FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS NATIONAL URBAN FIA PLOT FIELD GUIDE FIELD DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES FOR URBAN FIA PLOTS Version 7.1 NORTHERN RESEARCH STATION FOREST SERVICE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE March 2017 National Urban FIA Plot Field Guide, Version 7.1 Northern Research Station Edition March 2017 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 2016. Forest Inventory and Analysis National Core Field Guide Volume I: Field Data Collection Procedures for Phase 2 Plots. Version 7.1. Unpublished information on file at http://www.fia.fs.fed.us/library/field-guides-methods-proc/. “Anyone who establishes a permanent plot should recognize that he or she hereby assumes responsibility for furnishing workers with a complete picture of conditions on the plot at the time of its establishment. Not only must each plot be properly marked and all measures are in near perfect order, but all notes and records must be complete. Otherwise, the plots may fail to yield the desired results and those who in later years become responsible for their care and for the analysis of the data, may be led to serious mistakes.” [U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service 1935.] 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: 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 data elements that end in “+N” (e.g., x.x+N) have had values, codes, or text added, changed, or adjusted from the CORE program*. Any additional regional text for a national CORE data element is hi-lighted or shown as a “NRS Note.” All regional data elements end in “N” (e.g., x.xN). The text for a regional data element is not hi-lighted and does not have a corresponding variable in CORE. National CORE and URBAN FIA data elements or procedures with light gray text are not applicable in the North. NRS electronic file notes: o national and regional FIA data elements that are applicable in NRS P2+ protocols are formatted as light gray hidden text. o hyperlink cross-references are included for various sections, figures, and tables. *It should be noted that all national data elements with added regional values/codes must be collapsed back to existing national standards by the Information Group unless supported by NIMS.*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 7.1 Northern Research Station Edition March 2017 INTRODUCTION+U .................................................................................................................................... 14 Urban Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Field Guide Layout ................................................................................................................................. 15 Units of Measure .................................................................................................................................... 17 0.0+U+N GENERAL DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................... 17 0.1+U+N Plot Setup .......................................................................................................................... 19 0.2+U Plot Integrity .............................................................................................................................. 19 0.3U+N Plot Monumentation .............................................................................................................. 21 0.3.1U MONUMENT TYPE [MOTY] .............................................................................................. 21 0.3.2U MONUMENT NUMBER [MO#] .......................................................................................... 21 0.3.3U SUBPLOT / MICROPLOT NUMBER [S/M#] ..................................................................... 22 0.3.4U SUBPLOT / MICROPLOT OFFSET POINT [OFFPT] ....................................................... 22 0.3.5U+N WITNESS OBJECT / SP / RP TYPE [WTYPE] ............................................................... 23 0.3.6U WITNESS OBJECT / SP / RP SPECIES [WSPP] ............................................................. 24 0.3.7U OBJECT DESCRIPTION [DESC] ...................................................................................... 24 0.3.8U MONUMENT AZIMUTH [AZM] .......................................................................................... 24 0.3.9U MONUMENT HORIZONTAL DISTANCE [HDIS] .............................................................. 25 0.3.10U MONUMENT DBH / DRC [DBH] ....................................................................................... 25 0.4U+N GPS Starting Point Variables ................................................................................................ 25 0.4.1U+N SP/RP GPS UNIT [UNIT] ................................................................................................. 25 0.4.2U SP/RP GPS ENTRY METHOD [METH] ............................................................................ 26 0.4.3U SP/RP GPS DATUM [DATM] ............................................................................................ 26 0.4.4U SP/RP COORDINATE SYSTEM [COORS] ....................................................................... 26 0.4.5U SP/RP LATITUDE DEGREES [NDEG] ............................................................................. 27 0.4.6U SP/RP LATITUDE MINUTES [NMIN] ................................................................................ 27 0.4.7U SP/RP LATITUDE SECONDS [NSEC] .............................................................................. 27 0.4.8U SP/RP LONGITUDE DEGREES [WDEG] ......................................................................... 27 0.4.9U SP/RP LONGITUDE MINUTES [WMIN] ............................................................................ 27 0.4.10U SP/RP LONGITUDE SECONDS [WSEC] ......................................................................... 28 0.4.11U SP/RP UTM ZONE [ZONE] (URBAN OPTIONAL) Not Collected in NRS ........................ 28 0.4.12U SP/RP EASTING (X) UTM [EAST] (URBAN OPTIONAL) Not Collected in NRS ............. 28 0.4.13U SP/RP NORTHING (Y) UTM [NORT] (URBAN OPTIONAL) Not Collected in NRS ......... 28 0.5N Plot Data Security ..................................................................................................................... 28 0.6N Wilderness (Reserved) Areas ................................................................................................... 29 0.7N Border States Not Collected in URBAN FIA ............................................................................. 31 1.0+U PLOT LEVEL DATA ................................................................................................................... 32 1.0.1U CYCLE [CYCL] .................................................................................................................. 32 1.0.2U SUB-CYCLE [SUBC] ......................................................................................................... 32 1.1+N STATE [ST] ............................................................................................................................... 32 1.1.1N UNIT [UNIT] ....................................................................................................................... 32 1.2+N COUNTY [CNTY] ...................................................................................................................... 33 1.3+N PLOT NUMBER [PLT#] ............................................................................................................ 33 1.4+U+N URBAN PLOT STATUS [USTAT] ..................................................................................... 33 1.5+N NONFOREST SAMPLING STATUS Not Collected in URBAN FIA .......................................... 34 1.6 NONFOREST PLOT STATUS Not Collected in URBAN FIA ..................................................... 34 1.7+U URBAN PLOT NONSAMPLED REASON [UREAS] ................................................................ 34 1.8 NONFOREST PLOT NONSAMPLED REASON Not Collected in URBAN FIA .......................... 35 1.9+N SUBPLOTS EXAMINED [EXAM] Not Collected in URBAN FIA ............................................... 35 1.10+U+N SAMPLE KIND [SK] ........................................................................................................... 35 1.10.1N PHASE Not Collected in URBAN FIA ............................................................................... 35 2 National Urban FIA Plot Field Guide, Version 7.1 Northern Research Station Edition March 2017 1.11 PREVIOUS PLOT NUMBER [PRV#]