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Jun 20, 2019
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AECOM Uses Bluesky Tree Map to Assess Opportunities and Risks in Relation to Major Infrastructure Pr

AECOM has developed a new service, based on Bluesky’s National Tree Map, allowing for early assessment of arboricultural issues on development sites. Using an in-house database of surveyed trees, AECOM has developed a unique methodology for determining the likely extent of a tree’s Root Protection Area (the notional extent of tree roots essential for tree health and function and a key spatial constraint in relation to existing trees). When combined with the Bluesky tree data,

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Oct 31, 2018
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Visit Bluesky at the National Tree Officers Conference.

The Bluesky National Tree Map (NTM™) identifies the location of more than 280 million trees nationwide, detailing their height and canopy cover. The data was created using innovative algorithms and image processing techniques in combination with the most up-to-date and detailed aerial photography and height data. A team of experienced professionals completed an exhaustive QA process to ensure the quality and accuracy of the data. Meet the Bluesky team at the National Tree Off

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Jun 29, 2018
2 min

Bluesky National Tree Map Helps Insurers Manage Drought Subsidence Risk

A nationwide database detailing the location, height and canopy cover of nearly 300 million trees, created by Bluesky, is helping UK property insurers assess the risk posed by trees. During prolonged periods of hot, dry weather, as is currently being experienced, the number of claims, blamed on subsidence, can rise by up to 60 per cent, with costs to the industry in excess of 400 million pounds. It is estimated that vegetation, primarily trees, can account for 70 per cent of

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Mar 15, 2018
2 min

Bluesky National Tree Map Helps Tamworth Council Bloom

A unique countrywide map detailing the location, height and canopy cover of tree locations is helping Tamworth Borough Council protect important amenity trees in the borough. Tamworth is an eight time gold winner of national Heart of England in Bloom competition and the Bluesky National Tree Map is helping the Council identify, manage and protect trees, including those subject to Tree Preservation Orders and other planning constraints. The tree map data is accessed via the au

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Jan 23, 2018
2 min

Bluesky Remote Sensing Data Improves Efficiency for Smart Consulting at WSP

WSP, the global company providing management and consultancy services to the built and natural environment, is using a range of remotely sensed data from Bluesky to aid existing analysis and develop new techniques. Using the Bluesky data, including laser mapped 3D models, National Tree Map data, near infrared imagery and aerial photography, WSP has improved the efficiencies of environmental surveys and reduced the need for site visits. The Bluesky data has already been used f

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Oct 24, 2017
2 min

Bluesky National Tree Map Helps Community Forest Rebuild Environment

One of England’s original Community Forest projects is using Bluesky’s National Tree Map to monitor progress and engage with stakeholders and the local community. The largest environmental regeneration project in Bedfordshire, the Forest of Marston Vale (The Forest) is one of the 12 Community Forests designated in the 1990s. Designed to regenerate landscapes around towns and cities scarred by industrialisation, The Forest was created to address the effects of the brick making

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Jun 13, 2017
2 min

Bluesky Launches Tree Failure Risk Tool

In partnership with the University of Lancaster, aerial mapping company Bluesky has launched a new tool which can be used to predict the likelihood of trees falling on essential infrastructure such as roads, railways and power lines. Using complex wind analysis techniques combined with geographic data from Bluesky, the model assigns a level of risk to individual trees. Accessible via a web based application, users of the TREEFALL (Tree Risk Evaluation Environment for Failure

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May 23, 2017
2 min

Bluesky Tree Map of Britain Used to Create First High Res Maps of Allergenic Pollen-Producing Plants

A map of over 280 million trees nationwide has been used to create the first high resolution maps of allergenic plants and trees of Great Britain. Detailing the location of key plants and trees known to produce pollen that can trigger allergies and asthma, the maps were produced, using Bluesky’s National Tree Map data, at the University of Exeter in collaboration with the Met Office. The maps are designed to help acute hay fever or asthma suffers make informed decisions regar

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May 15, 2017
2 min

Bluesky National Tree Map Helps Daventry District Council Plan Ground Maintenance

Daventry District Council is using a detailed 3D map of trees from Bluesky to prepare for a new grounds maintenance contract. The National Tree Map (NTM) data, which identifies the location, height and canopy cover of more than 280 million trees nationwide, is being used within Daventry Council’s Geographical Information Systems, enabling officers to identify all trees that fall within areas that will be the subject of a new grounds maintenance contract. As part of a major re

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Apr 6, 2017
2 min

Bluesky LiDAR Maps Used to Monitor the Spread of Deadly Tree Disease

Non infected trees shown on the left and infected trees shown on the right. Laser maps collected by airborne mounted sensors have, for the first time, been used to successfully segment individual trees affected by the deadly Larch tree disease. The laser scanning surveys (LiDAR) were undertaken by aerial mapping company Bluesky and used to model tree canopy height models as part of a wider study to prove the effective use of the technology for disease identification and monit

