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Tree & Vegetation Surveying
Understanding your tree and vegetation assets is key to appropriate management and policy setting. Not only is it considered good practice, but can be a legal obligation as a property owner. For instance, all tree owners or those in a responsible position have a ‘duty of care’ under common law to ensure their trees (considered their property) are kept in a reasonably safe condition, and that they do not lead to damage or injury to any persons outside of the property boundaries (e.g. your direct neighbours).
In England and Wales an occupiers’ liability is governed by the Occupiers’ Liability Acts 1957 and 1984, the occupier or those responsible for the land on which a tree stands are normally liable for any harm or injury if the tree or part of the tree fails and causes damage or injury to persons either invited or uninvited onto the property.
Additionally, early detection and implantation of suitable management plans for the control of Invasive Weed Species such as Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Floating Pennywort, is vital in protecting your assets.
Groundbased
- Our highly qualified Arboricultural Consultants are well experienced in conducting suitable Quantified Tree Risk Assessments. We utilise state of the art field-based and web based Tree Management software to accurately plot trees on your property, on a GIS map. We have particular expertise in implementing large scale Tree Safety Surveys, reporting tree location, condition, required remedial action and costs.
- Our consultants are highly experienced in Invasive Species Identification, Management and Control. This includes both land based species such as Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica), Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) and Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) and aquatic species such as Australian swamp-stonecrop (Crassula helmsii) and Floating Pennywort (Hydrocotyle ranunculoides).
Airborne
- Utilising multispectral, hyperspectral and thermal sensors attached to fixed wing plane, helicopter or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV – aka Drone) (CAA PfCO Cert UAS7235), we can acquire precise information and data for your tree and vegetation assets.
- These sensors have a diverse range of applications for precision diagnosis and monitoring of vegetation, including agriculture, forestry, turf, urban and plantation systems, providing:
- Vegetation / Tree GPS Location
- Vegetation / Tree Height
- Vegetation / Tree Health
- Vegetation / Tree Area Cover
- Species identification
- Weed mapping
- Unlike most companies who only supply remotely sensed imagery, ArborFlight has the field expertise to ensure our clients select the most appropriate imagery for the desired outcome. Our consultants have completed numerous projects whereby we collect the remotely-sensed data in tandem with the in-situ data, conduct the desktop analysis of both datasets, and finally report on the results to explain what these mean for the client.
Precision turf/crop management
We can use our technology for sustainable management of vegetation, which is able to detect even subtle changes in condition. We are able to detect if a tree is showing early responses to stress, using specific narrow spectral bands.
- Early diagnosis of pests and diseases – Using our system, we are able to provide early warnings to potential pests and diseases. We can also monitor the spread or reduction over large areas, in a cost effective and efficient manner.Our knowledge of trees and forest pathology combined with our knowledge of remote sensing, means that our advice is second to none. We work with our clients to greatly assist with rapid detection, diagnose, and the management of pests and diseases.
- Mapping areas requiring fertislier inputs – We can provide data to enable you to best manage your farming process, golf course or sports fields by enabling you to accurately apply fertilsisers where they are needed most. Cost and environmental savings can also be made, by providing data to show areas growing well and do not require fertiliser.
