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Data Recorders Speed Forest Surveys

Informally Refereed

Abstract

Adapting computer and communications concepts to conduct and analyze forest surveys has been undertaken by the Renewable Resources Evaluation Research project of Southern Forest Experiment Station. How data is relayed from the faraway forest site to the unit's base without handwriting one note is described in this study.

Keywords

forest inventory, data capture, telecommunications, data editing and processing, ADP, computer processing

Citation

Keith, George C.; Beltz, Roy C. 1980. Data Recorders Speed Forest Surveys. Res. Note SO-257. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.
Citations
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/1913