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NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
NR
I G
razi
ng
La
nd
Ap
pen
dic
es
Appen
dix
A C
AS
I an
d T
rim
ble
Rec
on H
andh
eld O
per
atio
n
Appen
dix
B G
arm
in G
PS
Map
76 R
ecei
ver
: F
eatu
res
and F
unct
ions
Appen
dix
C L
andow
ner
Conta
ct G
uid
e, A
cces
s R
ecord
, an
d C
onta
ct L
ette
r E
xam
ple
Appen
dix
D G
loss
ary o
f N
RI
Gra
zing L
and O
n-S
ite
Surv
ey T
erm
s
Appen
dix
E Q
ual
ity A
ssura
nce
Cal
ibra
tion f
or
Ran
gel
and Q
uan
tita
tive
Pro
toco
ls
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Ap
pen
dix
A
CA
SI/
Fie
ld P
C O
per
ati
on
-
Over
vie
w/B
ack
gro
un
d
NR
I su
rvey
s co
llec
t d
etai
led
ob
serv
atio
ns
and m
easu
rem
ents
at
sam
ple
d s
ites
about
stat
us
and
tren
ds
of
soil
, w
ater
, an
d r
elat
ed n
atura
l re
sourc
es. T
he
obse
rvat
ions
and m
easu
rem
ents
are
gat
her
ed b
y N
RC
S.
Iow
a S
tate
Univ
ersi
ty (
ISU
) C
ente
r fo
r S
urv
ey S
tati
stic
s an
d M
ethodolo
gy
(CS
SM
) as
sim
ilat
es a
nd
sta
tist
ical
ly p
roce
sses
the
info
rmat
ion t
o c
onst
ruct
a w
eighte
d t
abula
tion
dat
a bas
e (N
uss
er a
nd
Goeb
el, 1
997
).
Sin
ce 1
99
6, N
RC
S h
as e
mp
loyed
a c
om
pute
r-as
sist
ed s
urv
ey i
nfo
rmat
ion c
oll
ecti
on (
CA
SIC
)
syst
em t
o c
on
du
ct N
RI
surv
eys.
Th
e sy
stem
was
dev
eloped
join
tly b
y N
RC
S a
nd I
SU
Sta
tist
ical
Lab
ora
tory
(N
uss
er a
nd
Tho
mp
son
, 1
997).
The
syst
em i
s bas
ed o
n a
cli
ent-
serv
er m
odel
. T
he
serv
er a
nd
NR
I d
ata
bas
e, m
ain
tain
ed a
t IS
U,
support
hundre
ds
of
mobil
e cl
ients
. C
lien
ts a
re
mobil
e han
dhel
d c
om
pu
ters
op
erat
ing t
he
Mic
roso
ft P
ock
et P
C/W
indow
s M
obil
e oper
atin
g
syst
em t
hat
co
mm
un
icat
e w
ith
th
e se
rver
/dat
a bas
e via
the
Mic
roso
ft A
ctiv
eSync
pas
s th
rough
pro
toco
l.
A c
om
pute
r-as
sist
ed s
urv
ey i
nst
rum
ent
(CA
SI)
is
dev
eloped
for
each
NR
I su
rvey
. A
CA
SI
is a
n
elec
tronic
qu
esti
on
nai
re w
ith
em
bed
ded
qual
ity a
ssura
nce
contr
ols
and f
unct
ions.
CA
SI
soft
war
e
is i
nst
alle
d o
n T
rim
ble
cli
ents
an
d t
ransp
aren
tly p
erfo
rms
the
foll
ow
ing e
ssen
tial
funct
ions
for
the
NR
I dat
a gat
her
er:
Su
rvey
Dat
a an
d C
AS
I M
anag
emen
t &
Co
mm
unic
atio
ns
Su
rvey
Dat
a C
oll
ecti
on (
Rule
s-B
ased
Ques
tionnai
re)
Qu
alit
y A
ssu
ran
ce
The
NR
I C
AS
IC h
as s
tead
ily e
vo
lved
to m
eet
requir
emen
ts o
f st
ruct
ure
d s
cien
tifi
c pro
toco
ls f
or
dat
a gat
her
ing a
nd
to
acc
om
mo
dat
e d
ata
gat
her
ing p
erso
nnel
in l
abora
tory
and f
ield
condit
ions.
Man
y i
mp
rovem
ents
are
pra
ctic
ally
invis
ible
to d
ata
gat
her
ers,
such
as
effi
cien
cies
involv
ing
bac
kgro
un
d d
ata
bas
e o
per
atio
ns
and s
erver
-cli
ent
neg
oti
atio
ns.
Oth
er a
reas
of
impro
vem
ents
affe
ctin
g t
he
CA
SI
inte
rfac
e ar
e ea
sily
spott
ed b
y d
ata
gat
her
ers
who w
ere
par
t of
earl
ier
inven
tori
es. B
ased
on
su
gg
esti
on
s fr
om
dat
a gat
her
ers
and a
ccum
ula
ting e
xper
ience
, dat
a en
try
oper
atio
n a
nd
dat
a q
ual
ity c
hec
kin
g h
ave
bec
om
e fa
ster
and s
imple
r w
ith e
ach i
tera
tion o
f su
rvey
CA
SI's,
an
d t
he
qual
ity o
f su
rvey
dat
a has
ste
adil
y i
mpro
ved
.
Note
: M
ost
use
rs w
ill
be
usi
ng t
he
Tri
mble
Rec
on
Pock
et P
C,
Tri
mble
Geo
XT
, T
rim
ble
Nom
ad,
or
Tri
mble
JU
NO
. T
hes
e ar
e th
e u
nit
s th
at h
ave
bee
n s
pec
ific
ally
tes
ted w
ith t
he
Gra
zing L
and N
RI
CA
SI.
A
ll o
f th
ese
dev
ices
are
ru
gged
ized
mobil
e co
mputi
ng d
evic
e w
hic
h u
tili
ze t
he
Mic
roso
ft
Pock
et P
C /
Win
do
ws
Mob
ile
oper
atin
g s
yst
em (
OS
).
Note
: T
he
Win
dow
s M
obil
e O
S i
s a
new
er
ver
sion o
f th
e P
ock
et P
C O
S.
A.1
F
ield
PC
Op
era
tion
N
ew u
sers
can
bec
om
e fa
mil
iar
wit
h b
asic
oper
atio
ns
in l
ess
than
an h
our
wit
h r
eadin
g a
nd
exper
imen
tati
on
. A
var
iety
of
intr
od
uct
ory
res
ourc
es a
re a
vai
lable
on t
he
CA
SI
Do
wnlo
ad S
ite
link o
n t
he
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On
-Sit
e D
ata
Coll
ecti
on w
ebsi
te
(htt
p:/
/ww
w.n
risu
rvey
.org
/nrc
s/G
razi
ngla
nd/2
018
/):
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Quic
k S
tart
Gu
ide
(Rea
d t
his
, it
is
short
an
d v
ery h
elp
ful)
.
Add
itio
nal
bas
ic o
per
atio
nal
info
rmat
ion i
s av
aila
ble
at
that
sit
e.
Inst
ruct
ion
s in
th
is h
andb
ook r
efer
to
bas
ic o
per
atio
ns
and p
rovid
e il
lust
rati
ve
exam
ple
s.
All
fie
ld
PC
’s a
re o
per
ated
wit
h a
sty
lus
in c
onta
ct w
ith t
he
dev
ices
scr
een’s
surf
ace.
Tap
s, s
imple
han
d
ges
ture
s, a
nd
pri
nti
ng o
r h
and
wri
tin
g,
are
use
d t
o c
ontr
ol
soft
war
e ap
pli
cati
ons,
cal
led p
rogra
ms,
such
as
the
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On
-Sit
e S
urv
ey.
Fie
ld P
Cs
also
incl
ude
a num
ber
of
quic
k s
tart
butt
ons
and
nav
igat
ion
key
s w
hic
h c
an b
e re
al t
ime
saver
s.
A.1
.1 In
stall
ing
th
e S
oft
ware
T
he
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On
-Sit
e C
AS
I is
a s
oft
war
e pac
kag
e des
igned
to r
un o
n t
he
Fie
ld P
Cs
run
nin
g t
he
Win
dow
s M
ob
ile o
per
ati
ng s
yst
em.
Load
ing t
he
soft
war
e an
d o
ther
com
munic
atio
ns
bet
wee
n t
he
Fie
ld P
C a
nd s
erver
at
ISU
is
des
igned
to p
ass
thro
ugh a
host
PC
runnin
g M
icro
soft
Win
do
ws
Mo
bil
e D
evic
e C
ente
r 6.1
.
For
wir
ed c
om
mu
nic
atio
n v
ia a
ho
st P
C,
the
host
PC
must
als
o h
ave:
Mic
roso
ft W
ind
ow
s M
obil
e D
evic
e C
ente
r 6.1
should
be
inst
alle
d i
f you h
ave
Win
dow
s 7.
This
so
ftw
are
is p
rovid
ed w
ith
th
e su
ppli
ed R
econ u
nit
s an
d i
s co
nnec
ted t
o t
he
host
PC
via
a
US
B c
able
(av
aila
ble
on t
he
web
or
on t
he
Rec
on c
om
pan
ion C
D).
A l
ive
con
nec
tio
n t
o t
he
Inte
rnet
. T
his
enab
les
the
CA
SI
to s
end a
nd r
ecei
ve
segm
ents
fro
m
the
serv
er a
t IS
U a
nd
als
o e
nab
les
new
inst
all
file
s to
be
tran
sfer
red t
o t
he
Fie
ld P
C.
Win
dow
s M
ob
ile
Dev
ice
Cen
ter
is a
ppro
ved
soft
war
e fo
r use
on U
SD
A c
om
pute
rs b
ut
must
be
inst
alle
d I
T p
erso
nn
el.
Win
do
ws
Mo
bil
e D
evic
e C
ente
r 6.1
is
oper
atin
g s
yst
em d
epen
den
t. I
n
oth
er w
ord
s, y
ou
r IT
S r
ep w
ill
hav
e to
chec
k y
our
Win
dow
s 7 O
S v
ersi
on t
o d
eter
min
e if
it
is 3
2
or
64 b
it. T
he
ITS
rep
wil
l th
en c
hoo
se t
he
appro
pri
ate
inst
all
pac
kag
e fr
om
the
ITS
dow
nlo
ad
site
. R
eques
t th
e IT
S r
ep t
o u
nch
eck t
he
seco
nd b
ox,
“All
ow
connec
tions
to t
he
foll
ow
ing”,
in t
he
WM
DC
Co
nn
ecti
on
Set
tings
win
do
w.
F
igu
re A
-1:
Req
ues
t th
e IT
S r
ep t
o u
nch
eck t
he
seco
nd
bo
x,
“All
ow
co
nnec
tio
ns
to t
he
foll
ow
ing”,
in t
he
WM
DC
Co
nnec
tio
n S
etti
ngs
win
do
w.
The
CA
SI
allo
ws
inst
alla
tion
dir
ectl
y o
n t
he
Fie
ld P
C v
ia t
ransf
er o
f a
“cab
” fi
le.
This
can
be
done
via
Win
do
ws
Mo
bil
e D
evic
e C
ente
r or
by d
irec
t co
nnec
tion t
o t
he
Inte
rnet
over
Wi-
Fi.
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
The
des
kto
p e
quiv
alen
t o
f th
e C
AS
I is
web
-bas
ed a
nd w
ill
not
nee
d t
o b
e lo
aded
by I
T p
erso
nnel
.
The
web
-bas
ed G
razi
ng L
and
Su
rvey
Inst
rum
ent
is l
inked
fro
m t
he
Web
-bas
ed N
RI
Gra
zing
Lan
d A
pp
lica
tio
ns
pag
e o
n t
he
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and O
n-S
ite
Dat
a C
oll
ecti
on w
ebsi
te
(htt
p:/
/ww
w.n
risu
rvey
.org
/nrc
s/G
razi
ngla
nd/2
018
/).
Inst
all
ati
on
fo
r 2
018
1.
Inst
alla
tion o
f F
ield
PC
CA
SI
is s
imple
as
cop
y,
pas
te, an
d r
un.
2.
The
Fie
ld P
C v
ersi
on o
f th
e C
AS
I w
ill
be
inst
alle
d o
n t
he
Fie
ld P
C (
not
fro
m t
he
host
PC
as
in t
he
pas
t yea
rs)-
3.
A C
AB
(ca
bin
et)
file
is
copie
d t
o t
he
Fie
ld P
C w
her
e in
stal
lati
on i
s th
en
conduct
ed –
No I
T p
erso
nnel
are
req
uir
ed.
4.
The
des
kto
p v
ersi
on o
f C
AS
I fo
r th
e W
eb d
oes
no
t re
quir
e IT
inst
alla
tion
5.
Movin
g s
egm
ents
is
stil
l ac
com
pli
shed
thro
ugh y
our
des
kto
p c
om
pute
r usi
ng
Win
dow
s M
obil
e D
evic
e C
ente
r (W
MD
C)
and a
US
B c
able
connec
ted t
o F
ield
PC
.
6.
WM
DC
is
appro
ved
for
CC
E c
om
pute
rs –
consi
der
ed M
icro
soft
lo
go s
oft
war
e.
Contr
acto
rs w
ho a
re u
sin
g W
indow
s V
ista
or
Win
dow
s 7 c
om
pute
rs w
ill
nee
d t
o
acquir
e W
indow
s M
obil
e D
evic
e C
ente
r. I
t does
not
typic
ally
com
e w
ith a
new
syst
em. W
indow
s V
ista
and W
indow
s 7:
htt
p:/
/ww
w.m
icro
soft
.com
/dow
nlo
ads/
en/d
etai
ls.a
spx?F
amil
yID
=46f7
2df1
-e46a-
4a5
f-a7
91
-09f0
7aa
a1914
&dis
pla
yL
ang=
en;
for
CC
E c
om
pute
r use
rs t
he
Win
dow
s M
obil
e D
evic
e C
ente
r sh
ould
hav
e bee
n a
ppro
ved
fo
r use
on S
ervic
e
Cen
ter
com
pute
rs b
y M
ay 2
012.
7.
Ex
cepti
on:
Fie
ld P
Cs
equip
ped
wit
h W
i-F
i ca
n d
ow
nlo
ad s
oft
war
e an
d a
cces
s
segm
ents
dir
ectl
y f
rom
the
web
– n
o h
ost
PC
req
uir
ed.
8.
Dot
Net
2.0
is
stil
l re
quir
ed f
or
2004 R
econ. W
M 5
& 6
Pro
XY
Z m
ay n
eed
new
er, n
ewer
Tri
mble
eq
uip
men
t al
read
y h
as a
n u
pdat
ed v
ersi
on o
f D
ot
Net
.
Loa
din
g t
he
So
ftw
are
to
th
e F
ield
PC
S
tep
1. U
sing I
nte
rnet
Ex
plo
rer
or
Mozi
lla
Fir
efox
, dow
nlo
ad n
eces
sary
CA
B f
ile(
s) t
o
the
host
PC
for
tran
sfer
and i
nst
alla
tion o
n t
he
Fie
ld P
Cs.
C
AB
fil
es a
re i
nst
alla
tion f
iles
for
Fie
ld P
Cs.
T
he
201
8 F
ield
PC
inst
all
cab f
iles
can
be
dow
nlo
aded
fro
m:
htt
p:/
/ww
w.n
risu
rvey
.org
/nrc
s/G
razi
ngla
nd/2
01
8/
a.
Cli
ck o
n t
he
CA
SI
Dow
nlo
ad S
ite
link
b.
Sel
ect
the
file
for
do
wnlo
ad w
ith a
rig
ht
clic
k a
nd s
elec
t “S
ave
targ
et a
s” t
o s
ave
to a
dir
ecto
ry o
f you
r ch
oic
e. (N
ote
: D
O N
OT
LE
FT
CL
ICK
. T
he
CA
B f
ile
is a
set
of
zipped
fil
es t
hat
must
be
dow
nlo
aded
and t
ransf
erre
d t
o y
our
fiel
d P
C a
s a
CA
B f
ile.
Lef
t-cl
ickin
g w
ill
unzi
p t
he
file
s an
d t
hey
may h
ave
a tx
t ex
tensi
on. I
f
that
hap
pen
s, c
lose
your
bro
wse
r an
d s
tart
the
pro
cess
agai
n.)
