. i-Tree Suite & tree benefit introduction - 16 min. (.mp4) - This presentation introduces the i-Tree suite of tools and community tree benefit concepts.
  2. i-Tree Design intro and walkthrough - 30 min. (.mp4) - This video demonstrates Design and provides examples of how Design can be used for various community projects.
  3. i-Tree Canopy intro and walkthrough - 22 min. (.mp4) - This video explores i-Tree Canopy's capability to estimate canopy cover and associated tree benefits.
  4. i-Tree Streets introduction - 17 min. (.mp4) - This video presentation introduces the i-Tree Streets application and discusses potential community projects.

Mobile Data Collection Introduction Videos

See i-Tree Streets section below for more Mobile Data Collection videos

  1. Mobile data collection intro - 9 min. (.mp4) - This video demonstrates the Mobile data collection system using i-Tree Eco and an iPhone.

i-Tree Design Videos

  1. Design Overview - 3 min. (.mp4) - This video introduces the i-Tree Design online application.
  2. Design project steps - 5 min. (.mp4) - This video demonstrates basic steps in using Design.
  3. Design - Looking at Benefits - 5 min. (.mp4) - This video explores Design's capability to estimate current, future and past tree benefits.
  4. Design - Producing Reports - 3 min. (.mp4) - This video discusses how to generate a report using i-Tree Design.

i-Tree Canopy Videos

  1. i-Tree Canopy Overview - 5 min. (.mp4) - This video introduces the online i-Tree Canopy application and discusses how it may be utilized.
  2. Defining a Project Area - 5 min. (.mp4) - This video demonstrates how to manually draw a boundary for an area of interest for a canopy survey using Google Maps.
  3. Defining Cover Classes - 4 min. (.mp4) - This video shows how to define and modify cover classes for a canopy survey.
  4. Classifying Sample Points - 5 min. (.mp4) - This video demonstrates how to generate and classify random survey points.
  5. Preparing Reports - 4 min. (.mp4) - This video demonstrates several Canopy options including generating a report, saving data and exporting surveying points.
  6. Canopy Change Analysis Intro part1 - 4 min. (.mp4) - This video discusses how to use an existing i-Tree Canopy survey with Google Earth historical images to analyze canopy cover change over time.
  7. Canopy Change Analysis with Google Earth part2 - 4 min. (.mp4)- This video demonstrates a change analysis survey using Canopy in conjunction with Google Earth historical images.
  8. Correcting shapefile formatting and loading errors using QGIS (.mp4) - This video demonstrates how to use the free QGIS software to easily correct shapefile projection errors such as "Invalid Projection Format" encountered when loading a shapefile in Canopy.

The following Canopy videos are provided courtesy of Peggy Minnis, Pace University

  1. i-Tree Canopy overview and demonstration - 3 min. - This video demonstrates basic project steps to conduct a canopy survey using i-Tree Canopy with a GIS shapefile.
  2. i-Tree Canopy analyzing changes in urban canopy - 5 min. - This video demonstrates using an existing i-Tree Canopy survey with Google Earth historical images to analyze land cover change.

i-Tree Streets Videos

i-Tree Streets Training Series: Setting up and completing a pilot project - (10) YouTube videos

    Streets project set up and preparing for data collection

  1. i-Tree Streets Part1 - Creating a Pilot Project - 4 min. - Video demonstration of Streets project creation steps for a simple inventory.
  2. i-Tree Streets Part2 - Setting up data collection fields - 5 min. - Video demonstration of steps to define data fields for data collection.
  3. i-Tree Streets Part3 - Creating new tree species for data collection - 4 min. - Video demonstration of the Define Species dialog to add new tree species for data collection.
  4. i-Tree Streets Part4 - How to collect available tree planting space data - 4 min. - Video demonstrating how to configure a project to collect available planting space information.

    5. Working with the Streets Mobile Data Collection System

  5. i-Tree Streets Part5 - Mobile data collection system introduction - 5 min. - Video explaining the mobile data collection system data flow.
  6. i-Tree Streets Part6 - Sending a configured project to a mobile device for field collection - 3 min. - Demonstration of submitting a project configuration from the desktop to a mobile field device.
  7. i-Tree Streets Part7 - Mobile data collection in the field - 8 min. - Video demonstrating how to use the mobile data collection on a smart phone in the field.
  8. i-Tree Streets Part8 - Mobile data collection - submitting field data - 4 min. - Video demonstrating submitting field data from a mobile device to the server.

