What does a typical costs for an Eco analysis project?

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What does a typical costs for an Eco analysis project?

Post by i-Tree Support » Thu Jan 04, 2007 1:47 pm

As a general rule, a two-person crew can collect data on 150 to 200 one-tenth acre plots during a 3-month summer season in a city. The actual cost for the data collection would depend on how much the crew is paid and the local transportation cost to get to the plots.

Other costs incurred by conducting an analysis relate to equipment and local office support costs for project setup, analysis, and reporting. Some costs are incurred for quality assurance measures (training and plot data checks).

Vegetation characteristics will also factor into costs as collecting data in plots that are heavily forested will take considerably more time.

Refer to i-Tree Eco Project planning and management resources for additional documents discussing costs, training, equipment, etc. in the Resources - Archives section of the i-Tree website. http://www.itreetools.org/resources/archives.php

The links below are from that webpage.

Urban Forestry South - Eco Project Cost Estimation - This document, developed by Eric Kuehler from Urban Forestry South, offers a cost estimate for an Eco project. Note - Numerous factors can affect project cost and this is provided only as a general guideline. http://www.itreetools.org/eco/resources ... timate.pdf

Urban Forestry South - Eco Project Time Estimation - This document, developed by Eric Kuehler from Urban Forestry South, provides time estimations for planning and conducting an Eco project.
http://www.itreetools.org/eco/resources ... imates.pdf

Urban Forestry South - Eco Project Time Line - This document, developed by Eric Kuehler from Urban Forestry South, is an example of a Eco project time line for a county assessment.
http://www.itreetools.org/eco/resources ... meline.pdf

Eco Project Equipment List - This is an example of equipment options for a typical i-Tree Eco project.
http://www.itreetools.org/eco/resources ... t_list.pdf
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