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ArborCAD transmits most values as double precision values.
However, for our purposes we are unlikely to need such accuracy and
single point precision is normally adequate with the exception of
the X/Y positions. These are READ from a manual plot as double
precision and stored within ArborCAD as such.
The calculation of the RPA radius, its area and square side is
rounded to 1 decimal place.
Calculation of multiple points along crown spreads are carried out
using single precision.
If a canopy is being rotated then the rotated calculated dimension
does lose some accuracy. I have so far calculated a tolerance of
around +/- 1mm. You can check this accuracy by plotting a tree with
rotate in force and measuring the dimension.
For example, the following image shows a tree with 0 degrees rotate
and the same tree with +45 degree rotate. I measured the north
dimension in both cases and are showing them highlighted in red in
the text box. The first reading is the 6m value which is correct.
The second is .5 of a millimetre out.