    9. Working with the Streets desktop

  9. i-Tree Streets Part9 - Retrieving field data into the Streets desktop project - 5 min. - Demonstration of steps to retrieve field data to populate a Streets desktop project.
  10. i-Tree Streets Part10 - How to update data collection options - 6 min. - Demonstration of steps to update a Streets project configuration on the desktop and mobile devices.

Importing an existing tree inventory into Streets - (3) videos

  1. i-Tree Streets Import part1 - 25 min. (.mp4) - This video walks you through basic steps in properly formatting existing inventory data in an Excel spreadsheet to be imported into Streets.
  2. i-Tree Streets Import part2 - 8 min. (.mp4) - This video walks you through importing a formatted Excel spreadsheet into an Access database (.mdb) file needed for importing into i-Tree Streets.
  3. i-Tree Streets Import part3 - 8 min. (.mp4) - This video walks you through the process of creating an i-Tree Streets project, importing in your external data and defining new species.

Mapping your i-Tree Streets Data

  1. Mapping i-Tree Streets Data - 9 min. - Demonstration of steps to export Streets GPS coordinates and how to import into free QGIS software or Google Maps to easily map your Streets project data

i-Tree Eco v6 Videos

What's New in i-Tree Eco v6 - Highlights

  1. Eco v6 highlights and overview - 5 min. - This YouTube video highlights new features and options available in the new i-Tree Eco v6 application.

How to Convert Eco v6 project to Eco v6

  1. Converting Ecov5 to v6 project - 6 min. - This YouTube video describes how to update an existing Eco v5 project to use in Eco v6.

Importing inventory data into i-Tree Eco v6

  1. Importing external inventory data into Eco v6 - 8 min. - YouTube video instructions for setting up an Eco v6 inventory project and importing in external data.

Creating an i-Tree Eco v6 sample project

  1. Eco v6 sample project creation - 8 min. - This YouTube video demonstrates the steps to create a plot-based sample project using the new i-Tree Eco v6 application.

Creating an i-Tree Eco v6 complete inventory project - new!

  1. Eco v6 complete inventory project creation - 11 min. - This YouTube video demonstrates the steps to create a complete inventory project using the new i-Tree Eco v6 application.

*Periodically check the i-Tree Eco v6 YouTube Playlist for new videos

Eco Plot Establishment videos

  1. Basic Eco sample plot establishment - 2 min. (.mp4) - This video demonstrates how to lay out a simple 1/10 acre plot for an Eco sample project.
  2. Eco wooded plot establishment - 3 min. (.mp4) - This video demonstrates how to lay out an Eco sample plot partially in a wooded area.
  3. Measuring plot reference object - 2 min. (.mp4) - This video demonstrates how to measure a reference or permanent object from an established eco plot center.

Eco Tree Measurements videos

  1. i-Tree Eco - Basic tree height measurements - 9 min. (.mp4) - This video explains how to measure total tree height, height to live top, and height to crown base measurements for an Eco project.
  2. Simple tree DBH measurement - 2 min. (.mp4) - This video demonstrates how to measure a single stem tree (DBH) diameter at breast height.

i-Tree Eco v5 (legacy) Videos

Importing External data from a Spreadsheet into an Eco v5 Complete Inventory Project

  1. Eco v5 complete inventory import process part1 - 5 min. - This first YouTube video demonstrates how to create an Eco v5 inventory project and import database template to import external tree inventory data from a spreadsheet.
  2. Eco v5 complete inventory import process part2 - 7 min. - This second YouTube video continues demonstrating how to properly format data, work with the import database template and import external data into an Eco v5 complete inventory project.

i-Tree Download and Basic Desktop Installation

  1. Registration, software download and desktop installation - 13 min. - This screencast was created for workshop participants demonstrating registration, software download and installation steps.
  2. Options for installing and running i-Tree on a Mac computer - 4 min. (.mp4)- This video discusses non-supported options such as using Bootcamp or Parallels to run the Windows-based i-Tree software on a Mac computer.

i-Tree Species Videos

  1. i-Tree Species Overview - 5 min. (.mp4) - This overview video demonstrates how to use the i-Tree Species desktop application.

i-Tree Hydro: Vermont Green Infrastructure Webinar

  1. Using i-Tree Hydro to Model Green Infrastructure Webinar- 93 min. - This webinar features Hydro Development Team members discussing various ways that the i-Tree Hydro model can be used for modeling green infrastructure.