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Share and Download Your Data with Arboreal Forest

Johan Ekenstedt

16 Apr 2025

With the Arboreal Forest iOS app, you can easily share your sample plot data with colleagues or download it for use in GIS applications or Excel. Here's how to do it using API keys.

Key Highlights:

  1. API Key Management: Create, download, and manage API keys directly in the app's settings.

  2. Seamless Data Sharing: Share your synced sample plots with colleagues for efficient team collaboration.

  3. Flexible Data Export: Download your data in CSV format for detailed analysis or KML for GIS applications.

  4. Comprehensive Dataset: Access complete information about samples, trees, stems, heights, and calculations.

Here's a detailed guide on how to make the most of these features:

Create and Manage API Keys

To get started, navigate to Settings > Manage API Keys in the app. From here, you can:

  • Create a new API key
  • Download existing keys
  • Delete keys you no longer want to share

Share Data with Your Team

Working collaboratively? Follow these simple steps:

(1) Generate and send the API key to your colleague

(2) Have them open the Results tab and tap the add person

(3) Paste the key to download all sample plots

(4) The synced samples will appear on their map

Download Data for Analysis

To access your data on a computer:

(1) Visit https://arboreal.se/en/api-status

(2) Paste your API key in the textfield on the bottom of the page

(3) Choose KML format for GIS applications (optional)

(4) Click Download

You'll receive five comprehensive CSV files:

  • Samples.csv: Sample plots with area and coordinates
  • Trees.csv: Complete tree data linked to sample plots. Join with sample_id to the id of the Samples.csv
  • Stems.csv: Detailed stem information for multi-stem trees. Join with tree_id to the id of the Trees.csv
  • Heights.csv: All measured tree heights. Join with the tree_id to the trees in Trees.csv or sample_id to the id of Samples.csv
  • Calculations.csv: Computed values including basal area, volume, and growth metrics. Join with sample_id with the id of Samples.csv

The KML file option provides sample plots and calculated values grouped by species, perfect for GIS applications.

Best Practices for Data Security

Remember these important tips:

  • Keep your API key private unless intentionally sharing data
  • Regularly review and remove unused API keys

We offer companies API-keys that give access to all sample plots of the organisation. If you are interested please contact us on support@arboreal.se

Want to start sharing and analyzing your forest data more effectively? Download Arboreal Forest today and explore these powerful data management features!