Tw
o f
iles
are
avai
lable
fo
r dow
nlo
ad:
Inst
all
NR
I G
razi
ng L
an
d S
urv
ey v
XX
XX
.CA
B:
This
is
the
inst
all
file
for
the
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
2018
Gra
zing C
AS
I.
It w
ill
inst
all
the
2018 N
RI
Gra
zing L
and C
AS
I on t
he
foll
ow
ing F
ield
PC
s:
Tri
mb
le R
econ
an
d G
arm
in G
PS
map
76)
– t
his
was
ori
gin
al
con
figu
rati
on
.
3D
Pro
XY
Z
Tri
mb
le G
eoX
T 2
008/3
000/6
000
Tri
mb
le N
om
ad
GL
90
0
Tri
mb
le J
UN
O 5
D
NE
TC
Fv2.p
pc.
arm
4.c
ab
: T
his
is
the
inst
all
file
for
the
com
pac
t dot
Fra
mew
ork
2.0
(dotn
et).
T
his
pro
gra
m m
ust
be
inst
all
ed o
n a
ll o
f th
e old
er R
econ
s (v
inta
ge
2004)
for
the
CA
SI
to f
unct
ion a
nd i
s lo
st i
f th
e R
econ i
s al
low
ed t
o c
om
ple
tely
dis
char
ge
or
the
bat
tery
is
rem
oved
fo
r an
ex
tended
per
iod o
f ti
me.
I
n m
ost
cas
es, it
wil
l be
nec
essa
ry t
o r
e-in
stal
l th
is. I
t is
not
nec
essa
ry t
o d
ow
nlo
ad
an
d i
nst
all
th
is f
ile
on
new
er e
qu
ipm
ent
or
if t
he
inst
alla
tion h
as b
een m
ainta
ined
fro
m p
revio
us
yea
rs.
If y
ou a
re n
ot
sure
if
the
Rec
on r
equir
es t
his
upgra
de,
sim
ply
tes
t to
see
if
the
CA
SI
work
s w
ithout
it. I
f it
do
es n
ot
work
, it
is
likel
y v
ersi
on 2
of
dotn
et i
s not
inst
alle
d.
Chec
k f
or
inst
alla
tion u
sing t
he
appro
ach d
escr
ibed
in s
tep 1
(rem
ove
pro
gra
ms
vie
w).
Ste
p 2
. T
ransf
er t
he
CA
B f
ile
to t
he
fiel
d P
C. W
ith W
MD
C t
his
is
cop
y/p
aste
. E
stab
lish
a co
nnec
tion b
etw
een y
our
com
pute
r an
d F
ield
PC
. A
lway
s se
lect
Connec
t w
ithout
sett
ing u
p y
our
dev
ice
to c
om
ple
te c
onnec
tion.
Fig
ure
A-2
: S
elec
t “C
on
nec
t w
itho
ut
sett
ing u
p y
our
dev
ice” t
o c
om
ple
te c
on
nec
tio
n.
In t
he
WM
DC
win
dow
on t
he
PC
:
• C
lick
on F
ile
Man
agem
ent
and s
elec
t B
row
se t
he
conte
nts
of
your
dev
ice.
• U
se t
he
left
sid
e of
the
pop
-up w
indow
to n
avig
ate
to t
he
dir
ecto
ry o
n t
he
PC
wher
e yo
u s
aved
th
e C
AB
fil
e fr
om
Ste
p 1
.
• R
igh
t cl
ick
on t
he
cab f
ile
and s
elec
t co
py
fro
m t
he
pull
-dow
n m
enu.
• W
ithin
the
WM
DC
fil
e ex
plo
rer
nav
igat
e bac
k t
o m
obil
e dev
ice
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
• R
igh
t-cl
ick
and f
rom
the
edit
men
u s
elec
t p
ast
e. T
he
CA
B f
ile
wil
l be
now
be
copie
d f
rom
the
PC
to t
he
Fie
ld P
C a
nd w
ill
norm
ally
be
copie
d t
o
the
My D
ocu
men
ts d
irec
tory
on t
he
Fie
ld P
C.
Rec
om
men
dati
on –
cre
ate
2018 C
ASI
fold
er a
nd p
ast
e a c
opy
at
that
loca
tion.
Ste
p 3
. I
nst
all
the
CA
SI
to t
he
Fie
ld P
C.
On t
he
Fie
ld P
C:
a.
Tap
on t
he
Win
dow
s fl
ag (
upper
lef
t co
rner
)
b.
Sel
ect
Fil
e E
xplo
rer
c.
Loca
te t
he
Cab
fil
e (W
ith F
ile
Ex
plo
rer
open
, you m
ay n
eed t
o t
ap t
he
men
u
ribbon b
enea
th “
Fil
e E
xplo
rer”
and s
elec
t “M
y D
evic
e” t
o s
ee t
he
fold
er,
2018
CA
SI,
wher
e w
e pla
ced t
he
file
in s
tep 2
).
d.
Tap
on t
he
Cab
Fil
e, “
Inst
all_
NR
I_G
razi
ng
_L
and
_S
urv
ey_v1
500
”. N
ote
that
you
wil
l only
be
able
to r
ead a
port
ion o
f th
is t
itle
on t
he
fiel
d P
C s
cree
n.
e.
The
CA
B f
ile
wil
l now
inst
all
the
2018 G
razi
ng L
and C
AS
I on t
he
Fie
ld P
C.
f.
Sel
ect
“Dev
ice”
when
ask
ed t
o c
hoose
a l
oca
tion t
o i
nst
all
the
Gra
zing L
and
CA
SI.
g.
If y
ou h
ave
a pre
vio
us
ver
sion o
f th
e C
AS
I in
stal
led, se
lect
OK
wh
en p
rom
pte
d t
o
rem
ove
the
old
ver
sion.
h.
A m
essa
ge
wil
l dis
pla
y s
ucc
essf
ul
inst
alla
tion.
Once
inst
alla
tion i
s co
mple
te t
ap ‘
OK
’ th
en ‘
Sta
rt’
– T
he
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and S
urv
ey i
con
wil
l be
dis
pla
yed
.
Fig
ure
A-3
: S
elec
t “B
row
se t
he
conte
nts
of
yo
ur
dev
ice”
fro
m F
ile
Man
agem
ent
Fig
ure
A-4
: U
se the
WM
DC
fil
e
explo
rer
to n
avig
ate
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
A.2
N
RI
Gra
zin
g L
an
d O
n-S
ite
CA
SI
The
Gra
zin
g L
and
CA
SI
is a
so
ftw
are
pro
gra
m a
cces
sed b
y t
app
ing
from
the
Fie
ld P
C t
od
ay
scr
een
an
d t
hen
sel
ecti
ng N
RI
Gra
zin
g L
an
d
Su
rvey
. T
he
pro
gra
m c
an a
lso
be
oper
ated
fro
m t
he
PC
as
a w
eb-b
ased
dat
a en
try t
ool.
Tra
inin
g m
od
e:
Use
th
e tr
ainin
g m
ode
opti
onal
tra
inin
g a
ctiv
itie
s. T
he
trai
nin
g o
pti
on
pro
vid
es a
ll f
un
ctio
nal
ity o
f th
e pro
duct
ion C
AS
I ex
cept
for
the
abil
ity t
o s
end
and
rec
eive
segm
ents
. S
ample
seg
men
ts c
an b
e
crea
ted i
n t
he
trai
nin
g C
AS
I.
Sw
itch
to t
rain
ing m
ode
from
the
CA
SI
tools
men
u i
n t
he
segm
ent
sele
ctio
n s
cree
n (
figure
A-5
).
Pro
du
ctio
n M
od
e:
When
no
t se
t to
tra
inin
g m
ode
the
CA
SI
is i
n
pro
duct
ion
mo
de.
T
he
pro
du
ctio
n C
AS
I (N
RI
Gra
zin
g L
an
d S
urv
ey)
is
use
d f
or
all
dat
a co
llec
tion
. It
in
clu
des
com
munic
atio
ns
pro
toco
ls t
hat
allo
w d
ata
gat
her
ers
to r
ecei
ve
and
sen
d s
egm
ents
fro
m t
he
NR
I dat
a bas
e
loca
ted a
t th
e Io
wa
Sta
te U
niv
ersi
ty C
ente
r fo
r S
urv
ey S
tati
stic
s an
d
Met
hodolo
gy.
Both
the
pro
du
ctio
n a
nd
tra
inin
g m
od
e beh
ave
exac
tly t
he
sam
e.
The
soft
war
e h
as t
wo
bas
ic s
cree
n l
ayo
uts
or
vie
ws.
The
over
vie
w s
cree
n
man
ages
dat
a an
d s
oft
war
e. T
he
dat
a en
try s
cree
n s
ecti
on p
rovid
es f
or
entr
y o
f in
form
atio
n f
or
dat
a el
emen
ts a
nd
qu
alit
y a
ssu
ran
ce f
unct
ions.
A.2
.1 U
sin
g t
he
Gra
zin
g L
an
d F
ield
PC
CA
SI-
Ba
sic
Op
era
tio
n
A.2
.1.1
C
om
man
d B
ar
The
com
man
d b
ar i
s pre
sent
at t
he
bo
ttom
of
all
dat
a en
try s
cree
ns.
Tab
le A
-1 p
rovid
es a
bri
ef e
xp
lan
atio
n o
f m
enu a
nd b
utt
on b
ar
funct
ions.
T
ap t
o s
ave
curr
ent
dat
a fo
r th
e open
poin
t.
T
ap t
o a
cces
s ad
dit
ion
al C
AS
I fu
nct
ions.
T
ap t
his
bu
tto
n t
o c
han
ge
the
input
met
hod.
.
Tap
pin
g a
gai
n r
emo
ves
th
e key
boar
d.
(only
avai
lable
on
Rec
on)
Fig
ure
A-5
: T
rain
ing m
od
e all
ow
s
the
crea
tio
n o
f te
st s
eg
men
ts.
Unchec
k t
rain
ing m
od
e to
enab
le
com
mu
nic
atio
n w
ith t
he
des
kto
p P
C
and
ser
ver
.
Fig
ure
A-6
: T
he
men
u b
ar c
onta
ins
Sav
e, T
oo
ls,
and
the
keyb
oar
d i
con
Tab
le A
-1. C
om
man
d b
ar m
enu
s an
d b
utt
ons
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
A.2
.1.2
C
AS
I T
ools
The
tools
bu
tto
n o
n t
he
com
man
d l
ine
pro
vid
es
acce
ss t
o a
nu
mb
er o
f C
AS
I fu
nct
ion
s.
Avai
lable
opti
ons
var
y d
epen
din
g u
pon
whet
her
a p
oin
t is
op
en o
r cl
ose
d.
A.2
.1.2
.1 E
nte
r/E
dit
Data
(P
oin
t open
only
)
Sel
ect
this
mod
e to
ente
r or
edit
dat
a. T
his
must
be
sele
cted
aft
er s
elec
ting a
nd
revie
win
g e
rrors
/war
nin
gs.
A.2
.1.2
.2 E
rrors
/Wa
rnin
gs
(Poin
t open
only
) S
elec
t th
is m
od
e to
rev
iew
err
ors
/war
nin
g.
See
the
sect
ion
on
rev
iew
ing e
rro
rs a
nd
war
nin
gs.
Be
sure
to
sel
ect
En
ter/
Edit
Dat
a M
ode
in o
rder
to r
ecord
dat
a ag
ain.
A.2
.1.2
.3 S
cree
ns
(Poin
t open
only
) S
elec
t th
is m
od
e to
acc
esse
s a
men
u o
f dat
a en
try s
cree
ns
for
the
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
CA
SI.
A.2
.1.2
.4 N
ote
s (P
oin
t o
pen
only
)
This
is
expla
ined
in E
nte
ring a
nd R
evie
win
g N
ote
s (s
ee s
ecti
on A
.2.5
.4).
A.2
.1.2
.5 S
um
mary
Sta
tist
ics
(on
ly a
vai
lable
wh
en p
oin
t is
op
en)
Tap
pin
g t
he
tools
butt
on a
nd s
elec
tin
g S
um
mary
sta
tist
ics
pro
vid
es d
etai
led s
um
mar
ies
for
the
foll
ow
ing p
roto
cols
:
Soil
sta
bil
ity
Poin
t in
terc
ept
Lin
e in
terc
ept
Pla
nt
hei
ght
Thes
e su
mm
ary s
tati
stic
s ar
e pro
vid
ed t
o a
ssis
t in
cal
ibra
tion
exer
cise
s an
d f
or
gen
eral
rev
iew
by d
ata
coll
ecto
rs.
A.2
.1.2
.6 O
pti
on
al
pro
toco
ls (
Poin
t open
only
)
Som
e pro
toco
ls a
re c
onsi
der
ed o
pti
onal
dep
endin
g u
pon i
nit
ial
land c
lass
ific
atio
n
Tap
pin
g t
he
tools
butt
on a
nd s
elec
tin
g O
pti
on
al
Pro
toco
ls w
ill
allo
w y
ou t
o i
ncl
ude/
excl
ude
pro
toco
ls f
or
a sp
ecif
ic p
oin
t.
To c
han
ge
the
opti
onal
pro
toco
l se
ttin
gs
for
all
futu
re p
oin
ts, ta
p
on t
he
‘apply
to f
utu
re p
oin
ts’
butt
on.
Tool
Men
u O
pti
on
s
Poin
t op
en
Poin
t C
lose
d
Ente
r/E
dit
Dat
a
Mode
Confi
g
Err
ors
/War
nin
gs
Mode
Rec
ent
Pla
nts
Scr
eens
About
Note
s
Chan
ge
Dat
abas
e
Sum
mar
y S
tati
stic
s C
reat
e C
alib
rati
on
Seg
men
ts
Opti
onal
Pro
toco
ls
Tra
inin
g M
ode
Confi
g
Exit
About
Tab
le A
-2. T
ool
men
u o
pti
ons
Fig
ure
A-7
: T
he
op
tio
nal
pro
toco
l
scre
en.
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
A.2
.1.2
.7 C
on
figu
rati
on
T
he
opti
on
dis
pla
ys
var
iou
s p
rogra
m s
etti
ngs.
As
a gen
eral
ru
le t
he
def
ault
set
tin
gs
should
not
be
chan
ged
.
Do n
ot
chan
ge
an
y o
ther
def
au
lt s
etti
ngs
wit
hou
t co
nsu
ltin
g w
ith
th
e N
RI
Gra
zin
g
Lan
d H
elp
Des
k (
NR
I-G
raze
-Hel
p@
iast
ate
.ed
u).
A
.2.1
.2.8
A
bou
t T
appin
g t
he
tools
bu
tto
n a
nd
sel
ecti
ng a
bou
t pro
vid
es i
nfo
rmat
ion o
n t
he
ver
sion o
f C
AS
I
soft
war
e lo
aded
.
A.2
.1.2
.9 R
ecen
t P
lan
ts (
poin
t cl
ose
d o
nly
)
This
opti
on a
llow
s th
e dat
a co
llec
tor
to m
ake
adju
stm
ents
to t
he
most
rec
ent
pla
nt
list
. T
he
rece
nt
pla
nt
list
is
use
d
in p
roto
cols
wher
e pla
nt
spec
ies
is n
eed
ed t
o c
om
ple
te
dat
a co
llec
tion. T
he
list
is
auto
mat
ical
ly c
reat
ed a
s pla
nts
are
sele
cted
fro
m t
he
mas
ter
pla
nts
dat
abas
e. T
he
foll
ow
ing t
hre
e fu
nct
ions
can b
e p
erfo
rmed
:
Adju
st t
he
num
ber
of
pla
nts
sav
ed o
n t
he
list
Com
ple
tely
cle
ar t
he
list
Tak
e in
div
idual
pla
nts
off
the
list
.
A.2
.1.2
.10 C
han
ge
Data
base
(T
his
opti
on
is
only
avai
lable
pri
or
to o
pen
ing a
poin
t.)
Tap
pin
g t
he
tools
bu
tto
n a
nd
sel
ecti
ng C
han
ge
Data
base
pro
vid
es a
cces
s to
dif
fere
nt
dat
abas
es, in
cludin
g C
alib
rati
on.
