Proceedings of the fifth annual forest inventory and analysis symposium

Abstract

The Fifth Annual Forest Inventory and Analysis Symposium was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, the second consecutive year at this location. Given the positive response to the 2002 symposium in New Orleans, we decided to return in 2003. Each year of this symposium series the range of presentations has increased; 2003 was no exception, with several presentations related to forest health and several related to information science and distribution. of particular note for the 2003 symposium, we welcomed participation and a presentation from our Canadian neighbors. The symposium organizers thank all participants and presenters and convey thanks to those who submitted their papers for these proceedings.

Titles contained within Proceedings of the fifth annual forest inventory and analysis symposium

• Three Proposed Data Collection Models for Annual Inventories
• Establishment of Canada's National Forest Inventory: Approach and Issues
• Northeastern Regional Forest Fragmentation Assessment: Rationale, Methods, and Comparisons With Other Studies
• Southwestern Oregon's Biscuit Fire: An Analysis of Forest Resources, Fire Severity, and Fire Hazard
• Assessment and Mapping of Forest Parcel Sizes
• Incorporation of Precipitation Data Into FIA Analyses: A Case Study of Factors Influencing Susceptibility to Oak Decline in Southern Missouri, U.S.A.
• Impact of Stream Management Zones and Road Beautifying Buffers on Long-Term Fiber Supply in Georgia
• Generating Broad-Scale Forest Ownership Maps: A Closest-Neighbor Approach
• Impact of Definitions of FIA Variables and Compilation Procedures on Inventory Compilation Results in Georgia
• K-Nearest Neighbor Estimation of Forest Attributes: Improving Mapping Efficiency
• Proof of Concept for an Approach to a Finer Resolution Inventory
• Can a Forest/Nonforest Change Map Improve the Precision of Forest Area, Volume, Growth, Removals, and Mortality Estimates?
• Stratum Weight Determination Using Shortest Path Algorithm
• A Three-Step Approach To Model Tree Mortality in the State of Georgia
• Optimal Tree Increment Models for the Northeastern United States
• Northeastern FIA Tree Taper Study: Current Status and Future Work
• Mapped Plot Patch Size Estimates
• FIA Quality Assurance Program: Evaluation of a Tree Matching Algorithm for Paired Forest Inventory Data
• Allocating Fire Mitigation Funds on the Basis of the Predicted Probabilities of Forest Wildfire
• Comparison of U.S. Forest Land AreaEstimates From Forest Inventory and Analysis, National Resources Inventory, and Four Satellite Image-Derived Land Cover Data Sets
• Accuracy Assessment of FIA's Nationwide Biomass Mapping Products: Results From the North Central FIA Region
• A Proposal for Phase 4 of the Forest Inventory and Analysis Program
• Extending and Intensifying the FIA Inventory of Down Forest Fuels: Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
• Detection Monitoring of Crown Condition in South Carolina: A Case Study
• Forest Inventory and Analysis and Forest Health Monitoring: Piecing the Quilt
• Models for estimation and simulation of crown and canopy cover
• Species Composition of Down Dead and Standing Live Trees: Implications for Forest Inventory Analysis
• Access and Use of FIA Data Through FIA Spatial Data Services
• The open-source movement: an introduction for forestry professionals
• A Knowledge Base for FIA Data Uses
• Comparison of Programs Used for FIA Inventory Information Dissemination and Spatial Representation

Keywords

annual forest inventory, assessments, forest health, information science, policy, remote sensing, statistics

Citation

McRoberts, Ronald E.; Reams, Gregory A.; Van Deusen, Paul C.; McWilliams, William H., eds. 2005. Proceedings of the fifth annual forest inventory and analysis symposium. Proceedings of the fifth annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; 2003 November 18-20; New Orleans, LA. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-69. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 222 p.