OTISS vs tree·canopy

Pick OTISS if your clients already expect its Windows-tablet schedule of trees, and pick tree·canopy if you want voice capture in the field and a report that drafts itself.

Pear Technology’s Windows-tablet tree survey tool, long established, stylus-and-form interface, dependable but dated.

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Side by side.

OTISS compared with tree·canopy, capability by capability
Capability	OTISS	tree·canopy
Voice-first capture in the field	–
AI-drafted report	–
Native mobile + browser	–
If the signal drops		Queues, then syncs
Transparent public pricing
Your local tree survey standard
Species ID built-in	–
Pest & disease ID built-in	–
Constraints plan overlay	◐
GIS export (Shapefile / GeoJSON)	◐
Self-service trial	–
EU data residency	?

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Where OTISS is strong, and where we fit.

OTISS is the long-running incumbent in tree survey software. It runs on a Windows tablet, follows a stylus-and-form interface, and produces the kind of schedule of trees that planning authorities have accepted for years. If your team has been on it for a decade, the muscle memory is real.

What it doesn’t do: hands-free capture. The mic is not the primary input. The report still gets typed up after the site visit in a Word template. The interface assumes a stylus, a flat surface, and dry weather.

Where tree·canopy fits

Same schedule format your clients already accept. Voice in the field instead of stylus. The report drafts itself from the day’s transcripts rather than from your wet notes.

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