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PiCUS SONIC TOMOGRAPH USED TO RISK ASSESSMENT IN ORDER TO MEASURE THE THICKNESS OF THE RESIDUAL WALL OF THE TREE WITH INTERNAL DEFECTS SUCH AS CAVITIES OR DECAY NON INVASIVELY . MOSTLY, IT IS RECORDDED NEAR GROUND LEVEL OF TREES. THE TREE ASSSESSMENT NEED HIGH AND DIAMETER OF TREE AND, DEPTH AND WIDTH OF CROWN. THIS METHOD JUST ONLY FOR URBAN TREE AND IT IS UDER FRIENDLY. Step to record a PICUS Sonic Tomograph ⇒ Through visual inspection ⇒ Select measuring level and measuring point ⇒ Mount equipment of the tree ⇒ Record geometry of he measuring level ⇒ Sonic measurement ⇒ Calculative Colour defination ⇒ Black / brown : has hard dense wood ⇒ Green : process in damage ⇒ Purple /pink : damage wood ⇒ Blue : hole wood Weakness of PiCUS Sonic Tomograph is cannot use at fibrous trees.