2012 Resource Planning Act (RPA) Forest Resources Assessment DVD ---------------------------------------------------------------- Analysts wishing to duplicate and/or expand upon the results of the 2012 Resource Planning Act (RPA) report "Forest Resources of the United States, 2012" will find a number of pertinent tools on this DVD. RPA Data Wiz 2012 is easy to use software that allows custom summaries of the 2012 RPA Assessment forest information. This application only requires only a minimally configured computer running a Microsoft Windows operating system. Summary tables, graphs, and choropleth maps can be produced. A number of variables can be analyzed for a variety of population estimates including, acreage, biomass, tree counts, and volumes for growing stock, live cull, and dead salvable on forest and timberland. Volumes for netgrowth and mortality of growing stock can be estimated for timberland. There are English and metric versions. The RPA 2012 has limited information for Hawaii and Alaska. Removals are not available in this software and the application does not summarize by tree level attributes such as species. Refer to "Chapter 1 Before You Begin" in the RPA Data Wiz Users Guide before trying to install this application. The user's guide is located on this DVD in the Users_Guide directory. Analyses requiring estimates and associated sampling errors should use the RPAtreeDB (RPA2012_32or64bit.accdb) found in the RPA_Tree_FIADB_Access_Tools directory. The RPAtreeDB can also be used to generate estimates by species or other tree classification variables. The RPAtreeDB can produce estimates of forest area, numbers of trees, volume, and biomass for the United States except for interior Alaska and Hawaii. Microsoft Access 2007 or Microsoft Access 2010 is required to run this database. Additionally, the FIADB datasets used to produce the 2012 RPA forest resource datasets have been included as comma-delimited files by state in the RPA_Tree_FIADB_Access_Tools directory (e.g., MI.zip). The comma-delimited files are provided primarily for archival purposes but they can be loaded into a Microsoft Access database a copy of which is stored on the accompanying DVD and is named FIADB_version4.accdb. This database currently contains no FIA data but it does have a program that can generate forest estimates with associated sampling errors and another program that facilitates the loading of FIA data. This program is actually an MS-Access form called "Load a State's FIADB tables" that can be used to load the comma-delimited files for any state into a copy of the FIADB_version4.accdb database. Those needing the most recent FIA data should visit the FIA DataMart at http://apps.fs.fed.us/fiadb-downloads/datamart.html. ----------------------------------- Data, Information, and Tools on DVD GTR-WO-91.pdf Publication - Forest Resources of the United States, 2012: A Technical Document Supporting the Forest Service Update of the 2010 RPA Assessment References directory: Descriptions for some of the map layers used in RPA Data Wiz. These are general descriptions for the original map layers. These are loaded into the RPA Data Wiz application directory when the application is loaded. Some of these map layers have been modified for use in RPA Data Wiz. The primary modification is the addition of a field, output, where results from queries are stored. This directory also has references for the rural urban continuum and ecological subsection codes. RPA_Data_Wiz.CAB: Elements installed by setup.exe for RPA Data Wiz. Do not modify. setup.exe: Application that installs RPA Data Wiz (see "Chapter 1 Before You Begin" in the RPA Data Wiz Users Guide). SETUP.LST: Specifications used by setup.exe to install RPA Data Wiz. Do not modify. Users_Guide directory: Users guide for RPA Data Wiz 2012. Windows_Support directory: Windows updates for some users depending on the status of the user's computer. These are the updates that are redistributable by law. Other updates are only available thru Microsoft. However, they are relatively easy to obtain from Microsoft's Web sites. Refer to the RPA Data Wiz Users Guide for further information. Updates are not required in newer operating systems such as Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, 2007 and 2008. ------------------------------------------------------------ RPA_Tree_FIADB_Access_Tools directory: FIADB_REFERENCE.zip (RPA_Tree_FIADB_Access_Tools directory): Zipped comma-delimited reference files used by FIADB_version4.accdb. FIADB_version4.accdb (in RPA_Tree_FIADB_Access_Tools directory) : FIADB version 4.0 - Microsoft Access database tool that summaries data acquired from the comma-delimited FIADB files (e.g., MN.zip). gtr_nrs61.pdf (in RPA_Tree_FIADB_Access_Tools directory): FIADB users guide for phase 3 data. rmrs_gtr245.pdf (in RPA_Tree_FIADB_Access_Tools directory): FIADB users guide for phase 2 data. rmrs_p056_04_miles.pdf (in RPA_Tree_FIADB_Access_Tools directory): User's guide for FIADB_version4.accdb. RPA Tree-level Database User Guide (GTR-WO-91).pdf (in RPA_Tree_FIADB_Access_Tools directory): Publicaion - RPA Tree-level Database User Guide. RPA2012_32or64bit.accdb (in RPA_Tree_FIADB_Access_Tools directory): RPA Tree-level Database - Microsoft Access database and reporting tool that includes tree-level summaries of estimates and associated sampling errors. *.zip (in RPA_Tree_FIADB_Access_Tools directory): Zipped comma-delimited FIADB files for specified states (*) used by FIADB_version4.accdb. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Data, Information, and Tools on DVD and Loaded in RPA Data Wiz Installation Directory on Your Computer Upon Installation of RPA Data Wiz cgd113.*: Map layer and associated files for the 113th Congressional Districts. countybd.*: Map layer and associated files for the county boundaries of the United States. ecosub.*: Map layer and associated files for ecosubsections by the Forest Service ECOMAP Team. huc.*: Map layer and associated files for the hydrologic units of the United States. There are four levels which subdivide into successively smaller units. Starting with the most generalized units and successively subdividing, there are regions, sub-regions, accounting units, and cataloging units. The map layer is a representation of the cataloging units. statesp020.*: Map layer and associated files for the state boundaries of the United States. RPADb2012.mdb: The RPA Plot Summary Database (English units) used in RPA Data Wiz. This is a modified version of the RPA database and is only meant to be used in RPA Data Wiz. RPADb2012met.mdb: The RPA Plot Summary Database (metric units) used in RPA Data Wiz. This is a modified version of the RPA database and is only meant to be used in RPA Data Wiz. Users_Guide: Users guide for RPA Data Wiz 2012. usfs.*: Map layer and associated files for the administrative boundaries of the USDA Forest Service lands associated with this Resource Planning Act Assessment.