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Forest Products Measurement

The Forest Products Measurements group coordinates biometric activities for the National Forests throughout the nation. Our primary responsibilities are for cruising, scaling, volume estimation and spatial information/area determination supporting the Forest Service’s Forest Product Sales program. We provide technical support for cruising, scaling, and volume estimation equations, processes, and software. Learn more about forest products measurement…

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Timber Cruising

Documentation, training, and software to assist designing, collecting, and processing timber cruise data.

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Log Scaling

Documentation, training, and software to assist collecting and processing log scale data.

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Volume Estimation

Documents, procedures, and software for the National Volume Estimator Library (NVEL) models.

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Biomass Volume

Support for the National Biomass Estimator Library (NBEL).

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Area Determination

Tools and information for forest products measurement surveying and mapping.

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Additional Tools

Additional software tools have been developed to assist with sampling and timber theft issues.

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Handbooks & Guides

Direction and guides for cruising, scaling, volume estimation, and area determination.

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Support

Get help with forest products measurement.

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Training

Forest Products Measurement training resources.

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Timber Tips

Timber management ideas of interest and success stories.