A.2
.1.2
.11 C
rea
te C
ali
bra
tion
Seg
men
ts (
This
opti
on
is
only
av
aila
ble
pri
or
to o
pen
ing a
poin
t.)
Tap
pin
g t
he
tools
bu
tto
n a
nd
sel
ecti
ng C
reate
Cali
bra
tion
Seg
men
ts w
ill
crea
te 5
seg
men
ts f
or
cali
bra
tion e
xer
cise
s.
A.2
.1.2
.12 T
rain
ing M
od
e (T
his
opti
on
is
only
avai
lable
pri
or
to o
pen
ing a
poin
t.)
Tap
pin
g t
he
tools
bu
tto
n a
nd
sel
ecti
ng T
rain
ing M
od
e w
ill
allo
w y
ou t
o c
reat
e te
st s
egm
ents
that
may b
e use
d f
or
trai
nin
g p
urp
ose
s.
A.2
.1.2
.13 E
xit
(T
his
opti
on
is
only
av
aila
ble
pri
or
to o
pen
ing a
poin
t.)
Tap
pin
g t
he
tools
butt
on a
nd s
elec
tin
g E
xit
“co
mp
lete
ly”
close
s th
e C
AS
I.
Aft
er
sele
ctin
g e
xit
the
CA
SI
wil
l not
be
runnin
g i
n b
ackgro
und.
Fig
ure
A-8
Use
the
rece
nt
pla
nt
op
tio
n
to a
dju
st h
ow
man
y a
nd
what
pla
nts
are
dis
pla
yed
on t
he
rece
nt
pla
nt
list
.
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ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
A.2
.2 C
AS
I C
om
mu
nic
ati
on
wit
h t
he
Ser
ver
Ser
ial
nu
mb
er
Eac
h F
ield
PC
has
a u
niq
ue
seri
al n
um
ber
. T
his
ser
ial
num
ber
must
be
add
ed i
nto
the
serv
er a
t IS
U t
o a
llow
co
mm
unic
atio
n w
ith t
he
serv
er a
t IS
U.
1. F
rom
the
star
t m
enu s
elec
t se
ttin
gs.
2. A
t th
e bott
om
of
the
scre
en s
elec
t S
yst
em
.
3. F
rom
the
icon l
ist
sele
ct S
yst
em
In
form
ati
on
.
4. N
ext
sele
ct I
nfo
.
5. T
he
seri
al n
um
ber
wil
l be
dis
pla
yed
on t
he
dis
pla
yed
win
dow
.
6.
If t
his
is
the
firs
t ti
me
the
Fie
ld P
C i
s to
be
use
d f
or
the
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and s
urv
ey,
the
seri
al n
um
ber
must
be
ente
red i
nto
the
syst
em a
t IS
U C
ente
r fo
r S
urv
ey S
tati
stic
s
and
Met
hod
olo
gy. T
he
seri
al n
um
ber
must
als
o b
e en
tere
d o
n t
he
Com
munic
atio
ns
Lo
gin
scr
een (
see
figu
re A
-9)
to r
egis
ter
the
Fie
ld P
C.
CA
SI
com
mu
nic
atio
n w
ith
th
e se
rver
at
the
Cen
ter
for
Surv
ey S
tati
stic
s an
d M
ethodolo
gy i
s
acco
mpli
shed
on
th
e F
ield
PC
via
cab
le t
hro
ugh a
PC
and W
indow
s M
obil
e D
evic
e C
ente
r or
via
a W
iFi
con
nec
tio
n.
A.2
.2.1
R
egis
teri
ng t
he
Dev
ice
wit
h t
he
Ser
ver
Note
: N
ew f
ield
PC
s ca
nn
ot
regis
ter
for
this
su
rvey
un
til
the
seri
al
nu
mb
er
has
bee
n
ente
red
in
to t
he
data
ba
se a
t IS
U. S
ub
mit
ser
ial
nu
mb
ers
for
new
eq
uip
men
t to
th
e
NR
I G
razi
ng L
an
d H
elp
Des
k (
NR
I-G
raze-
Hel
p@
iast
ate
.ed
u).
1.
Est
abli
sh a
co
mm
un
icat
ion
ses
sion b
etw
een t
he
Fie
ld P
C
and t
he
ho
st P
C c
on
nec
ted t
o t
he
Inte
rnet
usi
ng t
he
Mic
roso
ft A
ctiv
eSyn
c o
r W
ind
ow
s M
obil
e D
evic
e C
ente
r
pro
gra
m.
No
rmal
ly,
this
can
be
acco
mpli
shed
by j
ust
hookin
g u
p t
he
Fie
ld P
C t
o t
he
PC
via
a U
SB
cab
le.
Note
: T
his
ste
p i
s n
ot
req
uir
ed i
f yo
u a
re u
sing a
WiF
I
pro
toco
l w
ith
the
Geo
XT
.
2.
Sta
rt t
he
CA
SI
on
th
e F
ield
PC
. T
ap
on
th
e
com
mu
nic
ati
on
bu
tto
n i
n t
he
Fie
ld P
C t
o b
egin
th
e
com
mu
nic
ati
on
ses
sio
n.
3.
The
firs
t ti
me
yo
u c
om
mu
nic
ate
wit
h t
he
serv
er y
ou w
ill
nee
d t
o r
egis
ter
it w
ith
th
e C
SS
M d
ata
bas
e.
Reg
iste
r th
e
Fie
ld P
C
by c
om
ple
tin
g t
he
foll
ow
ing i
nfo
rmat
ion (
see
figure
A-9
):
Fig
ure
A-9
. T
his
fig
ure
ill
ust
rate
s th
e
one-
tim
e R
eco
n r
egis
trat
ion p
roce
ss.
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ng L
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ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Fie
ld P
C S
eria
l N
um
ber
Nam
e o
f p
rim
ary d
ata
gat
her
er (
team
lea
der
) an
d c
onta
ct i
nfo
rmat
ion i
ncl
udin
g
ph
on
e n
um
ber
an
d e
mai
l ad
dre
ss
4.
Cli
ck o
n r
egis
ter
to c
om
ple
te t
his
one-
tim
e pro
cess
. A
confi
rmat
ion n
oti
ce w
ill
be
retu
rned
indic
atin
g t
his
oper
atio
n w
as c
om
ple
ted s
ucc
essf
ull
y.
5.
Once
the
CA
SI
has
co
nn
ecte
d t
o t
he
dat
abas
e, t
he
men
u o
pti
ons
at t
he
bott
om
of
the
scre
en
bec
om
e av
aila
ble
fo
r ch
eck
ou
t an
d r
etu
rn.
Ref
er t
o t
he
nex
t se
ctio
ns
for
det
aile
d i
nst
ruct
ions
on
chec
kin
g o
ut
and
ret
urn
ing s
egm
ents
to t
he
serv
er.
A.2
.2.3
D
ow
nlo
ad
ing S
egm
ents
fro
m t
he
Serv
er
1.
Est
abli
sh a
co
mm
un
icat
ion
ses
sion b
etw
een t
he
Fie
ld P
C a
nd t
he
host
PC
connec
ted t
o t
he
Inte
rnet
usi
ng t
he
Mic
roso
ft W
ind
ow
s M
obil
e D
evic
e C
ente
r pro
gra
m.
2.
Sta
rt t
he
CA
SI
on
th
e F
ield
PC
–
it
should
be
list
ed i
n t
he
Fie
ld P
C S
tart
Men
u.
3.
Tap
on
th
e C
om
mu
nic
atio
ns
bu
tton (
bott
om
of
the
CA
SI
scre
en)
4.
Ass
um
ing t
he
Fie
ld P
C h
as a
lrea
dy b
een
regis
tere
d(o
ne
tim
e p
roce
ss),
the
CA
SI
com
munic
atio
n
win
dow
wil
l be
dis
pla
yed
(fi
gu
re A
-10
) an
d d
efau
lt t
o
the
Chec
k o
ut
tab
(sh
ow
n a
t b
ott
om
of
the
win
dow
).
5.
Tap
on
th
e ‘C
on
nec
t’ b
utt
on
to
est
abli
sh a
connec
tion
to
the
dat
a bas
e. U
po
n a
succ
essf
ul
com
ple
tion
, th
e n
ame
of
the
dat
abas
e i.
e. G
razi
ng L
and
Surv
ey w
ill
be
retu
rned
to
th
e C
AS
I w
indow
.
6.
Ente
r se
arch
cri
teri
a.
Sta
te F
IPS
Co
de
(req
uir
ed)
Co
un
ty F
IPS
Ran
ge,
pas
ture
or
both
7.
Cli
ck
on
Qu
ery.
A l
ist
of
segm
ents
mat
chin
g y
our
sear
ch c
rite
ria
wil
l b
e dis
pla
yed
alo
ng w
ith
seg
men
ts s
tatu
s
and
loca
tio
n c
od
es s
ho
wn
bel
ow
.
Fig
ure
A-1
0.
Tap
pin
g t
he
Qu
ery b
utt
on
pro
duce
s a
list
of
elig
ible
seg
men
ts f
or
do
wnlo
ad.
Seg
ment
typ
e (p
astu
re,
range
or
bo
th c
an a
lso
be
sele
cted
.
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razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Tab
le A
-3:
Seg
men
t S
tatu
s co
des
Seg
men
t S
tatu
s C
od
e
Def
init
ion
NS
N
ot
Sta
rted
IP
In P
rogre
ss
UC
In
com
ple
te
CO
C
om
ple
te
RC
R
evie
wed
an
d C
om
ple
te
Tab
le A
-4:
Sam
ple
loca
tion
cod
es/s
erver
on
ly
Loca
tio
n
Defi
nit
ion
Co
de
In
On S
erver
Out
No
t o
n t
he
serv
er,
chec
ked
out
on a
Fie
ld P
C o
r w
eb-b
ased
CA
SI
8.
Sel
ect
up
to
10
sam
ple
seg
men
ts (
no m
ore
than
10 s
ample
seg
men
ts a
nd t
hei
r as
soci
ated
subst
itute
seg
men
ts c
an b
e av
aila
ble
for
dat
a en
try o
n o
ne
mac
hin
e) a
nd t
ap o
n G
et S
elec
ted
.
Th
e se
lect
ed s
egm
ents
wil
l be
dow
nlo
aded
to t
he
fiel
d P
C a
nd a
re n
ow
avai
lable
to
op
en f
or
dat
a en
try.
9.
Tap
Dis
con
nec
t to
dis
mis
s th
e co
nnec
t w
indow
and e
nd t
he
com
munic
atio
n s
essi
on
.
10.
Tap
on
Ok (
up
per
rig
ht
han
d c
orn
er)
to r
eturn
to t
he
segm
ent
sele
ctio
n s
cree
n.
Any
dow
nlo
aded
seg
men
ts w
ill
be
list
ed h
ere.
A.2
.2.4
U
plo
ad
ing
Seg
men
ts t
o t
he
Ser
ver
1.
Est
abli
sh a
co
mm
un
icat
ion s
essi
on b
etw
een t
he
Fie
ld P
C a
nd a
PC
connec
ted t
o t
he
Inte
rnet
usi
ng t
he
Mic
roso
ft W
indow
s M
obil
e D
evic
e C
ente
r pro
gra
m.
2.
Sta
rt t
he
CA
SI
on
th
e F
ield
PC
–
it
should
be
list
ed i
n t
he
Fie
ld P
C S
tart
Men
u.
3.
Tap
on
th
e C
om
mu
nic
atio
ns
bu
tton (
bott
om
of
the
CA
SI
scre
en)
4.
Ass
um
ing t
he
Fie
ld P
C h
as a
lrea
dy b
een r
egis
tere
d(o
ne
tim
e pro
cess
), t
he
CA
SI
com
munic
atio
n w
indo
w w
ill
be
dis
pla
yed
(fi
gure
A-1
0)
and d
efau
lt t
o t
he
Chec
k o
ut
tab (
show
n
at b
ott
om
of
the
win
do
w).
5.
Tap
on
th
e C
on
nec
t bu
tto
n t
o e
stab
lish
a c
onnec
tion t
o t
he
dat
a bas
e.
Upon a
succ
essf
ul
com
ple
tion
, th
e n
ame
of
the
dat
abas
e i.
e. G
razi
ng L
and S
urv
ey w
ill
be
retu
rned
to t
he
CA
SI
win
dow
.
6.
Tap
on
Ret
urn
o
n t
he
com
mu
nic
atio
n m
enu a
t th
e bott
om
of
the
scre
en.
7.
A l
ist
of
segm
ents
eli
gib
le f
or
up
load
to t
he
serv
er w
ill
be
dis
pla
yed
in t
he
left
pan
el.
Eli
gib
le s
tatu
s co
des
in
clu
de:
NS
No
t S
tart
ed
CO
Co
mp
lete
UC
In
pro
gre
ss, m
arked
as
UC
to r
eturn
to t
he
serv
er
8.
Sel
ect
the
segm
ents
fo
r re
turn
to
the
serv
er a
nd t
ap o
n R
etu
rn S
elec
ted
butt
on.
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ng L
and
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ite
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Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Th
e se
lect
ed s
egm
ents
wil
l b
e re
turn
ed t
o t
he
serv
er a
nd d
isap
pea
r fr
om
the
list
on t
he
left
han
d p
anel
an
d t
he
list
in
the
Rec
on.
9.
Tap
on
Dis
co
nn
ect
to d
ism
iss
the
connec
t w
indow
and e
nd t
he
com
munic
atio
n s
essi
on.
10.
Tap
on
OK
to
ret
urn
to
th
e se
gm
ent
sele
ctio
n w
indow
.
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I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
A.2
.3 O
pen
ing
an
d C
losi
ng
a S
egm
ent
Up t
o 1
0 s
amp
le s
egm
ents
can
be
store
d i
n t
he
CA
SI
at o
ne
tim
e. O
nce
do
wn
load
ed s
egm
ent/
poin
ts a
re
avai
lable
fo
r d
ata
entr
y a
nd e
dit
an
d w
ill
be
dis
pla
yed
in t
he
segm
ent/
poin
t se
lect
ion
win
do
w a
long w
ith d
ata
coll
ecti
on s
tatu
s.
1.
To o
pen
a p
oin
t, s
elec
t th
e se
gm
ent
ID b
y t
appin
g
on t
he
segm
ent.
2.
Fro
m t
he
poin
t se
lect
ion w
ind
ow
, ta
p o
n t
he
avai
lable
po
int
butt
on
. I
f a
po
int
is n
ot
avai
lable
the
dis
pla
y w
ill
be
dim
.
P
oin
t 1
an
d 2
wil
l usu
ally
be
avai
lable
for
dat
a
coll
ecti
on
. I
n t
he
even
t o
ne
of
thes
e tw
o p
oin
ts i
s
not
elig
ible
fo
r dat
a co
llec
tio
n, poin
t 3 w
ill
open
and m
ayb
e u
sed
for
dat
a co
llec
tion.
R
easo
ns
for
dis
qu
alif
yin
g a
po
int
for
dat
a co
llec
tion
incl
ud
e:
Inel
igib
le c
ove
typ
e
Inac
cess
ible
Fed
eral
lan
d
Ref
use
d p
erm
issi
on
by l
and o
wner
3.
It
wil
l ta
ke
the
po
int
a sh
ort
tim
e (1
0-2
0 s
econds)
to
load
. A
mes
sage
‘lo
adin
g’
and
a p
rogre
ss b
ar w
ill
show
pro
gre
ss.
4.
Once
th
e p
oin
t h
as l
oad
ed t
he
pro
toco
l se
lect
ion
scre
en w
ill
app
ear.
5.
To s
wit
ch t
o a
no
ther
po
int,
clo
se t
he
curr
ent
poin
t
from
the
pro
toco
l se
lect
ion
scr
een
and
sel
ect
anoth
er
poin
t.
Chec
k t
he
retu
rn i
nco
mple
te b
ox
to r
eturn
the
segm
ent
to t
he
serv
er p
rior
to
com
ple
tion.
Fig
ure
A-1
1.
The
op
enin
g C
AS
I sc
reen
wil
l sh
ow
a l
ist
of
do
wnlo
aded
PS
Us.
Fig
ure
A-1
2.
The
po
int
sele
ctio
n
scre
en.
