00:01I want to take the next few minutes to play the role of a forester...

00:03...and show you how I can use ArcGIS to lay out a forest inventory plan.

00:08When I'm done, I'll be able to take my map and templates out into the woods to collect data.

00:14So in order to lay out a forest inventory, I need to select random locations on the ground where my field crews can go...

00:21...and actually measure trees following standard forestry practices.

00:26I'm going to start with one inventory point that exists from a previous inventory that happens to be in the same area.

00:33By reusing that point, my field crews can revisit that location and update the data that's already been collected there.

00:41So the first thing I need to do is run a custom forest inventory tool that was written to create either random or...

00:47...gridded plot locations inside of selected forest polygons.

00:52Now new to ArcGIS 10, I can add custom functionality to my desktop without administrator privileges using the Add-in Manager.

01:02I simply browse to the folder containing the add-in that I want to use...

01:07...and ArcGIS takes care of the registration process for me.

01:11So I can see from the Add-in Manager that this tool consists of a button on the crews point tool category.

01:18I can then access the customized dialog, locate my tool, and drag it to a toolbar.

01:26So now I can select the forest stands that I want to inventory and run my tool.

01:35So I want to create random locations.

01:38I want to create five plots per polygon, and I want to separate them by at least 20 chains.

01:46So there are my random inventory locations.

01:48So the next thing I need to do is to run an ArcPython script that will process my point locations...

01:56...and create a standard forest inventory plot layout, and it will process my existing data.

02:03So now as I zoom in on a plot, you'll see the inventory layout that got created...

02:09...and a new feature class containing individual tree locations from my existing data.

02:15So now the last thing I need to do is to create an edit template for my Tree feature class.

02:21So I simply access the organized features template dialog and select the Tree feature class to create the template.

02:29So now I can use this map and the license to ArcGIS Mobile that comes with every desktop...

02:36...to run a geoprocessing tool to create a mobile project package.

02:40This mobile project package will deliver my map, my data, and my templates to my mobile device.

02:47So now as I switch over to my mobile device, the first thing you should notice is that again...

02:53...I have the same map and templates that I used on the desktop and the web.

02:58In the field, I would navigate to a plot center and start collecting data.

03:04As I select the Collect Features task, my Edit template is now available, so I can select the feature I want to add...

03:14...and then collect its geometry, either using the map or the GPS.

03:22And then now I can collect the remaining attributes.

03:27So I won't go into a lot of detail on the kind of data we collect in a forest inventory, but hopefully you get the idea.

03:35So what I've been able to show is how we can use one map...

03:38...and one set of templates to deliver editing capability across the desktop, web, and mobile devices. Thank you.