FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS NATIONAL URBAN FIA PLOT FIELD GUIDE FIELD DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES FOR URBAN FIA PLOTS SRS Version 7.01 FOREST SERVICE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE June 2016 National Urban FIA Plot Field Guide, Version 7.0 SRS Edition, Version 7.01, June 2016 Note to User: URBAN FIA Field Guide 7.0 is based on the National CORE Field Guide, Version 7.0. 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: o national CORE data elements that are not applicable in URBAN FIA are formatted as light gray or light gray hidden text. o 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. 1 National Urban FIA Plot Field Guide, Version 7.0 SRS Edition, Version 7.01, June 2016 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 8 Urban Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Field Guide Layout ................................................................................................................................... 9 Units of Measure ..................................................................................................................................... 10 0.0+U GENERAL DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................................. 11 0.1+U Plot Setup ................................................................................................................................ 12 0.2+U Plot Integrity ............................................................................................................................ 12 0.3U Plot Monumentation ....................................................................................................................... 13 0.3.1U MONUMENT TYPE................................................................................................................... 13 0.3.2U MONUMENT NUMBER ............................................................................................................ 13 0.3.3U SUBPLOT / MICROPLOT NUMBER ........................................................................................ 13 0.3.4U SUBPLOT / MICROPLOT OFFSET POINT ............................................................................. 14 0.3.5U WITNESS OBJECT / SP / RP TYPE ........................................................................................ 14 0.3.6U WITNESS OBJECT / SP / RP SPECIES .................................................................................. 14 0.3.7U OBJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................... 15 0.3.8U MONUMENT AZIMUTH ............................................................................................................ 15 0.3.9U MONUMENT HORIZONTAL DISTANCE ................................................................................. 15 0.3.10U MONUMENT DBH / DRC ......................................................................................................... 15 0.4U GPS Starting Point Variables ........................................................................................................ 16 0.4.1U SP/RP GPS UNIT ..................................................................................................................... 16 0.4.2U SP/RP GPS ENTRY METHOD ................................................................................................. 16 0.4.3U SP/RP GPS DATUM ................................................................................................................. 17 0.4.4U SP/RP COORDINATE SYSTEM .............................................................................................. 17 0.4.5U SP/RP LATITUDE DEGREES .................................................................................................. 17 0.4.6U SP/RP LATITUDE MINUTES .................................................................................................... 17 0.4.7U SP/RP LATITUDE SECONDS .................................................................................................. 17 0.4.8U SP/RP LONGITUDE DEGREES ............................................................................................... 18 0.4.9U SP/RP LONGITUDE MINUTES ................................................................................................ 18 0.4.10U SP/RP LONGITUDE SECONDS .............................................................................................. 18 0.4.11U SP/RP UTM ZONE (URBAN OPTIONAL) ................................................................................ 18 0.4.12U SP/RP EASTING (X) UTM (URBAN OPTIONAL) .................................................................... 18 0.4.13U SP/RP NORTHING (Y) UTM (URBAN OPTIONAL) ................................................................. 18 1.0+U PLOT LEVEL DATA ........................................................................................................................ 20 1.0.1U CYCLE ...................................................................................................................................... 20 1.0.2U SUB-CYCLE .............................................................................................................................. 20 1.1 STATE .............................................................................................................................................. 20 1.2 COUNTY .......................................................................................................................................... 20 1.3 PLOT NUMBER ............................................................................................................................... 21 1.4+U URBAN PLOT STATUS ............................................................................................................ 21 1.5 NONFOREST SAMPLING STATUS Not collected in URBAN FIA .................................................. 21 1.6 NONFOREST PLOT STATUS Not collected in URBAN FIA ........................................................... 21 1.7+U URBAN PLOT NONSAMPLED REASON ................................................................................ 22 1.8 NONFOREST PLOT NONSAMPLED REASON Not collected in URBAN FIA ................................ 22 1.9 SUBPLOTS EXAMINED Not collected in URBAN FIA .................................................................... 22 1.10+U SAMPLE KIND ...................................................................................................................... 23 1.11 PREVIOUS PLOT NUMBER (URBAN OPTIONAL) ........................................................................ 23 1.12 FIELD GUIDE VERSION Not Collected in URBAN FIA ................................................................... 23 1.13 Current Date .................................................................................................................................... 23 1.13.1 YEAR ........................................................................................................................................ 23 1.13.2 MONTH ..................................................................................................................................... 24 1.13.3 DAY ........................................................................................................................................... 24 1.14 DECLINATION (URBAN OPTIONAL) .............................................................................................. 24 1.15+U HORIZONTAL DISTANCE TO IMPROVED ROAD .............................................................. 24 1.16+U WATER ON PLOT ................................................................................................................. 24 1.17 QA STATUS ..................................................................................................................................... 25 1.18 CREW NUMBER .............................................................................................................................. 25 1.18.1U QA SCORE (URBAN OPTIONAL) ............................................................................................ 25 1.19 GPS Coordinates ............................................................................................................................ 26 1.19.1 GPS Unit Settings, Datum, and Coordinate System ................................................................. 26 2 National Urban FIA Plot Field Guide, Version 7.0 SRS Edition, Version 7.01, June 2016 1.19.2 Collecting Readings 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