# BasalArea

> Basal Area calculation from 360 degree photos by using Bitterlich method.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.forest.basalarea](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.forest.basalarea)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.forest.basalarea`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Forest Monitoring Tools
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 1,484
- **Version:** 3.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-31
- **First published:** 2020-05-21
- **Publisher country:** JP
- **Size:** 10 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.forest.basalarea)
- **Website:** [https://sites.google.com/view/forestmonitoringtools/home](https://sites.google.com/view/forestmonitoringtools/home)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/privacypolicyoftreesapplicatio/home](https://sites.google.com/view/privacypolicyoftreesapplicatio/home)

## Description

Basal Area application is designed for simple basal area calculation by using Bitterlich method like as Relascope survey.<br><br>Step 1 Take forest photos by 360 degree camera, and saved by Equi-rectangular format.<br>Step 2 Copy the photos to smartphone<br>Step 3 Open the file from &quot;Basal Area&quot; application<br>Step 4 Compare the trunk size (1.3m height) of trees with center red circle<br>Step 5 Tap &quot;1.0&quot; an case of the tree is bigger than red circle -&gt; red mark<br>            Tap &quot;1.0&quot; an case of the tree is bigger than red circle -&gt; blue mark<br>Step 6 Read the basal area data at the bottom of screen<br><br>- Count mark is deletable by tapping.<br>- Count-marked image is savable for the evidence of survey result.<br>- K factor is changeable (default number is 4.0)<br>- Counting data is saved to \Android\data\com.forest.BasalArea\YYYY-MM-DD.csv file

## Rankings

- #1,037,253 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.forest.basalarea.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.forest.basalarea)