A d
imm
ed d
isp
lay (
po
int
3
butt
on)
ind
icat
es
the
po
int
is c
urr
entl
y
no
t av
aila
ble
fo
r d
ata
coll
ecti
on.
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ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
A.2
.4 P
roto
col
Sel
ecti
on
Scr
een
T
his
scr
een o
pen
s af
ter
a se
gm
ent/
poin
t has
bee
n
load
ed. T
he
foll
ow
ing f
unct
ions
can b
e ac
cess
ed h
ere:
Tap
pin
g o
n a
spec
ific
pro
toco
l butt
on a
cces
ses
that
pro
toco
l.
Pro
toco
l sc
reen
s ca
n a
lso
be
acce
ssed
fro
m t
he
scre
en m
enu i
n t
he
com
man
d b
ar.
This
scr
een a
lso d
ispla
ys
com
ple
tion s
tatu
s
asso
ciat
ed w
ith c
hec
kin
g t
he
poin
t fo
r er
rors
and w
arnin
gs
(see
the
erro
r/w
arnin
g s
ecti
on).
Tap
pin
g t
he
Do C
hec
ks
butt
on s
tart
s a
com
pre
hen
sive
revie
w o
f al
l en
tere
d d
ata.
Note
:
It i
s a
good i
dea
to e
nab
le t
he
chec
kin
g
funct
ion b
efore
beg
innin
g d
ata
entr
y. O
nce
enab
led, ch
eckin
g h
elps
det
erm
ine
the
most
logic
al
sequen
ce f
or
dat
a co
llec
tion.
Fig
ure
A-1
3.
The
pro
toco
l se
lect
ion s
cree
n
app
ears
aft
er a
po
int
has
bee
n o
pen
ed.
This
scre
en a
lso
rep
ort
s th
e st
atus
of
the
po
int
(inco
mp
lete
or
com
ple
te).
O
pti
onal
pro
toco
ls t
hat
hav
e no
t b
een e
nab
led
wil
l b
e
colo
red
as
dar
k g
ray.
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I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
A.2
.5 D
ata
En
try
Scr
een
/En
teri
ng
Da
ta
The
dat
a sc
reen
(se
e fi
gu
re
A-1
4)
has
dis
tinct
par
ts a
nd
funct
ions.
Th
e la
yo
ut
of
each
dat
a en
try s
cree
n i
s d
esig
ned
for
unif
orm
ity b
etw
een
sect
ions
of
rela
ted
dat
a
elem
ents
. A
scr
een
ref
ers
to
ever
yth
ing w
ithin
th
e
dis
pla
yed
are
a of
the
Fie
ld
PC
dev
ice.
A s
ecti
on
ref
ers
to t
he
set
of
rela
ted
ques
tions,
such
as
ow
ner
ship
and l
and c
over
/use
, an
d
corr
espond
s to
a s
ecti
on
of
the
inst
ruct
ion
s.
Sta
tus
ba
r—T
he
top
mo
st
line
is c
alle
d t
he
stat
us
bar
and w
ill
dis
pla
y t
he
acti
ve
segm
ent
ID w
ith
th
e 5
-dig
it
FIP
S,
7-c
har
acte
r se
gm
ent
iden
tifi
cati
on
nu
mb
er a
nd
po
int.
S
yst
em i
cons
are
dis
pla
yed
for
sou
nd
, co
mm
un
icat
ion
and t
ime.
T
appin
g
the
win
do
ws
ico
n w
ill
pull
up
th
e F
ield
PC
sta
rt m
enu.
Fig
ure
A-1
4:
This
is
loca
tio
n d
ata
entr
y
scre
en.
Sev
eral
oth
er k
ey d
ata c
oll
ecti
on
sect
ions
are
dis
pla
yed
on t
his
scr
een
incl
ud
ing d
ata
gat
her
s, o
wner
ship
and
loca
tio
n.
Co
mm
an
d l
ine
Su
rvey
Qu
esti
on
s
Sta
tus
bar
PS
U/P
oin
t
Iden
tifi
er
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I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
A.2
.5.1
C
hec
kin
g E
nte
red
Data
for
Err
ors
an
d W
arn
ings
The
Gra
zin
g L
and
CA
SI
has
bu
ilt-
in d
ata
qual
ity
assu
rance
fun
ctio
ns.
Th
ese
fun
ctio
ns
consi
st o
f li
mit
ed
dat
a co
mp
atib
ilit
y r
ule
s an
d c
om
ple
tion c
hec
k r
ule
s. T
he
Fie
ld P
C G
razi
ng L
and
CA
SI
uti
lize
s co
lor
to d
ispla
y
erro
r an
d w
arnin
g c
on
dit
ion
s.
A.2
.5.1
.1 C
hec
kin
g D
ata
En
try S
tatu
s T
o c
hec
k d
ata
entr
y s
tatu
s:
1.
Tap
on
th
e T
ools
butt
on
and
sel
ect
Err
ors
/Warn
ings
Mo
de.
2.
Tap
on
an
y o
f th
e d
ata
entr
y c
ells
.
A
dat
a en
try s
tatu
s bo
x w
ill
be
dis
pla
yed
.
3.
Tap
on
th
e m
essa
ge
to g
et a
more
det
aile
d
mes
sage.
T
ap O
K t
o r
eturn
to
th
e pre
vio
us
scre
en.
4.
Tap
on
th
e T
ools
butt
on
and
sel
ect
En
ter/
Ed
it
Da
ta M
od
e to
beg
in e
nte
rin
g d
ata
agai
n.
Tab
le A
-5. D
isp
lay c
olo
rs u
sed
to
com
mu
nic
ate
dat
a st
atus
for
the
mo
no
chro
me
op
tio
n.
Sta
tus
of
Da
ta
Ele
men
t
Dis
pla
y C
olo
r
Err
or
or
mis
sin
g
da
ta
Ora
nge/
red
Wa
rnin
g
Yel
low
D
ata
ok
or
no
entr
y r
eq
uir
ed
Lig
ht
gra
y
Da
ta e
ntr
y n
ot
all
ow
ed
Dark
gra
y
Fig
ure
A-1
5.
Co
lore
d d
ata
entr
y
cell
s co
mm
unic
ate
stat
us
of
en
tere
d
dat
a, m
issi
ng d
ata
or
dat
a en
try t
hat
is n
ot
req
uir
ed o
r o
ut
of
seq
uence
.
Fig
ure
A-1
6.
Err
or
mess
age
dis
pla
yed
for
mis
sing o
wn
ersh
ip d
ata.
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ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
A.2
.5.2
U
sin
g E
dit
ab
le C
hoic
e li
sts
The
Gra
zin
g L
and
CA
SI
has
a f
ew d
ata
elem
ents
wit
h
edit
able
cho
ice
list
s. E
dit
able
cho
ice
list
s al
low
the
use
r to
add o
r del
ete
choic
es f
rom
th
e d
isp
layed
lis
t.
To a
dd c
ho
ices
to
such
a l
ist:
1.
Fro
m t
he
dis
pla
yed
ch
oic
e li
st, ta
p o
n t
he
edit
choic
e li
st s
elec
tio
n.
A
win
do
w w
ill
be
dis
pla
yed
whic
h a
llow
s fo
r th
e
entr
y o
f ad
dit
ion
al c
ho
ices
.
2.
Tap
on
th
e fi
rst
op
en c
ell.
A
cu
rsor
wil
l ap
pea
r in
th
e ce
ll.
3.
Tap
on
th
e key
bo
ard
ico
n (
low
er r
ight
corn
er).
A
key
bo
ard
wil
l ap
pea
r.
5.
En
ter
the
new
cho
ice
wit
h t
he
key
boar
d.
6.
En
ter
any a
dd
itio
nal
ch
oic
es b
y m
ovin
g d
ow
n t
o t
he
nex
t open
dat
a en
try c
ell.
7.
Clo
se t
he
key
bo
ard
win
dow
by t
appin
g o
n t
he
icon a
gai
n a
nd c
lose
the
win
dow
by
tap
pin
g o
n t
he
‘OK
” in
th
e u
pper
lef
t-han
d c
orn
er.
A.2
.5.3
E
dit
ing
Data
Fie
lds
Edit
able
dat
a en
try f
ield
s ca
n b
e cl
eare
d o
r er
ased
.
M
ost
dat
a en
try i
s d
on
e th
rou
gh
ch
oic
e li
sts.
T
he
last
ite
m o
n c
ho
ice
list
s is
<cl
ear>
. W
hen
cle
ar i
s
sele
cted
, th
e val
ue
in t
he
dat
a fi
eld i
s re
moved
.
E
rasu
re a
pp
lies
to
tex
t an
d n
um
eric
fie
lds
that
do n
ot
incl
ude
a sm
all
tria
ngle
den
oti
ng a
ch
oic
e li
st.
An e
xam
ple
is
the
text
fiel
d f
or
soil
dep
th e
ntr
y. F
or
this
type
of
fiel
d,
a
com
ple
te e
rasu
re i
s p
erfo
rmed
by h
ighli
ghti
ng t
he
val
ue
and
tappin
g t
he
del
ete
key
on
the
key
boar
d.
Fig
ure
A-1
8:
Mo
st e
ntr
ies
can b
e
eras
ed b
y u
sing t
he
‘cle
ar’
op
tio
n
avai
lab
le o
n e
ver
y c
ho
ice
list
.
Fig
ure
A-1
7.
Ente
ring a
dd
itio
nal
dat
a
gat
her
er n
am
es
in a
n e
dit
able
cho
ice
list
.
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
A.2
.5.3
.1
Nu
mb
er E
ntr
ies
in N
RI
Gra
zin
g L
an
d C
AS
I
The
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
CA
SI
use
s a
cust
om
ized
num
ber
key
pad
. T
appin
g i
nd
ivid
ual
nu
mb
ers
cause
s th
e num
ber
to
appea
r in
the
tem
po
rary
nu
mb
er d
isp
lay a
rea
on t
he
float
ing
key
pad
. A
fter
en
teri
ng a
nd
rev
iew
ing t
he
num
ber
, th
e num
ber
may b
e ac
cepte
d a
nd
ente
red
in
to t
he
appro
pri
ate
dat
a en
try
cell
by t
appin
g t
he
ok
in
the
low
er r
ight
han
d c
orn
er o
f th
e
num
ber
pad
scr
een
(se
e fi
gu
re A
-19
). T
he
float
ing k
eypad
wil
l dis
app
ear.
To
mo
dif
y e
ntr
ies,
use
the
Del
key
on t
he
float
ing k
eyb
oar
d. T
he
dec
imal
key w
ill
only
work
if
dat
a
entr
y r
ule
s al
low
entr
y o
f re
al n
um
ber
s.
A.2
.5.4
E
nte
rin
g a
nd
Rev
iew
ing N
ote
s
Note
s ca
n b
e en
tere
d o
r re
vie
wed
fro
m a
ny C
AS
I
scre
en b
y t
apin
g t
he
tools
butt
on i
n t
he
com
man
d
men
u. N
ote
s ar
e al
ways
asso
ciat
ed w
ith o
ne
of
the
list
ed d
ata
entr
y s
cree
ns
(pro
toco
ls).
To e
nte
r or
revie
w n
ote
s:
1.
Sel
ect
note
s fr
om
the
too
ls m
enu
.
A t
wo p
art
win
dow
wil
l be
dis
pla
yed
.
One
win
dow
dis
pla
ys
the l
ist
of
pro
toco
ls, th
e oth
er w
ind
ow
is
wher
e th
e
note
wil
l be
ente
red.
2.
Sel
ect
the
pro
toco
l to
wh
ich t
he
note
appli
es
by t
appin
g o
n t
he
pro
toco
l nam
e.
The
sele
cted
pro
toco
l nam
e w
ill
appea
r
at t
he
top o
f th
e sc
reen
ju
st a
bove
the
note
win
dow
.
Fig
ure
A-1
9.
A c
ust
om
ized
nu
mb
er p
ad
is u
sed
fo
r nu
mb
er e
ntr
y,
allo
win
g
pre
vie
w o
f n
um
ber
s b
efo
re f
inal
entr
y i
nto
the
CA
SI.
Fig
ure
A-2
0.
No
te e
ntr
y e
xam
ple
fo
r
the
po
int
inte
rcep
t p
roto
col
scre
en.
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ng L
and
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ite
Data
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llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
3.
Tap
in t
he
note
win
dow
. T
he
ver
tica
l
curs
or
bar
should
no
w a
ppea
r in
the
win
dow
and t
he
keybo
ard a
ppea
rs f
or
note
entr
y.
4.
Ente
r th
e note
, dis
mis
s th
e keyboar
d b
y
tappin
g t
he
keyboar
d i
con
and t
ap o
k t
o
retu
rn t
o d
ata
entr
y.
A r
ota
te l
ayou
t opti
on c
an a
lso b
e
sele
cted
. T
his
pro
vid
es a
sid
e b
y
side
vie
w o
f th
e pro
toco
l sc
reen
and
the
note
scr
een.
A.2
.5.5
M
ovin
g t
he
Seg
men
t/P
oin
t to
CO
(Co
mp
lete
) S
tatu
s
A f
inal
rev
iew
of
all
ente
red
dat
a an
d a
ny a
ssoci
ated
erro
rs a
nd
war
nin
g m
ust
be
con
du
cted
to m
ove
the
segm
ent/
poin
t to
th
e co
mp
lete
d (
CO
) st
atus
so i
t ca
n
be
retu
rned
to
th
e dat
a b
ase
at I
SU
.
This
chec
kin
g p
roce
dure
can
be
call
ed a
t an
y t
ime
to
revie
w i
ncr
emen
tal
pro
gre
ss.
1.
Fro
m t
he
pro
toco
l se
lect
ion s
cree
n, ta
p o
n
Do
ch
eck
s.
This
wil
l in
vo
ke
a ch
eck o
f al
l en
tere
d
dat
a.
An
y i
lleg
al o
r m
issi
ng v
alues
bas
ed o
n
the
curr
ent
set
of
op
en d
ata
fiel
ds
wil
l be
revie
wed
.
An
y d
ata
entr
y s
cree
ns
wit
h m
issi
ng o
r
inco
rrec
t d
ata
wil
l no
w b
e dis
pla
yed
in
the
ora
nge
colo
r sh
ow
ing t
her
e is
a
pro
ble
m.
Fig
ure
A-2
1.
T
app
ing t
he
tria
ngle
ico
n
pull
s up
the
inp
ut
op
tio
n l
ist.
T
he
Rec
on
keyb
oar
d p
rovid
es l
arger
keyp
ads
for
tap
pin
g.
Fig
ure
A-2
2.
Tap
pin
g t
he
Do
Ch
eck
s
butt
on f
rom
the
pro
toco
l sc
reen
dis
pla
ys
any d
ata
entr
y s
cree
n e
rro
rs o
r w
arn
ings.
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ng L
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ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
2.
To
rev
iew
dat
a pro
ble
ms,
sw
itch
to E
rrors
/Warn
ings
Mod
e se
lect
ing i
t fr
om
the
Tools
men
u.
3.
To
see
an
y e
rror
or
war
nin
g a
ssoci
ated
wit
h a
par
ticu
lar
dat
a en
try s
cree
n, ta
p o
n t
he
scre
en
nam
e.
A l
isti
ng o
f al
l er
rors
an
d w
arnin
g f
or
the
sele
cted
scr
een
wil
l no
w b
e dis
pla
yed
.
4.
To
rev
iew
an
y l
iste
d m
essa
ge
det
ail,
sim
ply
tap
on t
he
mes
sage.
5.
Co
rrec
tin
g t
he
iden
tifi
ed p
rob
lem
wil
l
auto
mat
ical
ly c
lear
th
e er
ror
or
war
nin
g.
6.
Rep
eat
this
pro
ced
ure
unti
l al
l id
enti
fied
err
ors
hav
e b
een
eli
min
ated
an
d t
he
segm
ent/
poin
t
reac
hes
CO
(co
mp
lete
) st
atu
s.
7.
Tap
clo
se p
oin
t, t
o r
etu
rn t
o t
he
segm
ent/
poin
t
sele
ctio
n s
cree
n.
Occ
asio
nal
ly a
seg
men
t m
ust
be
retu
rned
bef
ore
it
is c
om
ple
te. I
n t
his
inst
ance
,
chec
k t
he
UC
(re
turn
in
com
ple
te)
butt
on
to r
eturn
th
e se
gm
ent
to t
he
serv
er a
t IS
U.
