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Analyzing Regional FIA Data In The ArcView Geographic Information System

Informally Refereed

Abstract

The ArcView? Geographic Information System (GIS)is probably the GIS that is most widely used by federal and state natural resource management agencies, industries, and non-profit institutions. As such, there is a great deal of expertise and comfort with this package within the FIA user community. The North Central Research Station and Michigan Technological University have recently cooperated in the release of ArcView GIS projects for each of the eleven North Central states. These projects facilitate analyses of current volume, net growth, mortality, and removals for any geographic region within a state, whether determined from ancillary polygon data (such as soil or watershed boundaries) or defined on-screen by the user. Current efforts are focused on developing a single project that will allow similar analyses that are not limited by state boundaries within the eleven-state North Central region.

Citation

Reed, David; Pugh, Scott; Miles, Pat; Pregitzer, Kurt. 2001. Analyzing Regional FIA Data In The ArcView Geographic Information System. In: Reams, Gregory A.; McRoberts, Ronald E.; Van Deusen, Paul C., eds. 2001. Proceedings of the second annual Forest Inventory and Analysis symposium; 2000 October 17-18; Salt Lake City, UT. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-47. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 3-7
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/4531