Tree inventory software

Tree inventory software for arborists and property managers.

Keep every tree on a property, a campus or a street on one map, each with its own record, photos and risk history. Bring the client's list in, and hand it back to their GIS when you're done.

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A day on the job

A business park, 180 trees and a spreadsheet.

A property manager wants every tree on their business park checked, and sends over the spreadsheet from the last survey. Here's how it comes together in RootFlare.

An inventory on a phone: its client and status, and a map of its trees pinned in rating colours.

1. Bring in their list

Import the spreadsheet into an inventory. Each tree lands on the map, coloured by its latest rating.

A tree's page on a phone: its photo, tag 103, Silver Maple, DBH, height, last assessed Moderate Risk, client, inventory and notes.

2. Each tree, its own record

Tag, species, DBH, height, notes and the client's own ID, ready for every visit.

The tree's location on a phone: a street map with the tree pinned, the coordinates noted as coming from a photo, and the address.

3. Located from the field

A tree with no coordinates is mapped from the GPS in the photos you take of it.

The Assessments list on a phone: search and filters for status, rating, client and dates, and an assessment rated Moderate Risk, Final.

4. Find any tree's history

Search by client, address, species or tag, and filter by rating, status and date.

What's included

Built for whole properties.

Every tree on one map

Pins coloured Low, Moderate, High or Extreme by each tree's latest rating.

Import CSV, Excel or GeoJSON

Match the file's columns to RootFlare's fields, preview it, then import into an inventory.

Matched, never overwritten

Trees you already have are matched by the client's ID or tag, and only their empty fields are filled.

Export for ArcGIS or QGIS

Download an inventory, or every tree, as GeoJSON or CSV with its latest assessment.

A photo gallery per tree

Numbered photos with arrows, circles and labels drawn on.

Organised by client

Each client's trees, assessments and inventories kept together.

Trees in more than one inventory

A tree can belong to a street survey and a park plan at the same time.

Walk the site offline

Add trees and their photos in field mode without signal; they sync when you're back.

FAQ

Questions arborists ask.

What files can I import?

CSV, Excel (.xlsx) and GeoJSON points, up to 5,000 rows and 10 MB. From a Shapefile, save the layer as CSV or GeoJSON in your GIS first.

Will an import overwrite what I've already recorded?

No. RootFlare matches the file's trees to yours by the client's ID or tag, fills in only fields that are empty, and adds the rest as new trees. You see a preview, with any problem rows, before anything is saved.

Can I take the inventory back into ArcGIS or QGIS?

Yes. Export an inventory, or every tree in your account, as GeoJSON or CSV. Each tree comes with its location, details and its latest preliminary or final assessment.

Do I need a GPS unit?

No. A tree uses its own coordinates when you've entered them, otherwise the location in the newest geotagged photo you took of it.

Who is RootFlare for, the arborist or the property manager?

It's built for the arborist who walks the trees and writes the reports. Campuses, HOAs and property teams with their own arborists use the Organizations plan, from $1,500 a year.

Put your next property on the map.

Start your next inventory in RootFlare and hand the client a map, not a spreadsheet.

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