Fig
ure
A-2
3:
Tap
pin
g a
ny r
ed c
ell
in E
rro
rs/W
arn
ing
s M
od
e d
isp
lays
a li
st o
f d
ata
pro
ble
ms.
Fig
ure
A-2
4.
Chec
k t
he
Ret
urn
Inco
mp
lete
bo
x t
o s
end
a P
SU
bac
k t
o
the
serv
er t
hat
is
no
t yet
co
mp
lete
.
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
A.3
Usi
ng
th
e P
lan
t D
ata
base
T
he
US
DA
PL
AN
TS
Dat
abas
e dow
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013 i
s use
d
for
the
Gra
zing L
and N
RI.
The
pla
nt
dat
a bas
e in
the
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and C
AS
I in
cludes
vas
cula
r pla
nts
and
wit
h t
he
exce
pti
on o
f ap
pro
xim
atel
y 6
50 s
pec
ial
stat
us
pla
nts
do
es n
ot
incl
ude
subsp
ecie
s an
d v
arie
ty n
ames
. I
n t
he
gra
zing l
and
NR
I, w
e ar
e gen
eral
ly
conce
rned
wit
h t
he
gen
us
and s
pec
ies
of
the
pla
nt.
The
foll
ow
ing f
ield
pro
toco
ls u
se t
he
Pla
nt
Dat
abas
e in
the
CA
SI:
Pla
nt
Cen
sus
Lin
e poin
t tr
anse
cts
for
cover
com
posi
tion (
poin
t in
terc
ept)
Pla
nt
Hei
ght
Pro
duct
ion (
ran
gel
and o
nly
)
Dry
Wei
ght
Ran
k (
opti
onal
pro
toco
l)
Ther
e ar
e tw
o t
ypes
of
pla
nt
list
s use
d b
y t
he
CA
SI.
T
he
com
ple
te a
nd t
he
cust
om
lis
ts
are
sear
chab
le b
y c
om
mo
n n
ame,
sci
enti
fic
nam
e an
d p
lant
sym
bol.
T
he
thir
d l
ist
of
most
rec
ent
pla
nts
is
not
sear
chab
le a
nd i
s use
d o
nly
as
a q
uic
k s
ourc
e fo
r en
teri
ng p
lant
nam
es i
n p
roto
cols
. T
ab
le A
-6 c
on
tain
s a s
um
mary
of
the
list
s an
d h
ow
th
ey c
an
be
use
d i
n t
he
CA
SI.
Ty
pe
of
Lis
t N
am
e
Ap
pli
cab
le p
roto
col
Use
Sta
nd
ard
C
om
ple
te –
co
nta
ins
all
pla
nts
Pla
nt
Cen
sus
Lin
e P
oin
t T
ranse
cts
for
Co
ver
Co
mp
osi
tio
n
Pla
nt
Hei
ght
Sea
rchab
le b
y c
om
mo
n n
am
e, s
cien
tifi
c
nam
e and
pla
nt
sym
bo
l.
Als
o c
an b
e
use
d a
s a
cho
ice
list
. P
lants
sele
cted
fro
m t
his
lis
t ar
e au
tom
atic
ally
ad
ded
to
the
mo
st r
ecen
t p
lan
t li
st
Cu
sto
m
Pro
vid
ed b
y u
ser.
An
y n
um
ber
can
crea
ted
Pla
nt
Cen
sus
Lin
e P
oin
t T
ranse
cts
for
Co
ver
Co
mp
osi
tio
n
Pla
nt
Hei
ght
Act
s as
a s
mal
ler
sub
-set
of
pla
nts
, al
so
sear
chab
le a
nd
can
be
use
d a
s a
cho
ice
list
. T
hes
e li
sts
could
be
use
d t
o
pro
vid
e a
small
er s
ub
set
of
pla
nts
fo
r
stat
es,
ML
RA
s o
r o
ther
suit
able
regio
ns.
T
hes
e li
sts
can b
e m
oved
fro
m
one
CA
SI
to a
no
ther
via
Blu
eto
oth
or
Act
iveS
yn
c.
Auto
gen
erat
ed
Mo
st R
ecen
t P
lant
Lis
t
Pla
nt
Cen
sus
Lin
e P
oin
t T
ranse
cts
for
Co
ver
Co
mp
osi
tio
n
Pla
nt
Hei
ght
Auto
mati
call
y c
reat
ed a
nd
up
dat
ed b
y
the
CA
SI
as p
lants
are
sel
ecte
d d
uri
ng
dat
a en
try.
The
nu
mb
er o
f p
lants
mai
nta
ined
can
be
adju
sted
by t
he
use
r
und
er c
on
fig
ura
tio
n.
Ta
ble
A-6
. A
su
mm
ary o
f C
AS
I p
lant
list
s an
d h
ow
they a
re u
sed
.
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
The
stan
dar
d l
ists
are
use
d a
s th
e so
urc
e fo
r sh
ort
er u
ser
def
ined
cust
om
pla
nt
list
s. T
he
stan
dar
d a
nd c
ust
om
lis
ts a
re b
oth
sea
rch
able
and c
an b
e use
d t
o f
ind p
lants
not
in t
he
auto
-gen
erat
ed m
ost
rec
entl
y u
sed p
lant
list
s. P
lant
dat
a bas
e fu
nct
ional
ity c
an b
e
acce
ssed
fro
m a
ny o
f th
e th
ree
pro
toco
ls w
hic
h u
se p
lant
nam
es.
A.3
.1 A
dd
ing P
lan
ts t
o a
Cu
stom
Lis
t.
Pla
nts
are
ad
ded
to c
ust
om
lis
ts f
rom
th
e p
lan
t
searc
h w
ind
ow
. T
he
pla
nt
searc
h w
ind
ow
can
be
acc
esse
d f
rom
an
y o
f th
e m
ost
rec
ent
pla
nt
list
.
1. T
ap t
he
sear
ch o
pti
on f
rom
the
most
rec
ent
pla
nt
list
win
dow
.
This
lis
t w
ill
be
empty
th
e fi
rst
tim
e th
e
CA
SI
is u
sed.
In t
he
poin
t tr
anse
ct p
roto
col;
this
scr
een c
an
be
acce
ssed
by t
appin
g p
lan
ts f
rom
the
pla
nt
sym
bol
win
dow
. T
he
pla
nt
sym
bol
win
dow
pro
vid
es q
uic
k a
cces
s to
pla
nt
sym
bols
in
the
poin
t tr
anse
ct p
roto
col.
A p
lant
sear
ch w
indow
is
dis
pla
yed
(fi
gure
A-2
6).
Ente
r se
arch
cri
teri
a
her
e.
Pla
nt
nam
e d
isp
lay a
rea
Sea
rch b
y c
om
mo
n,
scie
nti
fic
or
pla
nt
sym
bo
l
Sel
ect
the
list
use
d
for
the
sear
ch.
Sea
rch f
or
a
spec
ific
str
ing o
f
char
acte
rs.
Tap
to
cre
ate
a new
cust
om
lis
t
Fig
ure
A-2
5.
The
full
win
do
w r
ecen
t
pla
nt
list
is
dis
pla
yed
wh
enever
a p
lant
sym
bo
l is
exp
ecte
d f
or
dat
a en
try.
Fig
ure
A-2
6.
The
pla
nt
sear
ch
win
do
w p
rovid
es a
nu
mb
er o
f w
ays
to
vie
w a
nd
sele
ct p
ant
spec
ies.
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
2. T
o a
dd p
lants
to a
n e
xis
ting c
ust
om
pla
nt
list
,
sele
ct t
he
list
nam
e fr
om
the
men
u.
Note
: T
o c
reat
e a
new
cust
om
lis
t ta
p
the
Lis
tMg
mt
men
u b
utt
on f
rom
the
com
man
d l
ine
and s
elec
t ‘C
rea
te n
ew
cust
om
lis
t’ f
rom
the
men
u..
3. E
nte
r se
arch
cri
teri
a v
ia t
he
pro
vid
ed c
hoic
e
list
s.
Sea
rch c
rite
ria
o
Nam
e
S
cien
tifi
c nam
e (s
how
n i
n
Fig
ure
A-2
6)
Com
mon n
ame(
show
n i
n
figure
A-2
7)
Pla
nt
sym
bol
o
Pla
nt
list
Com
ple
te (
show
n i
n F
igu
re 2
7)
An
y c
ust
om
lis
t
4. C
hec
k t
he
box
nex
t to
the
nam
e to
add t
he
pla
nt
to t
he
cust
om
pla
nt
list
.
Rep
eat
this
pro
cedu
re t
o a
dd o
ther
pla
nts
as
nee
ded
to c
ust
om
lis
ts.
Fig
ure
A-2
7.
Pla
cing a
chec
k b
y t
he
pla
nt
nam
e ad
ds
the
pla
nt
to t
he
cust
om
pla
nt
list
.
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
A.3
.2.1
A
dd
ing P
lan
ts t
o t
he
Rec
ent
Pla
nt
Lis
t
Sea
rchin
g a
nd s
elec
tin
g p
lants
fro
m a
ny p
lant
list
auto
mat
ical
ly a
dds
thes
e pla
nts
to t
he
most
rec
ent
pla
nt
list
wher
e th
ey b
ecom
e re
adil
y a
vai
lable
for
sele
ctio
n u
nti
l re
pla
ced b
y o
ther
mo
re r
ecen
t pla
nt
sele
ctio
ns.
1. T
o a
dd a
pla
nt,
sel
ect
searc
h f
rom
wit
h a
ny o
f
the
pla
nt
pro
toco
l.
2. E
nte
r ap
pro
pri
ate
sear
ch c
rite
ria
in t
he
pla
nt
sear
ch w
indow
and s
elec
t th
e pla
nt
by t
appin
g o
n t
he
nam
e.
The
pla
nt
sym
bol
wil
l be
retu
rned
to t
he
dat
a el
emen
t ce
ll f
rom
whic
h y
ou c
alle
d
the
sear
ch f
unct
ion a
nd t
he
pla
nt
wil
l
now
be
par
t o
f th
e re
cent
pla
nt
list
.
The
num
ber
of
pla
nts
ret
ained
in t
he
most
rec
ent
pla
nt
list
can
be
adju
sted
by
adju
stin
g t
he
num
ber
in
the
Max i
tem
s
on
lis
t fi
eld a
t th
e bott
om
of
the
Rec
ent
Pla
nt
Lis
t sc
reen
.
3. T
wo f
orm
s of
most
rec
ent
pla
nt
list
s ar
e use
d i
n
the
CA
SI.
A
quic
k p
ick o
pti
on
(fi
gure
A-2
9)
is
pro
vid
ed i
n t
he
poin
t in
terc
ept
pro
toco
l li
stin
g o
nly
pla
nt
sym
bols
. T
he
full
pla
nt
nam
es f
or
the
list
ed
pla
nt
sym
bols
can
be
dis
pla
yed
by s
elec
tin
g N
am
es
on t
he
bott
om
rig
ht
side
of
the
scre
en.
Sea
rch
may
be
sele
cted
fro
m t
his
scr
een t
o f
ind a
ddit
ional
pla
nts
not
on t
he
rece
nt
pla
nt
list
.
Fig
ure
A-2
8.
Tap
pin
g o
n a
pla
nt
nam
e in
the
pla
nt
sear
ch w
ind
ow
ad
ds
the
pla
nt
to
the
dat
a en
try c
ell
and
the
mo
st r
ecen
t
pla
nt
list
.
Fig
ure
A-2
9.
The
quic
k p
ick r
ecen
t
pla
nt
list
win
do
w i
s avai
lab
le i
n t
he
po
int
inte
rcep
t p
roto
col.
L
earn
tho
se p
lant
sym
bo
ls!
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I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Sp
ecia
l n
ote
on
pla
nt
sele
ctio
n:
Man
y o
f th
e old
er t
axonom
ic n
ames
that
gra
zing l
and
man
agem
ent
spec
iali
sts
are
fam
ilia
r w
ith h
ave
chan
ged
nam
es o
r h
ave
bee
n u
nder
goin
g
nam
e ch
anges
sin
ce t
he
earl
y 1
980
’s S
ee B
arkw
ort
h a
nd D
ewey (
1985)
for
info
rmat
ion
on t
axonom
ic c
han
ges
.
Som
e pla
nt
synon
ym
y i
s in
cluded
wit
h t
he
CA
SI
pla
nt
list
. T
he
dis
pla
yed
nam
e
Adro
po
gon a
ltus
is n
o l
onger
consi
der
ed a
n a
ccep
table
nam
e fo
r ta
ll b
eard
gra
ss. T
he
corr
ect
nam
e is
no
w c
onsi
der
ed t
o b
e B
oth
rioch
loa a
lta
and i
s il
lust
rate
d b
y t
he
‘=>
’
sym
bol
poin
ting t
o t
he
acce
pte
d n
ame.
The
asso
ciat
ed p
lant
sym
bol
agre
es w
ith t
he
new
nam
e an
d i
s des
ignat
ed B
OA
L3.
If t
his
pla
nt
is s
elec
ted t
he
corr
ect
pla
nt
sym
bol
wil
l
alw
ays
be
use
d i
n t
he
CA
SI.
T
he
pla
nt
list
acc
esse
d b
y t
he
Gra
zin
g L
an
d C
AS
I in
th
e
Fie
ld P
C i
ncl
ud
es o
nly
th
e cu
rren
t acc
epte
d p
lan
t n
am
es a
nd
syn
on
ym
y f
or
pla
nts
wit
h s
imp
le g
enu
s sp
ecie
s n
am
es. P
lants
and a
ssoci
ated
synon
ym
y c
onsi
der
ed a
sub
-
spec
ies,
var
ieta
l or
hybri
d n
ame
hav
e b
een e
lim
inat
ed t
o s
ave
spac
e an
d a
void
confu
sion
.
Man
y o
f th
e now
outd
ated
gen
us
spec
ies
nam
es w
ere
in r
eali
ty o
ffic
iall
y n
amed
sub
spec
ies
or
var
ieti
es a
nd t
hus
may
not
be
in t
he
abri
dged
lis
t of
pla
nt
nam
es c
onta
ined
in
the
CA
SI
dat
abas
e. F
or
this
rea
son, so
me
pla
nt
nam
es y
ou m
ight
expec
t to
fin
d i
n t
he
CA
SI
list
may
not
be
ther
e. T
ry s
earc
hes
usi
ng b
oth
com
mon a
nd s
cien
tifi
c pla
nt
nam
es
(see
ex
ample
s bel
ow
). I
f in
doubt,
chec
k t
he
Nat
ional
Lis
t at
:
ww
w.p
lants
.usd
a.gov
Ex
ample
s:
If y
ou s
earc
h f
or
blu
ebun
ch w
hea
tgra
ss a
s
Agro
pyr
on s
pic
atu
m u
nder
the
scie
nti
fic
nam
e, y
ou
wil
l not
loca
te t
he
pla
nt.
That
shou
ld b
e an
indic
atio
n t
hat
the
scie
nti
fic
nam
e of
the
pla
nt
has
chan
ged
. N
ext
try b
lueb
unch
whea
tgra
ss u
nder
th
e
com
mon n
ame
box
. T
ap c
om
mon n
ame
and t
ap i
n
“blu
eb”
and y
ou w
ill
see
PS
SP
6 b
lueb
unch
whea
tgra
ss (
Pse
udoro
gn
eria
spic
atu
m),
the
new
tax
onom
ic n
ame.
If
you w
ish t
o s
elec
t th
is p
lant
for
the
pop u
p l
ist,
tap
on t
he
smal
l box
in f
ront
of
the
sym
bol
PS
SP
6 a
nd a
sm
all
chec
k m
ark w
ill
app
ear.
If y
ou w
ish t
o s
earc
h f
or
rubber
rab
bit
bru
sh a
nd
look f
or
Chry
soth
am
nus
nause
osu
s, y
ou w
ill
not
find t
he
pla
nt.
Th
is m
ean
s th
at t
he
nam
e has
chan
ged
, so
try
und
er c
om
mon n
ame,
rubber
rabbit
bru
sh a
nd y
ou w
ill
see
ER
NA
10, ru
bb
er
rabbit
bru
sh (
Eri
cmer
ia n
ause
osu
s).
