The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database: Database description and users manual version 4.0 for Phase 2

Sharon W. Woudenberg; Barbara L. Conkling; Barbara M. O'Connell; Elizabeth B. LaPoint; Jeffery A. Turner; Karen L. Waddell

doi:10.2737/RMRS-GTR-245

The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database: Database description and users manual version 4.0 for Phase 2

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Authors:	Sharon W. Woudenberg, Barbara L. Conkling, Barbara M. O'Connell, Elizabeth B. LaPoint, Jeffery A. Turner, Karen L. Waddell
Year:	2010
Type:	General Technical Report
Station:	Rocky Mountain Research Station
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-GTR-245
Source:	Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-245. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 336 p.

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Abstract

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.

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Forest Inventory and Analysis, inventory database, users manual, monitoring

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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.