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Oct 20, 2016
2 min

Bluesky Aerial Mapping Technology Helps Prevent Trees Falling onto Power, Road and Rail Networks

Aerial mapping from Bluesky is helping to reduce the risk of trees falling on power lines, key roads and railways. Part of an NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) funded project, 3D data produced by Bluesky is being used by scientists at the University of Lancaster to refine a tree failure risk model that currently uses complex wind analysis techniques to assign a level of risk to individual trees. The data - Bluesky’s unique National Tree Map, laser mapped 3D height m

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Oct 6, 2016
2 min

Bluesky National Tree Map Helps Lichfield District Council Protect Trees

A detailed 3D map of trees from Bluesky is helping Lichfield Council assess planning enquiries by providing an immediate insight into the potential impact on trees of planning applications. It means Lichfield can deal with more enquiries at first point of contact and reduce the need for costly site visits. The National Tree Map data from Bluesky identifies the location, height and canopy cover of more than 280 million trees nationwide, providing a perfect complement to other

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Jul 14, 2016
2 min

Bluesky Photomaps Help Assess Risk from Trees on Popular English Holiday Island

Aerial survey photomaps are helping a specialist UK arboriculture company improve the management of trees. Map accurate imagery covering the Isle of Wight is being used by ArbAdvice as an integral part of consultancy services for home buyers, mortgage and insurance reports; Tree Preservation Order applications, objections and appeals; and inspections and surveys for Tree Risk Management. The real world detail and accuracy of the images – downloaded directly from Bluesky’s onl

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May 17, 2016
2 min

Bluesky Upgrades and Updates National Tree Map

Aerial mapping company Bluesky is completing an extensive update of the National Tree Map which uniquely identifies the location, height and canopy cover of more than 280 million trees nationwide. The update, which covers more than 40,000 square kilometres – an area equivalent to twice the size of Wales, includes large amounts of East Anglia, the South West, Midlands and North East of England. The methodology and workflow for the creation of Bluesky’s National Tree Map has al

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Jun 4, 2015
2 min

Bluesky National Tree Map Supports Research into Sewer Damage

An aerial map of trees is helping to understand the damage caused to underground drains and sewers by tree roots. Using the Bluesky National Tree Map, which details the location, height and canopy cover of more than 280 million trees, scientists at Cranfield University are analysing how the proximity of trees can impact on the sewer infrastructure. Working with long term data from Anglian Water, they considered the location of infrastructure assets such as pipes and manhole

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Apr 16, 2015
2 min

Bluesky’s National Tree Map Helps London Council Clear Up Fallen Leaves

A detailed map of more than 280 million trees across England and Wales is helping the London Borough of Bromley prioritise its autumn street cleansing programme. As one of the largest London Boroughs, playing home to around two thirds of London’s woodlands, Bromley faces the annual challenge of clearing hundreds of tonnes of fallen leaves. Urban leaf fall can cause a hazard to the public by making pavements and roads slippery and potentially cause flooding by blocking drains

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Apr 1, 2015
2 min

Bluesky’s National Tree Map to Help Hay Fever Sufferers

y shedding light on the way pollen travels through our atmosphere, a ground breaking new environmental dataset is helping scientists improve the lives of hay fever sufferers. Created from high resolution aerial photography and colour infrared data, the National Tree Map database details more than 280 million trees covering around 20,000 square kilometres, and has been painstakingly produced by aerial mapping company, Bluesky. In a novel research initiative, experts at the Met

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Mar 10, 2015
2 min

Bluesky’s National Tree Map Helps Woodland Trust Develop Resilient Treescapes

The Woodland trust, the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity, has purchased Bluesky’s National Tree Map that details more than 280 million trees across England and Wales. Created from Bluesky’s high resolution aerial photography, colour infrared data and height datasets, the National Tree Map database provides details of the location, height and canopy / crown size for all trees that are three metres and taller. The Woodland Trust intends to use the National Tree Mapto

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Nov 20, 2014
2 min

Britain’s Greenest Cities and Counties Mapped from the Air by Bluesky

Aerial mapping company Bluesky has published the first ever nationwide map of trees revealing the true extent of our ‘green and pleasant land’. Topping the charts at numbers one and two respectively are local authority districts Surrey Heath and Waverly both with over 40 per cent tree cover. Leafy Surrey, with some of the highest house prices in the UK, is also home to five other districts ranked in the top ten for tree cover by Bluesky. Neath Port Talbot flies the Welsh flag

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Jul 21, 2014
2 min

Bluesky Tree Map Helps Identify Diseases in UK Trees

Bluesky, creator of the first ever National Tree Map, is working with researchers at the University of Leicester and Forest Research, the research agency of the Forestry Commission, to investigate the use of airborne mapping systems to identify diseases in trees. The health of UK forestry has been in the news for many years with Phytophthora ramorum affecting larch trees, Chalara dieback of ash and Dothistroma needle blight on pine trees, all generating headlines. Funded by t

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