建構台灣i-Tree資訊管理平台

本計畫參考美國農業部林務署發展的i-Tree軟體工具，進行都市林i-Tree資訊管理平台系統規劃與建置，網站基礎架構以開源式內容管理系統Drupal7為主，並套用現行開源版型bootstrap3作為版面基礎，不僅具有響應式設計的版面以符合現今多平台使用潮流，亦有流暢的使用體驗介面設計。其資料庫套用開源式MariaDB以避免過度依賴私人企業之應用軟體而受到套牢。規劃內容將以介紹美國林務署開發之i-Tree工具套件使用方式與運用範圍，並將其內文進行編譯以求此工具於中文使用地域之推廣性為主旨，同時展示台灣在地調查團隊現行依循i-Tree 工具(Eco)所實施之實驗性研究進程。網站平台架構主要分為三大部分：i-Tree是甚麼？、台灣施行計畫以及i-Tree工具，合作夥伴及網站地圖皆為補充資料等相關資訊。於台北與高雄兩都會區，參照i-Tree的操作流程，已培訓台灣博物館、高雄都會公園的志工朋友們，期能透過培訓志工進行都會公園與行道樹的調查，以利未來推廣與擴大民眾參與的機制。同時完成i-Tree標準調查程序手冊中文化翻譯，包括i-Tree Eco、i-Tree Street、i-Tree Hydro、i-Tree Storm、i-Tree Vue、i-Tree Species Selector、IPED 等共七冊的內容，此中文化工作已於美國網站連結，成為台美林業相關部門合作之案例，並持續更新最新版本的翻譯工作。同時製作簡易操作流程的攜帶版本，能提供野外調查使用之參照，以促進後續進行國內種子教師之志工培訓。聯繫美國i-Tree團隊主要設計者，與該團隊領導人David Nowak博士及其團隊成員進行交流，實際了解該系統的演進及未來發展的方向，並期望能在瞭解系統架構及運作程序等相關資訊後，可由我方研究人員補充建立本土化的資料，增進我國都市林與樹木資訊管理之能力，進而提升都市林資訊管理之服務品質。

This project plans and constructs the urban forest i-Tree information management platform by referencing the i-Tree software tool developed by the USDA Forest Service. The website's infrastructure is primarily based on the open-source content management system Drupal 7, and uses the current open-source template Bootstrap 3 as the layout foundation. It not only adopts a responsive design layout to align with the current multi-platform usage trend, but also features an intuitive and smooth user interface design. Its database adopts the open-source MariaDB to avoid vendor lock-in caused by over-reliance on proprietary application software.

The core planning content of this project focuses on introducing the usage methods and application scopes of the i-Tree tool suite developed by the USDA Forest Service, and translating and organizing its documents to promote the popularization of this tool in Chinese-speaking regions. Meanwhile, it showcases the ongoing experimental research progress carried out by Taiwan's local survey team in accordance with the i-Tree (Eco) tool.

The website platform is mainly divided into three core sections: What is i-Tree?, Taiwan Implementation Project, and i-Tree Tools, with supplementary resources including partners and site map provided as additional reference materials.

In the two metropolitan areas of Taipei and Kaohsiung, volunteers from the Taiwan Museum and Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park have been trained following the standard i-Tree operational procedures. The goal is to enable these trained volunteers to conduct surveys of urban parks and street trees, so as to facilitate future promotion and expand the mechanism for public participation.

Meanwhile, the Chinese localization of the i-Tree standard survey procedure manuals has been completed, covering a total of seven volumes including i-Tree Eco, i-Tree Street, i-Tree Hydro, i-Tree Storm, i-Tree Vue, i-Tree Species Selector, and IPED. This localization work has been linked on the official US i-Tree website, serving as a successful cooperation case between forestry-related departments in Taiwan and the US, and the translation work for the latest versions is being continuously updated.

Additionally, a portable version of the simplified operation procedures has been produced to provide reference for field surveys, so as to support subsequent volunteer training for domestic seed teachers.

We have contacted the core designers of the US i-Tree team, and conducted exchanges with Dr. David Nowak, the team leader, and his team members to gain first-hand insights into the evolution and future development direction of the system. It is expected that after mastering relevant information such as the system architecture and operating procedures, our researchers will supplement and establish localized datasets, thereby improving Taiwan's urban forest and tree information management capabilities, and further enhancing the service quality of urban forest information management.