EcoShape User's Manual

This manual walks one through the download and use of the EcoShape data conversion tool. This tool allows one to convert i-Tree Eco complete inventory tree data from an ESRI shapefile into an Eco database for processing.

The purpose of the EcoShape data conversion tool is to convert data collected on a GPS unit and stored in an ESRI shapefile’s database file (dbf) to an i-Tree Eco complete inventory project.  This script is designed to be run as a script tool in an ArcGIS toolbox.  It first validates and then imports tree inventory data from a shapefile into an Access database created by the i-Tree Eco program, populating the appropriate database tables with the data and converting the database into an ESRI personal geodatabase.  Spatial data and user-defined attributes from the shapefile are stored in a feature class within the geodatabase.  The database can subsequently be submitted to the USDA Forest Service for analysis using the i-Tree Eco program and the results returned to the user.   This script was written using Python 2.5.1 and ArcGIS 9.3.1, so it may not work with earlier versions.

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