In m
any c
ases
the
old
sci
enti
fic
nam
e is
ref
eren
ced
to t
he
new
sci
enti
fic
nam
e:
Fig
ure
A-3
0.
The
com
mo
n n
am
e
blu
ebunch w
as
use
d t
o e
asil
y f
ind
blu
ebunch w
hea
tgra
ss,
Pse
ud
oro
gn
eria
spic
atu
m.
The
pla
nt
sym
bo
l P
SS
P6
is
sto
red
in t
he
CA
SI.
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I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
For
exam
ple
, A
gro
pyr
on r
epen
s =
>,
EL
RE
4,
Ely
mus
repen
s (q
uac
kgra
ss)
Usi
ng t
he
wil
d c
ard s
earc
h
Anoth
er w
ay o
f fi
ndin
g r
ubber
rab
bit
bru
sh u
tili
zes
the
wil
d c
ard s
earc
h. T
ype
in t
he
nam
e
‘rab
bit
bru
sh’
Mak
e su
re c
om
mon i
s se
lect
ed a
nd
tap t
he
full
tex
t se
arch
bu
tton. A
ll p
lants
wit
h
rabbit
bru
sh a
s par
t of
thei
r co
mm
on n
ame
wil
l be
retu
rned
. T
his
app
roac
h m
ay w
ork
wel
l fo
r so
me
pla
nts
when
only
par
t of
the
nam
e be
know
n (
See
figure
A-3
1).
A.3
.3 I
den
tify
ing P
lan
t S
pec
ies
Use
the
foll
ow
ing c
rite
ria
for
iden
tify
ing p
lant
spec
ies:
Opti
on I
is
pre
fera
ble
and b
est,
op
tion I
I is
use
d i
f sp
ecie
s ca
nnot
be
iden
tifi
ed—
mak
e note
, II
I
last
res
ort
or
tem
pora
rily
unti
l id
enti
fica
tion c
an b
e
mad
e—m
ake
note
wh
y u
nknow
n i
s use
d.
I.
Iden
tify
pla
nt
gen
us
and s
pec
ies.
If
th
e gen
us
and
spec
ies
of
the
pla
nt
cann
ot
be
det
erm
ined
, it
is
reco
mm
ended
th
at t
he
pla
nt
be
coll
ecte
d a
nd
iden
tifi
ed l
ater
or
by a
noth
er p
lant
spec
iali
st.
II.
Iden
tify
gen
us-
-only
if
effo
rts
to d
eter
min
e th
e
spec
ies
cannot
be
mad
e b
ecau
se o
f la
ck o
f m
aturi
ty,
dam
age
to t
he
pla
nt,
or
young p
hen
olo
gic
al s
tage.
If
yo
u c
an, tr
y t
o r
econst
ruct
the
spec
ies
by e
ver
y
avai
lable
mea
ns.
If
gen
us
on
ly i
s giv
en, m
ak
e
com
men
t in
note
pad
(S
elec
t N
ote
s at
the
bott
om
of
the
scre
en)
ab
ou
t w
hy “
spec
ies”
was
not
iden
tifi
ed.
III.
If
Gen
us/
Spec
ies
or
Gen
us
cann
ot
be
det
erm
ined
, se
lect
unkno
wn
and l
ink t
he
pla
nt
to a
funct
ion
al g
roup (
from
the
choic
e li
st.
Once
crea
ted, th
is u
niq
ue
unknow
n p
lant
can b
e use
d a
ny
pla
ce e
lse
this
pla
nt
is e
nco
unte
red d
uri
ng d
ata
coll
ecti
on f
or
the
poin
t.
Unknow
n p
lant
list
s w
ill
be
refr
eshed
wit
h e
ach n
ew p
oin
t.
Import
ant:
Kee
p i
n m
ind,
that
unid
enti
fied
pla
nt
spec
ies
should
be
the
last
res
ort
. P
leas
e m
ake
ever
y
effo
rt t
o a
chie
ve
lev
el I
or
II.
Fig
ure
A-3
1.
Typ
ing i
n ‘
rab
bit
bru
sh’
wit
h a
full
tex
t re
turn
s u
p t
o 3
00
pla
nts
wit
h r
abb
it a
s p
art
of
thei
r
com
mo
n n
am
e.
Fig
ure
A-3
2.
A u
niq
ue
unk
no
wn
pla
nt
has
bee
n c
reat
ed i
n t
he
ann
ual
forb
fu
nct
ional
gro
up
(F
A1
).
Lea
ve
a
no
te t
o p
rovid
e fu
rther
in
form
atio
n.
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Ref
eren
ces
Nuss
er, S
.M., a
nd
D.M
. T
ho
mp
son
. 1
997.
Net
work
ed h
andhel
d C
AS
IC.
Pro
ceed
ings
of
Sym
po
siu
m 9
7, N
ew D
irec
tio
ns
in S
urv
eys
and C
ensu
ses.
Sta
tist
ics
Can
ada,
pp.
361
-364.
Nuss
er, S
.M., a
nd
J.J
. G
oeb
el. 1
997
. T
he
Nat
ional
res
ourc
es i
nven
tory
: a
long
-ter
m m
ult
i-
reso
urc
e m
on
ito
rin
g p
rogra
m. E
nvir
onm
enta
l an
d E
colo
gic
al S
tati
stic
s 4:1
81
-204.
Unit
ed S
tate
s D
epar
tmen
t of
Agri
cult
ure
, N
atura
l R
esourc
es C
onse
rvat
ion S
ervic
e. 1
998.
Inst
ruct
ion
s fo
r C
oll
ecti
ng 1
99
8 S
pec
ial
Nat
ional
Res
ourc
es I
nven
tory
Stu
dy D
ata,
pp.
ii-v
.
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B
Th
e G
arm
in G
PS
Ma
p 7
6 R
ecei
ver
: F
eatu
res,
Fu
nct
ion
s,
Set
up
, an
d Q
ua
lity
of
Po
siti
on
G
arm
in G
PS
Ma
p76
Fea
ture
s S
pec
ific
ati
on
s
Wei
ght:
7.5
ounce
s
No. ch
annel
s: 1
2 p
aral
lel
Ante
nna
type:
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Dis
pla
y s
ize:
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uded
map
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e: N
ort
h A
mer
ica
maj
or
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ays,
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ies,
ex
its
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ccep
ts o
pti
onal
Map S
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e ™
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ced
maps
No. W
aypoin
ts:
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h n
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raphic
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ym
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rack
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aved
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out
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ota
l tr
ack p
oin
ts, au
to l
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g
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oute
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om
pri
sed o
f 50 w
aypoin
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ach
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nd
ard:
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ater
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urf
ace
!
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er f
eatu
res:
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p c
om
pute
r, t
idal
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n/m
oon i
nfo
, hunti
ng/f
ishin
g i
nfo
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ual
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g. 4 a
nd:
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p:/
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w.g
arm
in.c
om
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du
cts/
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pec
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l.
GP
S M
ap
76 –
Fro
nt
Vie
w
Vis
ible
on t
he
front
side
of
the
Map
76 i
s th
e:
Ante
nna
– a
lways
hold
the
rece
iver
up
right
wit
h t
he
dis
pla
y f
acin
g y
ou a
nd t
he
ante
nna
at a
bout
an 8
0 d
egre
e an
gle
fro
m h
ori
zonta
l. F
ace
tow
ards
the
south
wes
t to
obta
in t
he
bes
t G
PS
rec
epti
on.
Scr
een p
rote
ctor
– P
rovid
es i
nte
rnat
ional
pat
ent
info
rmat
ion a
nd a
rem
inder
of
how
to
ori
ent
the
rece
iver
for
bes
t G
PS
sat
elli
te r
ecep
tion.
Keyp
ad –
A R
OC
KE
R k
ey s
urr
ounded
by 8
funct
ional
key
s.
Dis
pla
y –
Dis
pla
y c
apab
le o
f d
epic
tin
g G
PS
dat
a an
d 4
gre
y c
olo
r m
aps.
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GP
S M
ap
76 –
Back
Vie
w
On t
he
bac
k s
ide
of
the
Map
76 y
ou
wil
l fi
nd:
1. T
he
ante
nna
po
rt, 2. T
he
bat
tery
com
par
tmen
t, a
nd 3
. T
he
pow
er-d
ata
port
.
You c
an c
onn
ect
an e
xte
rnal
an
tenna
wit
h a
n M
CX
connec
tor
to t
he
ante
nna
port
.
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onnec
t th
e an
tenna
by g
rasp
ing t
he
MC
X c
onnec
tor
bet
wee
n y
ou
r th
um
b a
nd i
ndex
finger
and g
entl
y p
ush
ing t
he
connec
tor
stra
ight
into
the
port
. R
emove
the
connec
tor
by
gen
tly p
ull
ing i
t st
raig
ht
out.
N
ever
tw
ist
the
con
nec
tor
whil
e in
sert
ing i
t in
to o
r
rem
ovin
g i
t fr
om
the
po
rt.
The
bat
tery
com
par
tmen
t is
found i
n t
he
mid
dle
of
the
rece
iver
. L
ift,
tw
ist,
and p
ull
the
D-r
ing t
o r
emove
the
flap
cover
ing b
oth
the
bat
tery
com
par
tmen
t an
d t
he
pow
er/d
ata
po
rt. B
e su
re b
atte
ries
are
ori
ente
d a
ccord
ing t
o t
he
guid
es e
tch
ed o
n t
he
insi
de
of
the
com
par
tmen
t. U
se t
wo f
resh
AA
bat
teri
es f
rom
the
sam
e pac
k e
ach t
ime
yo
u c
han
ge
bat
teri
es.
The
pow
er/d
ata
port
is
loca
ted n
ear
the
bott
om
of
the
bac
k s
ide
– i
nse
rt G
arm
in
pow
er a
dap
ter
or
PC
dat
a 4
-pin
plu
gs
by a
lignin
g t
he
slot
on t
he
plu
g w
ith t
he
rais
ed
key
on t
he
inner
wal
l of
the
port
.
2
3
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2
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Map
76 I
nte
rface
Key
s
PO
WE
R/b
ackli
ght
key (
light
bulb
) – P
ress
and h
old
to p
ow
er u
p t
he
Map
76. P
ress
agai
n t
o a
ctiv
ate
the
bac
kli
ght.
QU
IT –
Pre
ss t
his
key t
o e
xit
a f
unct
ion o
r go b
ack a
pag
e.
NA
V (
MO
B)
– P
ress
this
key
to
beg
in n
avig
atio
n f
unct
ion. W
hen
the
NA
V k
ey i
s
pre
ssed
and h
eld i
t re
cord
s a
Man
Over
boar
d (
MO
B)
poin
t th
at s
tore
s th
e cu
rren
t
loca
tion a
nd c
om
men
ces
nav
igat
ion b
ack t
o t
hat
poin
t.
ZO
OM
IN
– P
ress
this
key
whil
e vie
win
g a
map
to z
oom
in (
enla
rge)
.
ZO
OM
OU
T –
Pre
ss t
his
key
whil
e vie
win
g a
map
to z
oom
out
(red
uce
).
PA
GE
– P
ress
this
key
to
move
bet
wee
n p
rim
ary d
ispla
y p
ages
.
ME
NU
– P
ress
this
key
tw
ice
to a
cces
s th
e m
ain m
enu. P
ress
once
to d
isp
lay p
age
opti
on m
enus.
EN
TE
R –
Pre
ss t
his
key
to a
ctiv
ate
a dat
a fi
eld o
r co
nfi
rm a
sel
ecti
on. P
ress
and h
old
to c
aptu
re a
waypoin
t.
RO
CK
ER
– U
se t
his
key
to m
ove
bet
wee
n f
ield
s an
d b
etw
een f
ield
pla
ce h
old
ers
wit
hin
fie
lds.
T
he
RO
CK
ER
key
mov
es l
eft,
rig
ht,
up, an
d d
ow
n.
RO
CK
ER
Key
The
RO
CK
ER
key i
s use
d t
o m
ove
from
scr
oll
up a
nd d
ow
n l
ists
in m
enus.
It i
s al
so u
sed t
o m
ove
from
fie
ld t
o f
ield
on a
set
up p
age.
Indiv
idual
set
tin
gs
can b
e ad
just
ed b
y p
ress
ing t
he
EN
TE
R k
ey t
o a
ctiv
ate
a fi
eld t
hen
pre
ssin
g l
eft/
right
RO
CK
ER
to m
ove
left
or
right
- ch
arac
ter
to c
har
acte
r.
Pre
ssin
g u
p/d
ow
n R
OC
KE
R l
ets
you c
han
ge
a nu
mber
or
lett
er f
or
a p
arti
cula
r
char
acte
r en
try.
See
Man
ual,
pg. 10.
PO
WE
R K
ey,
Fir
st P
ress
Pre
ss a
nd h
old
the
PO
WE
R k
ey (
red l
ight
bulb
ico
n o
n l
eft
side
of
the
keypad
) unti
l
yo
u s
ee t
he
firs
t st
artu
p p
age.
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ss t
he
EN
TE
R k
ey t
o m
ove
thro
ugh t
he
star
tup
pag
es t
o t
he
GP
S I
nfo
rmat
ion
pag
e.
Sta
rtup P
ages
1 a
nd 2
co
nta
in p
ropri
etar
y a
nd c
op
yri
ght
info
rmat
ion.
Sta
rtup P
age
3 i
s a
war
nin
g a
nd l
egal
dis
clai
mer
. S
ee M
an
ual,
pg. 10.
PO
WE
R K
ey,
Sec
on
d P
ress
Pre
ss t
he
PO
WE
R k
ey a
sec
ond
tim
e to
adju
st b
ackli
ght
and d
ispla
y c
ontr
ast.
Warn
ing –
turn
ing o
n t
he
back
light
dra
ins
the
batt
ery!
Warn
ing –
Do n
ot
chang
e th
e co
ntr
ast
! D
oin
g s
o m
ay
cause
dis
pla
y lo
ss a
nd f
orc
e a
syst
em r
eset
!
Use
the
RO
CK
ER
key t
o a
dju
st t
he
‘sli
der
s’ f
or
bac
kli
ght.
Use
the
QU
IT k
ey t
o a
ccep
t th
e se
ttin
g o
r ex
it t
he
adju
stm
ent.
Oth
er s
etups
affe
ct h
ow
long t
he
bac
kli
ght
stay
s o
n.
PO
WE
R K
ey, T
urn
off
Map
76
T
urn
off
the
Map
76 b
y p
ress
ing t
he
PO
WE
R k
ey a
nd h
old
ing u
nti
l off
. S
ee
Man
ual,
Pg
.
10.
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ME
NU
Key
, F
irst
Pre
ss
Pre
ss t
he
ME
NU
key t
o s
ee a
lis
t o
f th
e opti
ons.
U
se t
he
RO
CK
ER
key t
o s
croll
to
and
hig
hli
ght
an o
pti
on t
hen
pre
ss t
he
EN
TE
R k
ey t
o s
elec
t an
opti
on:
Sta
rt S
imula
tor
– S
elec
t th
is o
pti
on t
o p
lace
the
Map
76 i
n s
imula
tor
mode.
Nort
h U
p (
Tra
ck U
p)
– S
elec
t th
is o
pti
on t
o d
ispla
y N
ort
h u
p i
n t
he
sate
llit
e vie
w o
r
chan
ge
to h
ave
Nort
h i
n s
ame
dir
ecti
on a
s tr
ack.
New
Ele
vati
on
– E
nte
r a
bet
ter
elev
atio
n t
o i
mpro
ve
3D
per
form
ance
.
New
Loca
tion
– S
elec
t th
is o
pti
on i
f th
e re
ceiv
er h
as b
een m
oved
more
than
100
mil
es. C
hoose
the
‘Auto
mat
ic’
opti
on t
o h
ave
the
rece
iver
sea
rch t
he
sky f
or
sate
llit
es o
r se
lect
‘U
se M
ap’
to h
elp i
t fi
gu
re o
ut
wher
e in
the
worl
d i
t is
. T
he
‘Use
Map
’ opti
on a
llow
s you
to m
ove
the
poin
ter
on t
he
Map
pag
e to
a l
oca
tion.
