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Plymouth Becomes First Minnesota City To Monitor Tree Health Using AI
Scanners are collecting information from the roughly 40,000 trees covering Plymouth city parks, roads and other public spots.
August 7, 2025
The City of Plymouth is the first in Minnesota to help monitor tree health with data using artificial technology.
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Leaf by leaf, Conor Nolan, who's a navigator for Greehill Smart Tree Inventories, showed WCCO a new kind of data collection he does on a daily basis, driving no more than 23 miles per hour.
"So what's happening is the scanners in the back are spinning around," Nolan said while describing the technology.
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The truck that will be roaming Plymouth streets, collecting information from roughly 40,000 trees covering the city/WCCO
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