OTISS is an online, secure website based on a geospatial information systems (GIS) database. The website works with all modern web browsers and is accessible via your internet, broadband and 3G connection. Data held on OTISS is fully and securely backed up on our servers.

There are many advantages for arboricultural consultants to this approach.

1. Collecting and sharing live data within your consultancy and with associates.
2. Sharing data and reports with your clients.
3. Dealing with the IT infrastructure

Collecting and collating survey data

Tree surveying and management is often a team effort – involving you, your work colleagues, associates, sub-contract consultants and/or contractors.

Collecting and collating survey data is a major part of an arboricultural consultant’s day-to-day work.

• Unnecessary data-entry and re-entry only increase the time and cost of fulfilling your contracts.
• Mobile devices can be ideal used for on-site data collection, then the data needs to be uploaded to a system where it can be shared and collated with other data from your colleagues. Many systems require that you all have identical mobile devices, but this can become unworkable when you are working with associates and sub-contractors.
• PC based applications are not good for sharing data with colleagues.
• Multi-user, office based applications typically only work on certain configured PC. It can become a real hassle when an associate or sub-contractor needs to come into your office to upload their data.

Our web-based systems provides an effective means of delivering multi-organisation solutions.

• OTISS allows multiple consultants to have access to one set of data. You decide what level of access each consultant has on a per-client, per-site basis.
• They can use OTISS from any PC, MAC, laptop, note book, tablet, PDA or phone that has a web browser.
• All users have instant access to the data they are authorised to see – and its always up-to-date!
• Using the Tree Survey application on any Android phone or tablet allows consultants to collect data on-site and upload/download it to OTISS.
• In the future, other specialised survey devices with be supported – allowing your consultants to use the tools they already have to work with you using OTISS.

Sharing data and reports with your clients.

With OTISS you can provide your clients with online access to the data and reports that you have collected on their behalf. Normally, clients are provided with read-only access.

• You don’t need to provide detailed printed maps and records – its all online for your client to view. With your company logo attached!
• Your customer report(s) can focus on a summarizing and highlighting the important findings. They already have access to the raw inspection data and recommendations in OTISS. In the future, these summary report documents will also be uploaded and stored in OTISS.

Let us do the IT!

With an internet based solution, you focus on with the job of managing the your estate.

• There is no need to install and maintain expensive software on your PCs or servers.
• There are no upgrades for you to carry out. A real hassle with some multi-user applications.
• You are not relying on a single PC where all the data is stored.
• There are no licence keys or CDs to keep safe.
• There are no data backups to do.

The OTISS solution

• Always available – any time – any where.
• Use secure, internet technologies.
• Use the Internet, broadband, mobile 3G and Wifi infrastructures.
• Allow flexible working with colleagues, sub-contractors and clients.
• Let us to the IT!