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Database Description and Users Manual Version 4.0 for Phase 2 The Forest Inventory and Analysis Database: Database Description and Users Manual Version 4.0 for Phase 2 Forest Inventory and Analysis Program U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service DRAFT Revision 2 2 DRAFT FIA Database Description and Users Manual for Phase 2, version 4.0, revision 2 Foreword December, 2009 Foreword Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) is a continuing endeavor mandated by Congress in the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the McSweeney- McNary Forest Research Act of 1928. FIA's primary objective is to determine the extent, condition, volume, growth, and depletions of timber on the Nation's forest land. Before 1999, all inventories were conducted on a periodic basis. With the passage of the 1998 Farm Bill, FIA is required to collect data on plots annually within each State. This kind of up-to- date information is essential to frame realistic forest policies and programs. USDA Forest Service regional research stations are responsible for conducting these inventories and publishing summary reports for individual States. In addition to published reports, the Forest Service provides data collected in each inventory to those interested in further analysis. This report describes a standard format in which data can be obtained. This standard format, referred to as the Forest Inventory and Analysis Database (FIADB) structure, was developed to provide users with as much data as possible in a consistent manner among States. A number of inventories conducted prior to the implementation of annual inventory are available in FIADB. However, various data attributes may be empty or the items may have been collected or computed differently. Annual inventories use a common plot design and common data collection procedures nationwide, resulting in greater consistency among FIA units than earlier inventories. Data field definitions note inconsistencies caused by different sampling designs and processing methods. 3 DRAFT FIA Database Description and Users Manual for Phase 2, version 4.0, revision 2 Table of Contents December, 2009 Foreword ................................................................................................................................................. 3 Chapter 1 -- Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 6 Purpose of this Manual ........................................................................................................................ 6 The FIA Program ................................................................................................................................. 7 The FIA Database ............................................................................................................................... 8 Chapter 2 -- FIA Sampling and Estimation Procedures ........................................................................10 Sampling and Stratification Methodology .......................................................................................... 10 Plot Location ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Plot Design, Condition Delineation, and Types of Data Attributes ....................................................12 Types of Attributes ............................................................................................................................. 13 Expansion factors .............................................................................................................................. 15 Accuracy Standards .......................................................................................................................... 16 Chapter 3 -- Database Structure ........................................................................................................... 18 Table Descriptions ............................................................................................................................. 18 Keys Presented with the Tables ........................................................................................................ 24 Survey Table (Oracle table name is SURVEY) .................................................................................27 County Table (Oracle table name is COUNTY) ................................................................................ 31 Plot Table (Oracle table name is PLOT) ........................................................................................... 33 Condition Table (Oracle table name is COND) ................................................................................. 47 Subplot Table (Oracle table name is SUBPLOT) ..............................................................................82 Subplot Condition Table (Oracle table name is SUBP_COND) ........................................................89 Tree Table (Oracle table name is TREE) .......................................................................................... 94 Seedling Table (Oracle table name is SEEDLING) ........................................................................ 135 Site Tree Table (Oracle table name is SITETREE)......................................................................... 141 Boundary Table (Oracle table name is BOUNDARY) ..................................................................... 148 Subplot Condition Change Matrix (Oracle table name is SUBP_COND_CHNG_MTRX) .............. 153 Tree Regional Biomass Table (Oracle table name is TREE_REGIONAL_BIOMASS) .................. 157 Population Estimation Unit Table (Oracle table name is POP_ESTN_UNIT) ................................. 160 Population Evaluation Table (Oracle table name is POP_EVAL) ................................................... 163 Population Evaluation Attribute Table (Oracle table name is POP_EVAL_ATTRIBUTE ............... 166 Population Evaluation Group Table (Oracle table name is POP_EVAL_GRP) .............................. 168 Population Evaluation Type Table (Oracle table name is POP_EVAL_TYP) .................................173 Population Plot Stratum Assignment Table (Oracle table name is POP_PLOT_STRATUM_ASSGN) .................................................................................................. 176 Population Stratum Table (Oracle table name is POP_STRATUM) ............................................... 180 Reference Population Attribute Table (Oracle table name is REF_POP_ATTRIBUTE) ................ 184 Reference Population Evaluation Type Description Table (Oracle table name is REF_POP_EVAL_TYP_DESCR) .................................................................................................... 186 Reference Forest Type Table (Oracle table name is REF_FOREST_TYPE) ................................ 189 Reference Species Table (Oracle table name is REF_SPECIES) ................................................. 192 Reference Species Group Table (Oracle table name is REF_SPECIES_GROUP) .......................209 Reference Habitat Type Description Table (Oracle table name is REF_HABTYP_DESCRIPTION)211 Reference Habitat Type Publication Table (Oracle table name is REF_HABTYP_PUBLICATION)213 Reference Citation Table (Oracle table name is REF_CITATION) ................................................. 215 Reference Forest Inventory and Analysis Database Version Table (Oracle table name is REF_FIADB_VERSION) ................................................................................................................. 217 Reference State Elevation Table (Oracle table name is REF_STATE_ELEV) ............................... 219 Reference Unit Table (Oracle table name is REF_UNIT) ............................................................... 221 Chapter 4 – Calculating Population Estimates and Their Associated Sampling Errors ..................... 223 Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................................... 267 Literature Cited .................................................................................................................................... 268 Appendix A. Index of Column Names ................................................................................................. 271 Appendix B. Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Design Codes and Definitions by Region ............. 290 Appendix C. State, Survey Unit, and County Codes .......................................................................... 297 4 DRAFT FIA Database Description and Users Manual for Phase 2, version 4.0, revision 2 Table of Contents December, 2009 Appendix D. Forest Type Codes and Names ..................................................................................... 339 Appendix E. Administrative National Forest Codes and Names ........................................................ 342 Appendix F. Tree Species Codes, Names, and Occurrences............................................................ 344 Appendix G. Tree Species Group Codes ........................................................................................... 354 Appendix H. Damage Agent codes for PNW ...................................................................................... 355 Appendix I. FIA Inventories by State, Year, and Type ........................................................................3 60 Appendix J. Biomass Estimation in
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