i-Tree is a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software suite from the U.S. Forest Service that provides urban and rural forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools.
Eco v6, an i-Tree program is a complete package that provides sampling and data collection protocols, mobile data collection system, summary reports, and automated processing that make estimates of the forest effects to predict environmental and economic benefits.
- Watch videos on setting up an inventory project, sampling project, i-Tree Eco field measurements, mobile data collection, and more.
- Use the eco install guide to create an account before downloading i-Tree tools.
- Eco v6 complete inventory option is a flexible and scalable choice that can be used to assess ecosystem services for a single tree in your yard or for assessing thousands of trees in a street or park tree inventory.
- Eco v6 sample inventory option is typically used for projects where it is not practical to inventory every tree in the study area such as for an assessment for an entire city, county, or region. Instead of collecting data for all trees, you will collect data within random plots located throughout your study area.
- Sample eco reports includes a resource brief on tree benefits in the National Capital Region Parks.