Husqvarna and PlanIT Geo have agreed to partnered on Husqvarna’s HUGSI (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index) platform. This collaboration brings together the complementary strengths of HUGSI’s global platform for monitoring urban green space and PlanIT Geo’s TreePlotter software and urban-tree-canopy mapping expertise. Through this partnership, the HUGSI platform will be able to direct users to more detailed geospatial analysis using sub-meter resolution imagery. This will provide new insights for communities and policy leaders, and will support the joint mission statement of this new partnership.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Husqvarna and to promote HUGSI and the knowledge-sharing purpose it serves. Through this collaboration, we will contribute data, content and stories from clients across the globe,” says Ian Hanou, PlanIT Geo founder and CEO.
“PlanIT Geo comes with great solutions, knowledge and experience on how cities can track, manage and form policies for their urban forests. Together we can strengthen our respective offerings, and for us at HUGSI, this means we can share more insights about the tree canopy to benefit all HUGSI cities,” says Erik Swan, Husqvarna product owner for HUGSI.green.
Other features of this partnership include new channels for encouraging communities to participate in HUGSI and reciprocal exposure for PlanIT Geo’s TreePlotter software product suite; integration of urban-forest data and relevant reports, plans and studies from PlanIT Geo on the HUGSI platform; and expert urban-tree-canopy data and content provided for the HUGSI.green website.
