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FIELD INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE URBAN INVENTORY OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 2017 FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS RESOURCE MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION USDA FOREST SERVICE Note to User: URBAN FIA Field Guide 7.1 is based on the National CORE Field Guide, Version 7.1. Data elements are national CORE unless indicated as follows: • National CORE data elements that end in “+U” (e.g., x.x+U) have had values,codes, or text added, changed, or adjusted from the CORE program. Any additional URBAN FIA text for a national CORE data element is hi-lighted or shown as an "Urban Note". • All URBAN FIA data elements end in “U” (e.g., x.xU). The text for an URBAN FIA data element is not hi- lighted and does not have a corresponding variable in CORE. • URBAN FIA electronic file notes: • national CORE data elements that are not applicable in URBAN FIA are formatted as light gray or light gray hidden text. • hyperlink cross-references are included for various sections, figures, and tables. *National CORE data elements retain their national CORE field guide data element/variable number but may not retain their national CORE field guide location or sequence within the guide. pg.3 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION . 11 SECTION 1.1 URBAN OVERVIEW. .11 SECTION 1.2 FIELD GUIDE LAYOUT . 12 SECTION 1.3 UNITS OF MEASURE . 12 CHAPTER 2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION . 13 SECTION 2.1 PLOT SETUP . 15 SECTION 2.2 PLOT INTEGRITY . 15 SECTION 2.3 PLOT MONUMENTATION . 15 ITEM 2.3.0.1 MONUMENT TYPE (CORE 0.3.1U) . 15 ITEM 2.3.0.2 MONUMENT NUMBER (CORE 0.3.2U) . 16 ITEM 2.3.0.3 SUBPLOT / MICROPLOT NUMBER (CORE 0.3.3U) . 16 ITEM 2.3.0.4 SUBPLOT / MICROPLOT OFFSET POINT (CORE 0.3.4U). 16 ITEM 2.3.0.5 WITNESS OBJECT / SP / RP TYPE (CORE 0.3.5U) . 17 ITEM 2.3.0.6 WITNESS OBJECT / SP / RP SPECIES (CORE 0.3.6U) . 17 ITEM 2.3.0.7 OBJECT DESCRIPTION (CORE 0.3.7U) . 17 ITEM 2.3.0.8 MONUMENT AZIMUTH (CORE 0.3.8U) . 17 ITEM 2.3.0.9 MONUMENT HORIZONTAL DISTANCE (CORE 0.3.9U) . 18 ITEM 2.3.0.10 MONUMENT DBH / DRC (CORE 0.3.10U). 18 CHAPTER 3 PLOT LEVEL DATA. 19 ITEM 3.0.0.1 CYCLE (CORE 1.0.1U) . 19 ITEM 3.0.0.2 SUB-CYCLE (CORE 1.0.2U). 19 ITEM 3.0.0.3 STATE (CORE 1.1) . 19 ITEM 3.0.0.4 COUNTY (CORE 1.2) . 19 ITEM 3.0.0.5 PLOT NUMBER (CORE 1.3). 20 ITEM 3.0.0.6 URBAN PLOT STATUS (CORE 1.4+U) . 20 ITEM 3.0.0.7 URBAN PLOT NONSAMPLED REASON (CORE 1.7+U). 20 ITEM 3.0.0.8 SAMPLE KIND (CORE 1.10+U) . 