Tree Census has a number of applications:
- Provides data on species diversity and their numbers thus presenting a holistic perspective of tree diversity,tree diversity,tree density and distribution.
- Facilitates the calculation of the total biomass of the city based on the data procured from field surveys on girth of the tree and in a way, it is an indirect measure of carbon sequestration.
- Helps to monitor tree loss and gain due to natural calamities and developmental activities.
- Supplies data on heritage trees that can become focal points of History, Conservation and tourism.
- Enables the data to be maintained in a data base, which will be an excellent tool for managing the trees in Chennai.