See
Man
ual,
pg. 10.
ME
NU
Key
, S
econ
d P
res
s
Pre
ss t
he
ME
NU
key a
sec
ond t
ime
to s
ee t
he
Mai
n M
enu p
age.
N
AV
Key
, F
irst
Pre
ss
Pre
ss t
he
NA
V k
ey t
o s
ee a
lis
t of
the
opti
ons.
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RO
CK
ER
key t
o c
hoose
an o
pti
on. P
ress
the
EN
TE
R k
ey t
o s
elec
t an
opti
on:
Go T
o P
oin
t – S
et t
he
Map
76 t
o n
avig
ate
to a
spec
ific
waypoin
t.
Navi
gate
Route
– S
et t
he
Map
76 t
o n
avig
ate
usi
ng a
spec
ific
route
(co
llec
tion o
f
rela
ted w
aypoin
ts).
Navi
gate
Tra
ck –
Set
the
Map
76 t
o n
avig
ate
alon
g a
spec
ific
tra
ck (
a den
ser
coll
ecti
on o
f poin
ts, or
a bre
ad-c
rum
b t
rail
)
Res
um
e N
avi
gati
on
– S
et t
he
Map
76 b
ack t
o n
avig
atio
n m
ode
afte
r it
’s b
een
sto
pp
ed.
Use
s la
st n
avig
atio
n s
etti
ng (
poin
t, r
oute
, an
d t
rack
).
NA
V K
ey, S
econ
d P
ress
Pre
ss t
he
NA
V k
ey a
sec
ond t
ime
to s
et a
“M
an O
ver
boar
d”
(MO
B)
poin
t.
T
he
MO
B, on
ce s
et,
allo
ws
the
Map
76 t
o p
rovid
e nav
igat
ion d
irec
tions
bac
k t
o t
hat
spot.
A g
ood e
xam
ple
is
sett
ing t
he
loca
tion o
f a
veh
icle
pri
or
to e
nte
rin
g t
hic
k w
oods
then
nav
igat
ing b
ack t
o t
he
veh
icle
.
See
Man
ual,
Pg
. 10.
EN
TE
R K
ey
Pre
ss t
he
EN
TE
R k
ey t
o a
ccep
t a
choic
e hig
hli
ghte
d b
y t
he
RO
CK
ER
key.
Pre
ss a
nd h
old
the
EN
TE
R k
ey t
o m
ark a
waypoin
t.
S
ee M
an
ual,
pg. 10.
PA
GE
Key
Use
the
PA
GE
key t
o m
ove
amon
g t
he
five
mai
n d
ispla
y p
ages
of
the
Map
76.
Map
76 M
ain
Dis
pla
y P
ages
The
Map
76 h
as f
ive
mai
n d
isp
lay p
ages
:
GP
S I
nfo
rmat
ion P
age
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ng L
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llec
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ices
Map
Pag
e
Poin
t P
age
Hig
hw
ay P
age
Rou
te (
or
GoT
o)
pag
e
Th
e G
PS
In
form
ati
on
page
Dis
pla
ys
spee
d, el
evat
ion,
accu
racy,
rece
iver
sta
tus,
sat
elli
te s
tatu
s, d
ate,
tim
e, a
nd
loca
tion.
When
the
rece
iver
rec
eiv
es 3
sat
elli
te s
ignal
s it
wil
l re
port
acc
ura
cy (
esti
mat
ed)
and
spee
d. W
hen
it’
s re
ceiv
ing 4
sat
elli
tes
it w
ill
repo
rt e
levat
ion.
The
Map
76 d
ispla
ys
sever
al t
yp
es o
f re
ceiv
er s
tatu
s m
essa
ges
:
o
2D
loca
tion –
com
puti
ng h
ori
zonta
l posi
tion b
ased
on 3
sat
elli
tes.
o
3D
loca
tion –
com
puti
ng h
ori
zonta
l an
d v
erti
cal
posi
tion b
ased
on 4
or
more
sate
llit
es.
o
2D
/3D
dif
fere
nti
al l
oca
tion –
com
puti
ng p
osi
tions
usi
ng W
AA
S o
r oth
er
dif
fere
nti
al c
orr
ecti
ons.
o
Sim
ula
ting G
PS
– t
he
rece
iver
is
runnin
g i
n s
imula
tor
mode
and i
s not
rece
ivin
g
GP
S s
ignal
s.
Sat
elli
te s
ky v
iew
– s
how
s lo
cati
on o
f sa
tell
ites
in s
ky r
elat
ive
to l
oca
tion (
in c
ente
r)
of
rece
iver
. S
atel
lite
s bei
ng t
rack
ed a
re p
lott
ed.
Sat
elli
te s
tren
gth
indic
ato
rs b
ars
dis
pla
y w
hic
h s
atel
lite
s ar
e bei
ng t
rack
ed a
nd w
hat
thei
r re
lati
ve
stre
ngth
is.
S
atel
lite
s use
d f
or
nav
igat
ion w
ill
be
soli
d b
lack
. A
“D
” in
any g
iven
bar
indic
ates
pre
sence
of
dif
fere
nti
al c
orr
ecti
ons.
You c
an t
og
gle
bet
wee
n a
set
coord
inat
e sy
stem
, su
ch a
s U
TM
, an
d
deg
rees
/min
ute
s/se
conds
by t
oggli
ng t
he
RO
CK
ER
key
up/d
ow
n.
See
Man
ual,
Pgs.
23 &
24.
Th
e M
ap
Page
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ng L
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llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
The
Map
76 c
om
es w
ith a
buil
t-in
bas
e m
ap o
f N
ort
h A
mer
ica
that
incl
udes
cit
ies,
inte
rsta
te h
igh
ways,
and s
tate
/county
road
s. T
he
scal
e of
the
map
dat
a is
appro
xim
atel
y 1
:2,0
00,0
00.
Supple
men
tal
map
dat
a ca
n b
e uplo
aded
to t
he
Map
76 f
rom
the
Map
Sourc
e T
opo ™
soft
war
e th
at c
om
es w
ith
Confi
gura
tion 1
& 2
syst
ems.
M
ap S
ourc
e T
opo d
ata
are
appro
xim
atel
y 1
:100,0
00 s
cale
.
Oth
er M
ap S
ourc
e so
ftw
are
can b
e obta
ined
fro
m G
arm
in o
r G
arm
in d
eale
rs:
htt
p:/
/ww
w.g
arm
in.c
om
/car
togra
ph
y/m
apso
urc
e/
Chan
ge
the
zoom
sca
le b
y u
sin
g t
he
zoom
key
s on
the
Map
76 k
eypad
o
ZO
OM
IN
o
ZO
OM
OU
T
A s
cale
bar
is
dis
pla
yed
in t
he
low
er l
eft
corn
er o
f th
e m
ap.
If ‘
Ov
erzo
om
’ is
dis
pla
yed
under
the
scal
e no f
urt
her
map
info
rmat
ion i
s av
aila
ble
.
Map
Pag
e Z
oo
m I
n/O
ut
Use
the
ZO
OM
IN
key t
o z
oom
in o
n t
he
map
dis
pla
y. N
ote
the
scal
e ch
ange
in t
he
low
er l
eft
corn
er o
f th
e m
ap.
Use
the
ZO
OM
OU
T k
ey t
o z
oom
out
on t
he
map
dis
pla
y.
If ‘
Ov
erzo
om
’ is
dis
pla
yed
no f
urt
her
map
info
rmat
ion c
an b
e dis
pla
yed
.
The
‘map
sou
rce’
ben
eath
the
scal
e bar
indic
ates
Map
Sourc
e ™
enhan
ced m
ap d
ata
is
load
ed a
nd c
an b
e vie
wed
.
See
Man
ual,
Pg. 26.
Map
Pag
e O
pti
on
s – C
han
ge
Pag
e L
ayou
t
Pre
ss t
he
ME
NU
key w
hil
e on t
he
map
pag
e
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ng L
and
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ite
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llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Use
the
RO
CK
ER
key t
o s
croll
to
Set
up P
age
Layo
ut.
W
hen
the
opti
on i
s hig
hli
ghte
d
pre
ss t
he
EN
TE
R k
ey.
Anoth
er c
hoic
e li
st p
op
s up. U
se t
he
RO
CK
ER
key
to m
ove
up/d
ow
n t
he
list
. W
hen
the
opti
on d
esir
ed i
s h
igh
lighte
d (
in t
his
cas
e S
mal
l (1
Row
)) t
hen
pre
ss t
he
EN
TE
R
key
.
The
map
dis
pla
y c
han
ges
to c
onfo
rm t
o y
ou
r se
lect
ion.
S
ee M
an
ual,
pg. 27.
Map
Pag
e O
pti
on
s – C
han
ge
Data
Fie
lds
Whil
e on t
he
map
pag
e p
ress
the
ME
NU
key. A
choic
e li
st p
op
s up.
Scr
oll
to
Change
Data
Fie
lds.
O
nce
hig
hli
ghte
d p
ress
the
EN
TE
R k
ey.
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ices
You w
ill
see
the
top l
eft
most
dat
a fi
eld h
ighli
ghte
d. P
ress
the
EN
TE
R k
ey t
o c
han
ge
the
type
of
dat
a dis
pla
yed i
n t
he
fiel
d.
Use
the
RO
CK
ER
key t
o s
croll
up/d
ow
n t
he
choic
e li
st t
hat
pops
up.
When
the
des
ired
dat
a ty
pe
is h
ighli
ghte
d p
ress
th
e E
NT
ER
key.
Use
the
RO
CK
ER
key t
o s
croll
to
a d
iffe
rent
dat
a fi
eld.
S
ee M
an
ual,
pg. 27.
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ng L
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llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Poin
ter
Page
(use
wit
h N
AV
key
)
The
poin
ter
pag
e is
use
d f
or
nav
igat
ion w
hen
a s
trai
ght
line
cou
rse
can n
ot
be
foll
ow
ed.
The
poin
ter
pag
e has
:
° U
ser
sele
ctab
le d
ata
fiel
ds
° S
tatu
s bar
(in
dic
ates
whic
h p
oin
t bei
ng n
avig
ated
)
° C
om
pas
s ri
ng (
gra
phic
dis
pla
y o
f cu
rren
t tr
ack
)
° P
oin
ter
(poin
ts t
ow
ards
acti
ve
waypoin
t)
Aft
er a
waypoin
t is
mad
e ac
tive
for
nav
igat
ion t
he
waypoin
t nam
e is
dis
pla
yed
in t
he
stat
us
bar
. A
s you c
han
ge
dir
ecti
on t
he
com
pas
s ri
ng w
ill
rota
te –
ali
gnin
g y
our
trac
k
wit
h t
he
ver
tica
l li
ne.
A
s you c
han
ge
dir
ecti
on t
he
poin
ter
wil
l al
ways
poin
t to
war
d
the
acti
ve
nav
igat
ion w
ayp
oin
t.
When
you a
re g
oin
g d
irec
tly t
ow
ard t
he
acti
ve
way
poin
t th
e poin
ter
is a
ligned
wit
h
the
ver
tica
l li
ne
in t
he
com
pas
s ri
ng.
When
you a
rriv
e at
the
way
poin
t an
‘A
rriv
ing a
t D
esti
nat
ion’
mes
sage
wil
l be
dis
pla
yed
.
The
com
pas
s ri
ng i
s no
t a
true
com
pas
s – y
ou m
ust
be
movin
g f
or
the
poin
ter
and
com
pas
s ri
ng t
o w
ork
pro
per
ly.
See
Man
ual,
pg. 33.
Hig
hw
ay P
age
(use
wit
h N
AV
key
)
Use
d w
hen
a s
trai
gh
t li
ne
cours
e ca
n b
e fo
llow
ed.
The
pag
e h
as u
ser
sele
ctab
le d
ata
fiel
ds,
a s
tatu
s b
ar, an
d a
hig
hw
ay d
ispla
y.
Tra
cks
and w
aypoin
ts d
ispla
yed
on t
he
map
pag
e w
ill
be
pre
sent
on t
he
hig
hw
ay
pag
e.
The
tria
ngle
rep
rese
nts
curr
ent
loca
tion r
elat
ive
to t
he
acti
ve
waypoin
t or
trac
k.
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ices
Lik
e th
e m
ap p
age,
th
e zo
om
lev
el c
an b
e ch
anged
by u
sin
g t
he
ZO
OM
IN
/OU
T
key
s.
Nav
igat
e dow
n t
he
hig
hw
ay b
y k
eepin
g t
he
poin
t of
the
tria
ngle
ali
gned
wit
h t
he
whit
e li
ne
in t
he
hig
hw
ay a
nd t
he
hig
hw
ay p
oin
ted
tow
ards
the
top o
f th
e dis
pla
y.
Pre
ss t
he
ME
NU
key t
o a
cces
s th
e hig
hw
ay p
age
opti
ons.
O
pti
ons
are
adju
sted
much
as t
hey
are
on t
he
map
pag
e.
See
Man
ual,
Pgs.
34
-36.
Act
ive
Rou
te P
age
The
route
pag
e is
the
thir
d n
avig
atio
n d
ispla
y p
age.
A r
oute
is
a se
ries
of
waypoin
ts t
hat
hav
e bee
n s
elec
ted f
or
nav
igat
ion.
The
nav
igat
ion i
s poin
t to
poin
t an
d f
oll
ow
s a
list
that
the
use
r des
ignat
es.
When
we
choose
a l
ist
of
wayp
oin
ts a
nam
e w
ill
be
assi
gn
ed i
n t
he
top f
ield
.
Eac
h w
aypoin
t ch
ose
n i
s d
ispla
yed
.
Imm
edia
tely
to t
he
right
of
the
waypoin
t is
a d
ata
fiel
d.
The
dat
a fi
eld p
rovid
es r
eal
tim
e st
atus
to t
he
route
nav
igat
or.
Sta
tus
fiel
ds
incl
ude
Dis
tance
, C
ours
e, a
nd E
TA
.
A r
oute
dis
tance
tota
l is
dis
pla
yed
in t
he
low
er r
ight
fiel
d.
See
Man
ual
Pg. 36.
Act
ive
Goto
Pag
e
When
a s
ingle
waypoin
t is
bei
ng n
avig
ated
the
top
of
the
pag
e w
ill
read
“A
ctiv
e
Goto
” in
stea
d o
f “A
ctiv
e R
oute
”. T
he
nav
igat
ion w
aypoin
t w
ill
be
list
ed.
The
dis
tance
to t
he
poin
t is
dis
pla
yed
.
Pre
ssin
g t
he
RO
CK
ER
key
to t
he
right
or
left
cycl
es f
oll
ow
ing a
ddit
ional
dat
a
dis
pla
yed
on t
he
right
side
of
the
scre
en f
or
route
and w
aypoin
t nav
igat
ion:
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eg f
uel
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° L
eg t
ime
Leg
dis
tance
(m
ust
be
movin
g)
° S
unri
se
° S
unse
t
° T
ime
to (
nex
t poin
t – e
stim
ate
impro
ves
when
mo
vin
g)
° D
ista
nce
° C
ours
e – d
irec
tion b
etw
een t
he
acti
ve
‘fro
m’
and ‘
to’
waypoin
ts.
° E
TA
( E
stim
ated
Tim
e of
Arr
ival
– e
stim
ated
tim
e you w
ill
reac
h y
our
des
tinat
ion
waypoin
t bas
ed o
n c
urr
ent
cours
e an
d s
pee
d)
° F
uel
(m
ust
be
movin
g)
See
Man
ual
Pg. 36
GP
S M
ap
76
Set
up
T
urn
ing
on
th
e M
ap
76 a
nd
Pla
cin
g i
n S
imu
lato
r M
od
e
Pre
ss a
nd h
old
the
PO
WE
R k
ey u
nti
l th
e fi
rst
scre
en a
pp
ears
.
Pre
ss t
he
EN
TE
R k
ey u
nti
l th
e G
PS
In
fo P
age
app
ears
.
Pre
ss t
he
ME
NU
key,
and t
hen
use
the
RO
CK
ER
key
to s
croll
to
“S
tart
Sim
ula
tor”
.
Pre
ss t
he
EN
TE
R k
ey t
o s
tart
sim
ula
tor.
The
Sta
tus
Bar
wil
l re
ad “
SIM
UL
AT
OR
”.