21 ITEM 3.0.0.9 PREVIOUS PLOT NUMBER (URBAN OPTIONAL) (CORE 1.11) . 21 SECTION 3.1 CURRENT DATE . 21 ITEM 3.1.0.1 YEAR (CORE 1.13.1) . 21 ITEM 3.1.0.2 MONTH (CORE 1.13.2). 22 ITEM 3.1.0.3 DAY (CORE 1.13.3) . 22 ITEM 3.1.0.4 DECLINATION (URBAN OPTIONAL) (CORE 1.14) . 22 ITEM 3.1.0.5 HORIZONTAL DISTANCE TO IMPROVED ROAD (CORE 1.15+U) . 22 ITEM 3.1.0.6 WATER ON PLOT (CORE 1.16+U) . 23 ITEM 3.1.0.7 QA STATUS (CORE 1.17) . 23 ITEM 3.1.0.8 CREW NUMBER (CORE 1.18) . 24 Table of Contents Table SECTION 3.2 GPS COORDINATES . 24 SUBSECTION 3.2.1 GPS UNIT SETTINGS, DATUM, AND COORDINATE SYSTEM . .24 SUBSECTION 3.2.2 REALTIME PLOT CENTER GPS COORDINATES . .24 ITEM 3.2.2.1 SURVEY GRADE GPS SUBPLOT ROVER FILES COLLECTED (PNW) . 24 ITEM 3.2.2.2 GPS UNIT (CORE 1.19.3). 25 ITEM 3.2.2.3 GPS SERIAL NUMBER (CORE 1.19.4) . .25 ITEM 3.2.2.4 GPS ENTRY METHOD (CORE 1.19.5) . 25 ITEM 3.2.2.5 GPS DATUM (CORE 1.19.6) . 25 ITEM 3.2.2.6 COORDINATE SYSTEM (CORE 1.19.7) . 25 pg.4 ITEM 3.2.2.7 GPS LOCATION TYPE (PNW) . 26 ITEM 3.2.2.8 UTM ZONE (URBAN OPTIONAL) (CORE1.19.10). 26 ITEM 3.2.2.9 EASTING (X) UTM (URBAN OPTIONAL) (CORE 1.19.11) . 26 ITEM 3.2.2.10 NORTHING (Y) UTM (URBAN OPTIONAL) (CORE 1.19.12). 26 SUBSECTION 3.2.3 CORRECTION FOR "OFFSET" GPS LOCATION . .27 ITEM 3.2.3.1 AZIMUTH TO PLOT CENTER (CORE 1.19.14) . 27 ITEM 3.2.3.2 DISTANCE TO PLOT CENTER (CORE 1.19.15) . 27 ITEM 3.2.3.3 COORDINATE DIFFERENCE (CORE 1.19.15.1U) . 27 ITEM 3.2.3.4 GPS ELEVATION (CORE 1.19.16). 27 ITEM 3.2.3.5 GPS ERROR (CORE 1.19.17) . 28 ITEM 3.2.3.6 NUMBER OF READINGS (CORE 1.19.18) . 28 ITEM 3.2.3.7 GPS FILE NAME (CORE OPTIONAL 1.19.19). 28 ITEM 3.2.3.8 PLOT NOTES (CORE 1.21) . 28 ITEM 3.2.3.9 SAFETY (CORE 1.21.1U) . 29 ITEM 3.2.3.10 SAFETY DESCRIPTION (CORE 1.21.1.1U). 29 ITEM 3.2.3.11 INVASIVE PLANT SAMPLING STATUS (CORE 1.23+U) . 29 ITEM 3.2.3.12 INVASIVE PLANT SPECIMEN COLLECTION RULE (CORE 1.24) . 30 CHAPTER 4 CONDITION CLASS . 31 SECTION 4.1 DETERMINATION OF CONDITION CLASS . 31 SECTION 4.2 CONDITION CLASS STATUS DEFINITIONS . 31 SECTION 4.3 CONDITION CLASS ATTRIBUTES . 35 SUBSECTION 4.3.1 FOREST LAND . .35 SUBSECTION 4.3.2 URBAN NONFOREST LAND . .36 SECTION 4.4 DELINEATING CONDITION CLASSES DIFFERING IN CONDITION CLASS STATUS . 36 ITEM 4.4.0.1 CONDITION CLASS NUMBER (CORE 2.4.1) . 39 ITEM 4.4.0.2 URBAN CONDITION CLASS STATUS (CORE 2.4.2+U) . 39 ITEM 4.4.0.3 URBAN CONDITION NONSAMPLED REASON (CORE 2.4.3+U). 39 SECTION 4.5 DELINEATING CONDITION CLASSES WITHIN ACCESSIBLE FOREST LAND . 40 ITEM 4.5.0.1 URBAN RESERVED STATUS (CORE 2.5.1+U) . 43 ITEM 4.5.0.2 URBAN OWNER GROUP (CORE 2.5.2 +U) . ..