A tree cluster is a group of trees that are close in physical proximity and share common attributes. In VertiGIS FM, tree clusters allow you to treat multiple individual trees as a single data object. For example, if five trees that are close together will require identical inspections on an ongoing basis, you may opt to manage them in VertiGIS FM as a tree cluster instead of five separate trees. The use of tree clusters in VertiGIS FM may vary between customers and organizational needs.

In the VertiGIS FM Greenspaces mobile app, you can manage the existing tree clusters in your database, add new ones, and access the investigations, orders, and inspections associated with a specific tree cluster.

For more information about tree clusters in VertiGIS FM, refer to Tree Clusters in the core Tree Management section.

View Tree Clusters

To see a list of tree clusters in your database, tap the Tree Cluster widget at the bottom of the Tree Cluster tab on the dashboard.

Tree Clusters Widget on Dashboard

The app opens a full list of tree clusters in your system. Tap any tree cluster's tile to navigate to its details page.

List of Tree Clusters in Database

Tree Cluster Statuses

Alternatively, you can access a tree cluster's details page by tapping its corresponding point on an integrated web map, or by green area, by navigating to a green area's details page and tapping View in the Tree Cluster section to see the list of tree clusters planted in it.

Tiles with the icon represent tree clusters you have edited since the last time you synchronized the app.

Tree Cluster Details Page

Each tree cluster in your system has its own details page that shows the tree cluster's properties and the orders, inspections, and investigations associated with it.

Tree Cluster Details Page

Details Page Buttons

You can see the following tree cluster properties on the version of the details page available in the mobile app. You can access additional fields when you view the tree cluster details page in the web version of VertiGIS FM.

Details

Tree Species

The Tree Species section lists the individual species included in the tree cluster. You can select any entries saved in the Tree Species catalog as species present in the tree cluster.

Tree Species Section

Tap in the Tree Type or Share box for an existing entry to change the species or its share of the tree cluster.

To add a new entry for another species included in the tree cluster, tap the + button.

Adding a Tree Species

Tree Cluster Data

Data in the Current Tree Data section is inherited from corresponding data fields in the most recently completed tree cluster inspection.

Tree Cluster Data

Outstanding Inspections

The Outstanding Inspections section indicates whether the tree cluster has inspections you need to complete. Tap View to see the list of tree clusters assigned to you.

Outstanding Inspections Section

Refer to See Tree Clusters by Tree and Inspection Management in the VertiGIS FM Greenspaces App.

The Inspections section does not include completed inspections. You can see inspections you have completed since the last app synchronization by tapping the Done counter on the Inspections widget on the Tree tab of the dashboard.

Currently, you cannot create new inspections using the mobile app.

Maintenance Orders

The Maintenance Orders section indicates whether the tree cluster has maintenance orders you need to complete.

Maintenance Orders Section

Tap View to see the list of orders assigned to you, or tap Add to add a new order for the tree cluster.

See Tree Cluster Location

If your VertiGIS FM Greenspaces implementation includes an integrated web map with a feature layer mapped to tree clusters in your database, you can see the tree cluster's location by tapping the map icon in the top-right corner of the details page.

Map Icon

The map loads with the tree cluster's feature point or polygon in the center of the screen. Other tree clusters are not shown on the map.

Tree Cluster Shown on Integrated Web Map

Edit Tree Clusters

You can edit a tree cluster's properties whenever you are viewing its details page in the mobile app. Simply tap in the text box or menu and update the property as required.

Editing a Tree Cluster (1/2)

Tap the check mark icon in the top-right corner to save the changes.

Editing a Tree Cluster (2/2)

Add Tree Clusters

You can add a new tree cluster to the VertiGIS FM database on the dashboard of the VertiGIS FM Greenspaces app.

Adding a new tree cluster using the mobile app differs slightly from the procedure to add a new tree cluster in VertiGIS FM web. When you add a tree cluster using the mobile app, you must capture certain details usually added during a tree inspection.

To Add a Tree Cluster

1.On the Tree tab of the dashboard, do either of the following:

▪tap the + button on the Tree Clusters widget.

▪tap anywhere else on the Tree Clusters widget, and then tap the + button in the bottom-right corner.

2.Enter the tree cluster's core properties in the corresponding data fields. The following fields are mandatory:

▪Green area (Tree Cluster section)

▪Safety for public circulation (Assessment section)

Refer to Tree Cluster Details for descriptions of fields in the Tree Cluster and Tree Data sections. Refer to Inspection Management in the VertiGIS FM Greenspaces App for information about the Assessment section.

3.Tap the check mark icon in the top-right corner.

You can find the new tree cluster in the list of tree clusters that opens when you tap the check mark icon. A New tag appears on the tile of the newly added tree cluster.

Newly Added Tree

Initially, the new tree cluster will not have a Tree Number or Code property in the app. When you synchronize the app, someone can assign the new tree cluster these properties in the web version of VertiGIS FM.