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Book The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database Version 4 0

Download or read book The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database Version 4 0 written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the structure of the Forest Inventory and Analysis Database (FIADB) 4.0 for phase 3 indicators. The FIADB structure provides a consistent framework for storing forest health monitoring data across all ownerships for the entire United States. These data are available to the public.

Book The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database

Download or read book The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database written by Sharon W. Woudenberg and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-10-19 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is based on previous documentation of the nationally standardized Forest Inventory and Analysis database (Hansen and others 1992; Woudenberg and Farrenkopf 1995; Miles and others 2001). Documentation of the structure of the Forest Inventory and Analysis database (FIADB) for Phase 2 data, as well as codes and definitions, is provided. Examples for producing population level estimates are also presented. This database provides a consistent framework for storing forest inventory data across all ownerships for the entire United States. Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) is a continuing endeavor mandated by Congress in the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the McSweeney-McNary Forest Research Act of 1928. FIA's primary objective is to determine the extent, condition, volume, growth, and depletion of timber on the Nation's forest land. Before 1999, all inventories were conducted on a periodic basis. The passage of the 1998 Farm Bill requires FIA to collect data annually on plots within each State. This kind of up-to-date information is essential to frame realistic forest policies and programs. USDA Forest Service regional research stations are responsible for conducting these inventories and publishing summary reports for individual States. In addition to published reports, the Forest Service provides data collected in each inventory to those interested in further analysis. This report describes a standard format in which data can be obtained. This standard format, referred to as the Forest Inventory and Analysis Database (FIADB) structure, was developed to provide users with as much data as possible in a consistent manner among States. A number of inventories conducted prior to the implementation of the annual inventory are available in the FIADB. However, various data attributes may be empty or the items may have been collected or computed differently. Annual inventories use a common plot design and common data collection procedures nationwide, resulting in greater consistency among FIA work units than earlier inventories. Data field definitions note inconsistencies caused by different sampling designs and processing methods.

Book The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database Version 4 0

Download or read book The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database Version 4 0 written by United States Department of Agriculture and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the structure of the Forest Inventory and Analysis Database (FIADB) 4.0 for phase 3 indicators. The FIADB structure provides a consistent framework for storing forest health monitoring data across all ownerships for the entire United States. These data are available to the public.

Book The forest inventory and analysis database

Download or read book The forest inventory and analysis database written by Sharon W. Woudenberg and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document is based on previous documentation of the nationally standardized Forest Inventory and Analysis database (Hansen and others 1992; Woudenberg and Farrenkopf 1995; Miles and others 2001). Documentation of the structure of the Forest Inventory and Analysis database (FIADB) for Phase 2 data, as well as codes and definitions, is provided. Examples for producing population level estimates are also presented. This database provides a consistent framework for storing forest inventory data across all ownerships for the entire United States. These data are available to the public.

Book The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database Version 4 0

Download or read book The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database Version 4 0 written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database

Download or read book The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database written by United States Department of Agriculture and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-02-14 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document is based on previous documentation of the nationally standardized Forest Inventory and Analysis database (Hansen and others 1992; Woudenberg and Farrenkopf 1995; Miles and others 2001). Documentation of the structure of the Forest Inventory and Analysis database (FIADB) for Phase 2 data, as well as codes and definitions, is provided. Examples for producing population level estimates are also presented. This database provides a consistent framework for storing forest inventory data across all ownerships for the entire United States. These data are available to the public.

Book Forest Inventory   Analysis

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  • Author : Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.). Forest Inventory & Analysis
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  • Release : 2003
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  • Pages : 12 pages

Download or read book Forest Inventory Analysis written by Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.). Forest Inventory & Analysis and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Forest Inventory and Analysis National Data Quality Assessment Report for 2000 to 2003

Download or read book Forest Inventory and Analysis National Data Quality Assessment Report for 2000 to 2003 written by James E. Pollard and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Forest Inventory and Analysis program (FIA) is the key USDA Forest Service (USFS) program that provides the information needed to assess the status and trends in the environmental quality of the Nation's forests. The goal of the FIA Quality Assurance (QA) program is to provide a framework to assure the production of complete, accurate and unbiased forest information of known quality. Specific Measurement Quality Objectives (MQO) for precision are designed to provide a window of performance that we are striving to achieve for every field measurement. These data quality goals were developed from knowledge of measurement processes in forestry and forest ecology, as well as the program needs of FIA. This report is a national summary and compilation of MQO analyses by regional personnel and the National QA Advisor. The efficacy of the MQO, as well as the measurement uncertainty associated with a given field measurement, can be tested by comparing data from blind check plots where, in addition to the field measurements of the standard FIA crew, a second QA measurement of the plot was taken by a crew without knowledge of the first crew's results. These QA data were collected between 2000 and 2003 and analyzed for measurement precision between FIA crews. The charge of this task team was to use the blind-check data to assess the FIA program's ability to meet data quality goals as stated by the MQO. The results presented indicate that the repeatability was within project goals for a wide range of measurements across a variety of forest and nonforest environments. However, there were some variables that displayed noncompliance with MQO goals. In general, there were two types of noncompliance: the first is where all the regions were below the MQO standard, and the second is where a subset of the regions was below the MQO standards or was substantially different from the other remaining regions. Results for each regional analysis are presented in appendix tables. In the course of the study, the task team discovered that there were difficulties in analyzing seedling species and seedling count variables for MQO compliance, and recommends further study of the issue. Also the task team addresses the issue of trees missed or added and recommends additional study of this issue. Lastly, the team points out that traditional MQO analysis of the disturbance and treatment variables may not be adequate. Some attributes where regional compliance rates are dissimilar suggest that regional characteristics (environmental variables such as forest type, physiographic class, and forest fragmentation) may have an impact on the ability to obtain consistent measurements. Additionally, differences in data collection protocols may cause differences in compliance rates. For example, a particular variable may be measured with a calibrated instrument in one region, while ocularly estimated in another region.

Book Forest Health Monitoring

Download or read book Forest Health Monitoring written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Simplified Forest Inventory and Analysis Database

Download or read book A Simplified Forest Inventory and Analysis Database written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data are stored in the Forest Inventory and Analysis Database (FIADB). FIADB-Lite was developed to simplify the generation of forest statistics. An FIADB-Lite database can be used to generate estimates of forest land area and tree biomass, volume, growth, removals, and mortality. FIADB-Lite consists of five database tables: four tables currently in the FIADB (POP_EVAL_GRP, COND, TREE, and SEEDLING) that are described in the FIADB Users Guide Version 3.0 (Conkling, editor, draft), and one new table, PLOTSNAP. The PLOTSNAP table combines information from three FIADB tables (PLOT, POP_ EVAL_GRP, and POP_STRATUM) to provide a "snapshot" of the PLOT records and their associated expansion and adjustment factors that were used to produce a state inventory report. Combining information from these three tables greatly simplifies the procedures for generating forest statistics. Users needing associated sampling errors should use the entire FIADB rather than FIADB-Lite because calculation of variances requires information from additional tables. FIADB-Lite download files and an MS-Access database with stored Data Import Specifications and stored Queries for generating population estimates are available from the FIA national web site (www.fia.fs.fed.us) on the data download page.

Book Forest Health Monitoring     National Technical Report

Download or read book Forest Health Monitoring National Technical Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Forest Service Resource Inventories

Download or read book Forest Service Resource Inventories written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Data Bases for Forest Inventory in the North Central Region

Download or read book Data Bases for Forest Inventory in the North Central Region written by Jerold T. Hahn and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: