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<citation>
<citeinfo>
<origin>Forest Inventory and Analysis Unit, Southern Research Station</origin>
<pubdate>December 9, 2004</pubdate>
<title>forest</title>
<geoform>tabular digital data</geoform>
<pubinfo>
<pubplace>Salt Lake City, UT</pubplace>
<publish>USDA Forest Service</publish>
</pubinfo>
<othercit>Where is dataset referenced in the SFRA? Socio-7, Table 1</othercit>
<onlink>www.rtp.srs.fs.fed.us/econ/</onlink>
</citeinfo>
</citation>
<descript>
<abstract>To support RPA  (Resources Planning Act ) analyses of historical patterns of inventory, growth and removals for counties in the South.</abstract>
<purpose>See Abstract</purpose>
<supplinf>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).</supplinf>
</descript>
<timeperd>
<timeinfo>
<mdattim>
<sngdate>
<caldate>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</caldate>
</sngdate>
</mdattim>
</timeinfo>
<current>ground condition</current>
</timeperd>
<status>
<progress>Complete</progress>
<update>n/a</update>
</status>
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-97.104246</westbc>
<eastbc>
-74.773082</eastbc>
<northbc>
39.961157</northbc>
<southbc>
23.957495</southbc>
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<keywords>
<theme>
<themekt>USDA Forest Service or ISO</themekt>
<themekey>timber industry</themekey>
<themekey>forestry</themekey>
<themekey>forest inventory, growth and removals</themekey>
<themekey>biota</themekey>
<themekey>economy</themekey>
</theme>
</keywords>
<accconst>none</accconst>
<useconst>none</useconst>
<ptcontac>
<cntinfo>
<cntperp>
<cntper>Tom Holmes</cntper>
<cntorg>USDA Forest Service - Forest Sciences Laboratory</cntorg>
</cntperp>
<cntpos>Research Forest Economist</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>Forestry Sciences Laboratory</address>
<address>3041 E. Cornwallis Rd</address>
<city>Research Triangle Park</city>
<state>NC</state>
<postal>27709</postal>
<country>USA</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>919-549-4031</cntvoice>
<cntfax>919-549-4047</cntfax>
<cntemail>tholmes@fs.fed.us</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</ptcontac>
<datacred>These data were received from Noel Cost and Joe Glover</datacred>
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<procdesc>Metadata imported.</procdesc>
<srcused>K:\econ\gis\soatlas\sfra\forest\forest.xml</srcused>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdesc>Metadata imported.</procdesc>
<srcused>K:\econ\gis\soatlas\sfra\forest\forest.xml</srcused>
</procstep>
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<detailed>
<enttyp>
<enttypl>
forest</enttypl>
</enttyp>
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<attrlabl>OID</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Internal feature number.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>FIPS</attrlabl>
<attrdef>County level FIPS code</attrdef>
<attrdefs>FIPS</attrdefs>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>FORPCT</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Forest area as a percent of land area</attrdef>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>PIPCT</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Pine forest area as a percent of total forest area</attrdef>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>PLANTPCT</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Planted pine area as a percent of total forest area</attrdef>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>HDPCT</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Hardwood forest area as a percent of total forest area</attrdef>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>UPHDPCT</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Upland harwood forest area as a percent of total forest area</attrdef>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>BMHDPCT</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Bottomland hardwood forest area as a percent of total forest area</attrdef>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>OPINPCT</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Oak-pine forest area as a percent of total forest area</attrdef>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>GRIN_PI</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Pine growth divided by pine inventory</attrdef>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>RMIN_PI</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Pine removal divided by pine inventory</attrdef>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>GRIN_HD</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Hardwood growth divided by hardwood inventory</attrdef>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>RMIN_HD</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Hardwood removals divided by hardwood inventory</attrdef>
</attr>
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<resdesc>Downloadable Data</resdesc>
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<digtinfo>
<transize>0.140</transize>
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<metd>20041213</metd>
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<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>Southern Research Station, SRS- 4851</cntorg>
<cntper>John M. Pye</cntper>
</cntorgp>
<cntpos>Ecologist</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>3041 E. Cornwallis Rd</address>
<city>Research Triangle Park</city>
<state>NC</state>
<postal>27709</postal>
<country>USA</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>919-549-4013</cntvoice>
<cntemail>jpye@fs.fed.us</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</metc>
<metstdn>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
<metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
<mettc>local time</mettc>
<metextns>
<onlink>http://www.rtp.srs.fs.fed.us/econ/</onlink>
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<onlink>http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html</onlink>
<metprof>ESRI Metadata Profile</metprof>
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<onlink>http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html</onlink>
<metprof>ESRI Metadata Profile</metprof>
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<onlink>http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html</onlink>
<metprof>ESRI Metadata Profile</metprof>
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