forest

Metadata:

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• Data_Quality_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Forest Inventory and Analysis Unit, Southern Research Station

Publication_Date: December 9, 2004

Title: forest

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Salt Lake City, UT

Publisher: USDA Forest Service

Other_Citation_Details: Where is dataset referenced in the SFRA? Socio-7, Table 1

Online_Linkage: www.rtp.srs.fs.fed.us/econ/

Description:

Abstract:

To support RPA (Resources Planning Act ) analyses of historical patterns of inventory, growth and removals for counties in the South.

Purpose: See Abstract

Supplemental_Information:

Additional data used to create variables in this data set includes conversion factors from board feet to cubic feet (derived from aggregate statistics in state-level summary reports) and county land area 9 obtained via Claritas CD-ROM).

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Multiple_Dates/Times:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date:

The time of data collection varies by state but reflects the most recent available FIA surveys as of May 26, 1998, extending back as far as 1989

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: n/a

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -97.104246

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.773082

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.961157

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 23.957495

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USDA Forest Service or ISO

Theme_Keyword: timber industry

Theme_Keyword: forestry

Theme_Keyword: forest inventory, growth and removals

Theme_Keyword: biota

Theme_Keyword: economy

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Tom Holmes

Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service - Forest Sciences Laboratory

Contact_Position: Research Forest Economist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Forestry Sciences Laboratory

Address: 3041 E. Cornwallis Rd

City: Research Triangle Park

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27709

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-549-4031

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 919-549-4047

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tholmes@fs.fed.us

Data_Set_Credit: These data were received from Noel Cost and Joe Glover

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: K:\econ\gis\soatlas\sfra\forest\forest.xml

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: K:\econ\gis\soatlas\sfra\forest\forest.xml

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: forest

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FIPS

Attribute_Definition: County level FIPS code

Attribute_Definition_Source: FIPS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FORPCT

Attribute_Definition: Forest area as a percent of land area

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PIPCT

Attribute_Definition: Pine forest area as a percent of total forest area

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PLANTPCT

Attribute_Definition: Planted pine area as a percent of total forest area

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HDPCT

Attribute_Definition: Hardwood forest area as a percent of total forest area

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UPHDPCT

Attribute_Definition: Upland harwood forest area as a percent of total forest area

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BMHDPCT

Attribute_Definition:

Bottomland hardwood forest area as a percent of total forest area

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OPINPCT

Attribute_Definition: Oak-pine forest area as a percent of total forest area

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GRIN_PI

Attribute_Definition: Pine growth divided by pine inventory

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RMIN_PI

Attribute_Definition: Pine removal divided by pine inventory

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GRIN_HD

Attribute_Definition: Hardwood growth divided by hardwood inventory

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RMIN_HD

Attribute_Definition: Hardwood removals divided by hardwood inventory

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.140

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20041213

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Southern Research Station, SRS- 4851

Contact_Person: John M. Pye

Contact_Position: Ecologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 3041 E. Cornwallis Rd

City: Research Triangle Park

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27709

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-549-4013

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jpye@fs.fed.us

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

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