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Fell a tree

On the device, record a felling with its photo, location, cutter and time, and an optional note about the tree.

What this is for

A felling records that a tree is down: when, who cut it, a photo and where it stood. It is the first step on the tree's page. It works without signal.

Steps

  1. Find the tree on the number pad and tap Open.
  2. On the tree's page, tap Fell (or Record the felling in the steps).
  3. Photo: tap Take a photo. The camera opens inside the app. Frame the whole tree, base to top, with the stamp readable, and tap the large button. Another photo adds one more; Retake and Remove change one.
  4. Location: wait for Location taken. It comes by itself while the screen is open. Standing in the open helps.
  5. Who cut it: the last cutter on this device is filled in. Not right? Tap Change and pick the person.
  6. When: Now is filled in. For a tree felled earlier, tap Earlier, choose the day and type the time on the keypad, hours then minutes.
  7. Add a note about the tree, only if something is worth noting. It is never required. Tick what applies, or write a few words.
  8. Tap Save felling.

The app goes back to the number pad, ready for the next tree, with Undo for a few seconds.

What the lot asks for

The office decides, for each lot, whether a photo and a location are Required or Optional. Each part says which. If something required is missing, Save felling lists it under Still needed before saving:.

When the location is poor

Under trees the signal from the sky can be weak.

  • Poor location taken: the app found one, but it is not accurate. Tap Try again or Take a new location to wait for a better one, or Use it if this is the best you will get.
  • Location is off for this app.: tap Allow location, or turn it on in the device's settings.
  • The app takes the location only while this screen is open. It never follows anyone in the background.

The person is not on the list

Under Who cut it, tap + Not on the list. Type the Given name and the Family name, and tap Add. The person is added to the organization's list when the device sends its records.

Tips

  • The first time, the app asks for the camera and the location. Tap Continue and allow each.
  • Photos stay encrypted on the device until they are sent. They never go to the device's gallery.
  • Left the screen before saving? Your unsaved felling was kept. It is there when you come back.
  • To change a felling later: on the tree's page, tap Correct on the felling step.

Still stuck?

Write to support@tomruq.com. Say which page you were on and what you expected to see. Never send a password, a PIN or a reset code.