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RMRS-GTR-245: The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database: Database
description and users manual version 4.0 for Phase 2
Woudenberg, Sharon W.; Conkling, Barbara L.; O'Connell, Barbara M.; LaPoint, Elizabeth B.; Turner, Jeffery A.; Waddell, Karen L. 2010. The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database: Database description and users manual version 4.0 for Phase 2. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR- 245. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 336 p.
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.
Keywords: Forest Inventory and Analysis, inventory database, users manual, monitoring
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Title: RMRS-GTR-245:
The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database: Database description
and users manual version 4.0 for Phase 2
Electronic Publish Date: March 11, 2011
Expires: Indefinite
Last Update: June
2, 2011