1. Malia Nanbara
Americorp Intern
Department of Land and Natural Resources
Division of Forestry and Wildlife

2. Background on the National Big
Tree Competition
copyright © 2006 Patrick Burke
 The Big Tree
competition is
run by American
Forests and
strives to find the
largest trees of
particular species
in the nation.
• The trees are assigned points based on their height,
circumference, and crown spread.

3.  National Big Tree website
The purpose of the American Forest Big Tree competition is “to preserve and
promote the iconic stature of these living monarchs and to educate people about
the key role that these remarkable trees and forests play in sustaining a healthy
environment.”

4. The Hawaii Big Tree Competition
 Our native species are threatened by
development, fire, changes in climate,
invasive species, and disease.
 This year Hawaii has updated the species list
to include 21 of Hawaii’s native or
Polynesian introduced species.
 Currently, Hawaii has 6 prospective
champions

5.  The Big Tree
competition will be
used as an outreach
and education tool for
the public.
 The ArcGIS online map,
with its unique feature
of being accessible on
smart phones and
tablets will reach the
public in a way GIS has
never done before.

6. Applying the Big Tree Competition
to ArcGIS online
 ArcGIS online allows access to GIS without
downloading the desktop version of the program by
allowing access to mapping online.
 This makes ArcGIS online available whenever you have
internet, allowing GIS to be accessed from
smartphones and tablets.
 The Hawaii Big Tree program is using ArcGIS online to
engage the public through allowing them to find these
trees and their data using their smartphones and
tablets.

40. Possible ways that
public can contribute
 Phone app that takes
picture and includes gps
point and send to us
 Use my map and create an
editable layer to drop a
point where they found a
tree
 Email us with the
information

41. Acknowledgements
 Irene Sprecher and Sheri Mann, DLNR- Division of
Forestry and Wildlife, Forestry.
 Sheri Shannon, American Forests- Big Tree Competition
 Royce Jones, Esri- Hawaii-Pacific Region Manager
For more information please visit our Hawaii Big Tree
Competition Website
http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/dofaw/forestry/big-trees
Malia Nanbara
Malia.Y.Nanbara@hawaii.gov

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