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Publication Details

Title:
Forest Inventory and Analysis database
Author(s):
USDA Forest Service
Publication Year:
2019
How to Cite:
These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation:
USDA Forest Service. 2019. Forest Inventory and Analysis database. St. Paul, MN: USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2001-FIADB
Abstract:
The Forest and Inventory database (FIADB) can be used to produce information on a wide variety of forest statistics including forest area, numbers of trees, tree biomass, tree volume, volume of growth, volume of mortality, and volume harvested. These statistics can be categorized by different data elements. The area estimates, for example, can be categorized by county, forest type, ownership, and stand-size, while estimates for numbers of trees, biomass, and volume can additionally be categorized by tree species, and tree diameter. The FIADB structure was developed to provide users with as much data as possible in a consistent manner among States. Frequency of data collection for individual states has varied over time. Annual inventories use a common plot design and common data collection procedures nationwide, resulting in greater consistency among FIA work units than earlier inventories. Many inventories conducted prior to the implementation of the annual inventory are available in the FIADB - the earliest dating back to 1968. However, various data attributes may be nulled or the items may have been collected or computed differently. Data are distributed via the FIA DataMart in the FIADB structure as well as a number of derived structures, reflecting pre-defined subsets of FIADB. Links to field collection manuals and the FIADB user's manual are provided in this metadata document.

Keywords:
biota; economy; environment; geospatial; National Geospatial Data Asset; land use land cover theme; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Assessments; Resource inventory; Natural Resource Management & Use; Forest management; Economics; Timber; continental United States; Alaska; Hawaii; American Samoa; Palau; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands
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