Storm Damage Assessment

ProtocolAnalysis and Reporting

Overview Estimating Engine Report Means Resources

Estimating engineEngine built as Excel® spreadsheet6 worksheets

Home/ReadMe – navigation, helpPreStorm Data – setup dataPreStorm Analysis – preliminary analysisPostStorm Data – damage dataPostStorm Analysis – report formCodes, lookup tables – functional elements

Use of Excel® based on user survey

Hyperlinks for easy

navigation

Procedure

Methods IStarts with field data Simple scaling by street milesRelies on sample size being

sufficient for damage varianceNo statistics applied for

emergency use

ProcedureMethods IIPruning, removals: straightforwardDebris: depends

Pre-storm dataUses calculated tree density

No pre-storm dataUses estimated tree density (Very low, Low, etc.)Based on data from 13 Northeastern communities

Local costs used, tho averages suggested

Report Means

Report= Calculation page (PostAnalysis tab)

Methods visible

AdvantagesCredibility Ease, speed

These values can be adjusted by end user

Validation

Sampling indicated on reportMeans of random samplingPercent street miles sampled

Numbers derived right on sheetDebris Pruning, removal

Local costs shown

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FutureWish list Add 6-mo. damage inventory

Tree-by-tree Inspired by FS method after Katrina

Convert to single VB appIntegrate with STRATUM

Will depend on available time and money

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Resources

One-stop shopping:

www.itreetools.org

Resource/Learning CenterProtocols, reports8pp glossy brochure