Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering and Applied Sciences: Research Areas

Article Title: A Mobile Solution for Arboriculture Management: An SQL Server Integration Services Approach
by Ntekop, Mfonobong Maurice and Umoh, Uduak Augustine

Abstract:
Trees contribute immensely to our environment in areas such as provision of shelter, flood prevention, rainfall dispersal, erosion prevention, climate stabilization global warming, etc. This has increased the involvement of governmental and no-governmental organizations in tree planting. Although tree planting is admirable, lack of good maintenance culture may daunt the expected result of such practice. Currently, there are a variety of software solutions available to help arborist perform their duties efficiently. However, due to technological advancements, these tools are limited in some areas such as robustness. This paper designs, implements and evaluates a mobile solution for arboriculture management using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) approach. The SSIS approach is developed using SQL server 2008, C# programming tool, object oriented design method. This work will help easy storage and retrieval of tree information and also enhance good maintenance practice in tree planting.

Keywords: SSIS package, ETL, PDA, database, global warming,

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