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Here is some common terminology used with the TreeKeeper system.

Layers	How different data is displayed in TreeKeeper. There are a few key types.

Aerial

As a base layer, we can configure an .SID aerial imagery file for use in TreeKeeper. If you do not have aerial imagery, there are a couple of preloaded satellite base layers.

Data Layer / Facility	Editable layers containing data of your inventory. Represented by the points on the map that are managed in the TreeKeeper system. Traditionally, these are broken down into Street Trees, Private Trees, or Park Trees, but can be any type of asset you’d like to manage and track.
Reference Layer / Basemap / Shapefile	These are

external

non-editable files hosted in Davey mapping servers that visually display

visually different items of

data such as city limits, parcels, centerlines, park boundaries

, bodies of water, streets

, and

parcels

more.
Base Layer	The map that is displayed underneath all of your reference layers and data

. This can be a custom configured aerial or one of the default maps that comes with TreeKeeper.

Data Layer / Facility

The different icons that contain data on each site on the map managed by the TreeKeeper system. Traditionally, these are broken down into Street Trees, Private Trees, or Park Trees, but can be any type of asset you’d like to manage and track.

External

These layers are special in that Davey is not the host of the data but rather consumes a hosted service in order to represent that information in TreeKeeper.

WFS

WFS, or Web Feature Service is a hosted layer, either by the client or Davey,

layers. The default options are Google Street, Google Satellite, and Open Street Map, but a custom aerial can be configured as well (see below).
Aerial	As a base layer, we can configure an .SID aerial imagery file for use in TreeKeeper. If you do not have aerial imagery, there are a couple of preloaded satellite base layers.
WMS	WMS (Web Map Service) is a layer hosted & managed by either the client or Davey that allows the other party to consume the layer integrate it into their software

, but it managed by the host. WFS allows data to be queried against.

WMS

WMS, or Web Map Service is a hosted layer, either by

. This service returns a map image.
WFS	WFS (Web Feature Service) is a layer hosted & managed by either the client or Davey

,

that allows the other party to consume the layer integrate it into their software

, but it is managed by the host

. The key difference is that WFS allows data to be queried against and used in geospatial analysis.

Other Commonly Used Words
Archive	A way to record what information was present in a site before it was changed. This allows

for

you to see previous versions of a site and creates a record of change throughout a

sites

site's life.
Attribute	Specific information about each individual site. This often includes species, condition, DBH, etc.
Field	When searching for or entering in data, any box that you can enter data into may be referred to as a field.
Dashboard	A section in the sidebar that displays

custom

published reports.
Data Grid / Grid	A more detailed, table-like view of your selected data

that can

. Can be accessed by clicking either green button in the bottom right of TreeKeeper.

Filter /

Quick Filter

A

preset filter that allows you to

saved search. Can be created by any user to easily run a search and view specific data more quickly

.

Field

When searching for or entering in data, any box that you can enter data into is called a field

.

Menu /

Sidebar

The icons on the

far

left side of the TreeKeeper window that give

you options on how to view and manipulate

access to features for viewing and manipulating your data.
Project	A group of scheduled work to be completed over a specific timeline.
Site ID	The unique number assigned to each different site in TreeKeeper. This is viewable and searchable from the front end.
Remote ID

RemoteID, or in exports possibly

Remote ID (labelled as UniqueID in exports) is

a

another unique identifier for each site. It is generated

with the collecting users' initials, the inventory date an time.

by concatenating the site creator’s initials with the current date and time (Ex: AlKi_202106071326). This ID is not traditionally

viewed

viewable from the TreeKeeper front end, but Permissions can be set to allow for it.
Report	A way to view and compare specific data, such as number of empty sites or different species of tree based on location. This is located in the

report builder section.

Site ID

The unique number assigned to each different site so they can be differentiated from each other

Report Builder section.

Style

(Geoserver)

This

is what

controls what each

type of

reference layer and data layer in TreeKeeper

looks

look like. Styles are stored on

Geoserver

a server called GeoServer and can be customized by reaching out to TreeKeeper Support.
Transfer Values	Values that, when set up, will automatically fill in information of a new site as it is created.
TRAQ	ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification. The risk

values of

attributes for each

different

site

calculated by TreeKeeper

to be assessed by someone who is TRAQ certified.
Work Record	A single record containing the details of work that has already been done or needs to be done.
Work Order	A

record

collection of work

that needs to be done with the details of exactly what actions need to be taken

records.

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