Main
Men
u
The
Mai
n M
enu P
age
conta
ins
sett
ings
not
found o
n t
he
Mai
n p
ages
.
It c
an b
e ac
cess
ed f
rom
an
y p
age
by p
ress
ing t
he
ME
NU
key t
wic
e.
Thre
e st
atus
fiel
ds:
B
ack
light
stat
us,
Mem
ory
sta
tus,
and P
ow
er s
tatu
s ar
e fo
und a
t
the
bott
om
of
the
Mai
n M
enu p
age.
The
bac
kli
ght
stat
us
tell
s yo
u i
f th
e b
ackli
ght
is t
urn
ed o
n.
This
is
import
ant
bec
ause
the
bac
kli
ght
is a
maj
or
sourc
e of
bat
tery
dra
in.
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llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
The
mem
ory
indic
ator
gau
ge
at t
he
bott
om
cen
ter
of
the
pag
e te
lls
you h
ow
much
mem
ory
is
avai
lable
fo
r w
aypo
ints
and t
rack
s.
A b
atte
ry i
n t
he
low
er r
ight
corn
er t
ells
you t
he
un
it i
s op
erat
ing o
n b
atte
ry p
ow
er
only
.
The
bat
tery
sym
bol
work
s li
ke
a gau
ge
– y
ou c
an s
ee h
ow
much
pow
er i
s le
ft b
y
seei
ng h
ow
“fu
ll”
the
bat
tery
is
(dar
ken
ed a
rea)
.
A p
lug i
n t
he
low
er r
igh
t co
rner
mea
ns
the
Map
76 i
s co
nnec
ted t
o a
nd p
ow
ered
by a
n
exte
rnal
pow
er s
ourc
e.
Ther
e is
no
way t
o k
now
how
“fu
ll”
an e
xte
rnal
bat
tery
is
by l
ookin
g a
t th
is i
con.
See
Man
ual
Pg. 37.
Acc
essi
ng t
he
Set
up
Men
u
Scr
oll
dow
n t
he
Men
u p
age
unti
l “S
etup”
is h
ighli
ghte
d, th
en p
ress
the
EN
TE
R k
ey.
You w
ill
be
taken
to t
he
firs
t se
tup t
ab.
Mak
ing c
han
ges
to s
etti
ngs
Use
the
RO
CK
ER
key t
o m
ove
to a
n o
pti
on f
ield
, th
en p
ress
the
EN
TE
R k
ey t
o
acce
ss t
he
opti
ons
for
that
fie
ld.
Use
the
RO
CK
ER
key t
o s
croll
th
rough
choic
e li
sts
then
pre
ss E
NT
ER
to l
ock
in t
he
choic
e.
Pre
ss E
NT
ER
on a
num
eric
fie
ld t
o e
nab
le e
dit
ing. U
se t
he
RO
CK
ER
key t
o s
croll
up a
nd d
ow
n l
ists
of
inte
ger
s.
Pre
ss E
NT
ER
to l
ock
in t
he
inte
ger
choic
e.
See
Man
ual
Pg. 56.
Gen
era
l T
ab
Op
tion
s
T
he
‘Gen
eral
Tab
’ has
set
tings
for
the
rece
iver
Mo
de,
WA
AS
, B
ackli
ght
Tim
eout,
and
Bee
per
.
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n A
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ices
Mode
fiel
d
Norm
al M
ode
is t
he
def
ault
set
ting a
nd t
rack
s sa
tell
ites
, co
mpute
s P
osi
tion, V
eloci
ty,
and T
ime
(PV
T).
Bat
tery
Sav
er m
ode
opti
miz
es r
ecei
ver
to s
ave
bat
tery
pow
er (
slow
er s
cree
n u
pdat
es)
Sim
ula
tor
mode
turn
s off
the
GP
S t
rack
ing a
nd u
ses
a sm
all
tim
e sl
ice
of
pri
or
acqu
ired
dat
a.
WA
AS
fie
ld
E
nable
d –
rec
eiver
sea
rches
for
a W
AA
S s
atel
lite
and
sig
nal
, pro
cess
es c
orr
ecti
ons,
and
appli
es t
he
corr
ecti
ons
to P
VT
. W
hen
corr
ecti
ons
are
bei
ng r
ecei
ved
and p
roce
ssed
a
“D”
wil
l ap
pea
r in
the
signal
str
ength
bar
s on t
he
GP
S I
nfo
Pag
e.
Dis
able
d –
WA
AS
corr
ecti
ons
are
not
bei
ng r
ecei
ved
, pro
cess
ed, an
d a
ppli
ed t
o P
VT
.
WA
AS
sat
elli
tes
orb
it t
he
equat
or
at 2
4,0
00 m
iles
ou
t so
they
wil
l be
low
on t
he
hori
zon
.
You m
ust
hav
e an
unobst
ruct
ed v
iew
of
the
sky (
no c
anop
y, no b
uil
din
gs)
for
the
Map
76
to u
tili
ze W
AA
S.
If y
ou w
ant
to u
se W
AA
S y
ou s
hould
do t
he
foll
ow
ing t
o f
urt
her
opti
miz
e re
cepti
on:
If y
ou a
re i
n t
he
Wes
tern
U.S
. th
en f
ace
due
south
, hold
the
rece
iver
wit
h y
our
arm
outs
tret
ched
, an
d r
aise
th
e posi
tion o
f th
e re
ceiv
er u
nti
l it
is
45°
to 6
5°
from
hori
zonta
l.
If y
ou a
re i
n t
he
Cen
tral
U.S
. th
en f
ace
south
east
or
south
wes
t, h
old
the
rece
iver
wit
h
yo
ur
arm
outs
tret
ched
, an
d r
aise
the
posi
tion o
f th
e re
ceiv
er u
nti
l it
is
45
° to
65°
from
hori
zonta
l.
If y
ou a
re i
n t
he
Eas
tern
U.S
. th
en f
ace
south
east
or
south
wes
t, h
old
the
rece
iver
wit
h
yo
ur
arm
outs
tret
ched
, an
d r
aise
the
posi
tion o
f th
e re
ceiv
er u
nti
l it
is
45
° to
65°
fro
m
hori
zonta
l.
Back
ligh
t T
imeo
ut
fiel
d
U
se t
he
RO
CK
ER
key t
o s
croll
th
rough t
he
choic
es.
Pre
ss E
NT
ER
to s
elec
t an
d l
ock
in a
choic
e.
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razi
ng L
and
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ite
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llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Warn
ing –
exc
essi
ve b
ack
light
wil
l ra
pid
ly d
rain
batt
erie
s!
Bee
per
fie
ld
Pro
vid
es a
udib
le (
and a
nno
yin
g)
bee
pin
g s
ound w
hen
keys
are
pre
ssed
an
d m
essa
ges
pop u
p.
Use
the
RO
CK
ER
key t
o s
elec
t ch
oic
e, t
hen
Pre
ss E
NT
ER
key t
o l
ock
in t
he
choic
e.
Alt
hough a
nno
yin
g b
egin
ner
s w
ill
find i
t’s
easi
er t
o k
now
and s
ee w
hat
’s g
oin
g o
n
wit
h t
he
rece
iver
if
the
bee
per
is
left
full
y o
n.
Tim
e T
ab
Op
tion
s
T
he
‘Tim
e’ t
ab h
as o
pti
ons
for
sett
ing T
ime
Form
at, T
ime
Zon
e, D
ayli
ght
Sav
ings
Tim
e,
Curr
ent
Dat
e, a
nd C
urr
ent
Tim
e. U
se t
he
RO
CK
ER
key
to m
oved
to a
n o
pti
on f
ield
, th
en
pre
ss t
he
EN
TE
R k
ey t
o a
cces
s th
e opti
ons
for
that
fie
ld.
Tim
e F
orm
at
fiel
d
S
et t
he
Map
76 t
o d
ispla
y t
ime
in 1
2 h
our
or
24 h
our
(mil
itar
y)
form
at.
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razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Tim
e Z
on
e fi
eld
U
se t
he
RO
CK
ER
key t
o s
croll
th
rough a
choic
e li
st o
f ti
me
zones
. S
elec
t “O
ther
” th
en
choose
a U
TC
(U
niv
ersa
l T
ime
Coord
inat
ed, or
Gre
enw
ich M
ean T
ime
(GM
T))
off
set.
You w
ill
hav
e to
res
et t
he
tim
e zo
ne
when
you o
per
ate
the
Map
76 i
n a
dif
fere
nt
tim
e
zone.
Dayl
igh
t S
avi
ngs
Tim
e f
ield
U
se t
he
RO
CK
ER
key t
o s
croll
th
rough a
choic
e o
f A
uto
, Y
es, or
No. A
uto
use
s th
e G
PS
cale
ndar
to d
eter
min
e D
ST
for
a giv
en l
oca
tion i
n t
he
U.S
.
If “
Yes
” is
chose
n t
hen
DS
T i
s dis
pla
yed
fo
r th
e lo
cati
on. I
f “N
o”
is c
hose
n t
hen
DS
T i
s
not
dis
pla
yed
. I
f T
ime
Zone
“Oth
er”
is c
hose
n t
hen
DS
T w
ill
not
be
dis
pla
yed
at
all.
Cu
rren
t D
ate
fie
ld
Det
erm
ined
fro
m t
he
GP
S s
ignal
fro
m s
pac
e an
d i
s not
acce
ssib
le b
y u
sers
.
Cu
rren
t T
ime
fiel
d
Det
erm
ined
fro
m t
he
GP
S s
ignal
fro
m s
pac
e an
d i
s not
acce
ssib
le b
y u
sers
.
Un
its
Tab
Op
tion
s
T
he
Unit
s ta
b c
onta
ins
sett
ings
for
Ele
vat
ion, D
epth
, D
ista
nce
/Spee
d, T
emper
atu
re,
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ng L
and
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ite
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llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Dir
ecti
on D
ispla
y, an
d S
pee
d F
ilte
r.
Thes
e se
ttin
gs
are
use
d i
n r
elat
ed d
ata
fiel
ds
thro
ughout
the
unit
.
Ele
vati
on
– C
hoose
fro
m F
eet
or
Met
ers
in h
eight
above
Mea
n S
ea L
evel
.
D
epth
– C
hoose
fro
m F
eet,
Fat
hom
s (o
ne
fath
om
equal
s si
x f
eet)
, or
Met
ers
for
dep
th
bel
ow
sea
lev
el.
The
dep
th i
nput
com
es f
rom
a d
epth
so
undin
g d
evic
e th
at o
utp
uts
Nat
ional
Mar
ine
Ele
ctro
nic
Ass
oci
atio
n (
NM
EA
) se
nte
nce
s.
Not
rele
van
t to
most
NR
CS
act
ivit
ies.
Dis
tan
ce a
nd S
pee
d –
Choose
fro
m N
auti
cal,
Sta
tute
(E
ngli
sh),
or
Met
ers.
T
his
set
ting
wil
l be
use
d i
n a
ll d
ata
fiel
ds
rela
tin
g t
o s
pee
d o
r dis
tance
.
T
emper
atu
re –
Choose
fro
m F
ahre
nhei
t (E
ngli
sh)
or
Cel
sius
(Met
ric)
deg
rees
. T
he
Map
76 a
ccep
ts N
ME
A f
orm
atte
d t
emper
atu
re d
ata
from
over
-the-
side
inst
rum
ents
. N
ot
real
ly r
elev
ant
to N
RC
S p
rogra
ms
and a
ctiv
itie
s.
Dir
ecti
on
Dis
pla
y – C
hoose
fro
m C
ardin
al L
ette
rs o
r N
um
eric
Deg
rees
.
This
set
ting w
ill
be
use
d i
n a
ll d
ata
fiel
ds
rela
tin
g t
o d
irec
tion i
n t
he
rece
iver
.
Mil
s ar
e an
oth
er t
yp
e of
angula
r unit
. O
ne
deg
ree
equal
s 0.0
5625 m
ils.
Rec
om
men
ded
– S
et t
his
fie
ld t
o “
Num
eric
Deg
rees
”.
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ices
Spee
d F
ilte
r – C
hoose
fro
m A
uto
or
Use
r. T
he
Use
r se
ttin
g w
ill
aver
age
the
spee
d a
nd
hea
din
g a
t th
e ra
te s
pec
ifie
d i
n t
he
tim
e (s
econds)
set
ting.
T
he
rece
iver
pro
vid
es f
aste
r updat
es o
f P
VT
wh
en t
he
spee
d f
ilte
r is
set
low
er.
S
ee M
an
ual
Pg. 58.
Loca
tion
Tab
Op
tion
s
Loca
tion t
ab c
onta
ins
the
sett
ings
for
Lo
cati
on F
orm
at, M
ap D
atum
, N
ort
h R
efer
ence
,
and M
agnet
ic V
aria
tion.
The
sett
ings
are
use
d i
n r
elat
ed d
ata
fiel
ds
thro
ugh
out
the
rece
iver
.
Loca
tion
Form
at
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I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
C
hoose
fro
m 2
8 d
iffe
rent
form
ats
from
aro
und t
he
worl
d. F
or
NR
CS
work
choose
“hddd°.
mm
’.ss
.ss”
(G
eogra
phic
, deg
rees
, m
inute
s, s
econds)
OR
UT
M U
PS
(U
niv
ersa
l
Tra
nsv
erse
Mer
cato
r, U
niv
ersa
l P
ola
r S
tere
ogra
ph
ic).
Geo
gra
phic
coord
inat
es a
re s
pher
ical
and r
elat
e dir
ectl
y t
o t
he
sph
eric
al e
arth
’s s
urf
ace.
UT
M/U
PS
are
rec
tan
gula
r-m
eanin
g l
aid o
ut
in a
rec
tan
gula
r gri
d-a
nd r
elat
e dir
ectl
y t
o
rect
angula
r co
ord
inat
es o
n p
rinte
d m
aps
and D
igit
al O
rtho i
mag
es (
DO
Qs)
.
Coord
inat
es a
re s
tore
d i
n t
he
Map
76 i
nte
rnal
ly a
s hddd.d
dddd°
(dec
imal
deg
rees
, an
oth
er
type
of
sph
eric
al c
oord
inat
e).
Sta
te P
lane
coord
inat
es a
re n
ot
avai
lable
.
Map D
atu
m
Cho
ose
fro
m o
ne
of
100 d
atum
s av
aila
ble
.
Geo
det
ic d
atum
s def
ine
the
size
and s
hap
e of
the
eart
h a
nd t
he
ori
gin
and o
rien
tati
on
of
the
coord
inat
e sy
stem
s use
d t
o m
ap t
he
eart
h.
For
NR
CS
work
choose
the
GP
S s
tandar
d, W
GS
84.
NR
CS
DO
Qs
use
NA
D 8
3 a
s th
e hori
zonta
l dat
um
.
Set
to N
AD
83 f
or
nav
igat
ion t
o p
oin
ts g
ener
ated
fro
m N
RC
S g
eosp
atia
l d
ata
bas
es.
Coo
rdin
ates
are
sto
red i
n t
he
Map
76 u
sing t
he
WG
S 8
4 d
atum
.
The
dat
a dow
nlo
ad s
oft
war
e, M
N D
NR
Gar
min
ex
tensi
on f
or
Arc
vie
w 3
.X G
IS,
conver
ts t
he
dat
a to
NA
D 8
3 d
uri
ng d
ata
dow
nlo
ad.
Warn
ing:
Use
of
the
wro
ng d
atu
m c
an r
esult
in p
osi
tion e
rrors
of
seve
ral
to h
undre
ds
of
feet
when
com
pari
ng t
he
posi
tion o
n t
he
GP
S I
nfo
rmati
on P
age
wit
h o
ther
sourc
es, su
ch
as
topogra
phic
map s
hee
ts.
Nort
h R
efer
ence
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I G
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ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
C
hoose
fro
m T
rue,
Mag
net
ic, G
rid, an
d U
ser
(Auto
, as
sta
ted i
n t
he
man
ual
, is
no
t an
opti
on).
T
he
Nort
h R
efer
ence
is
use
d f
or
calc
ula
ting h
eadin
g i
nfo
rmat
ion.
Tru
e – P
rovid
es h
eadin
gs
bas
ed o
n a
tru
e nort
h-p
ole
ref
eren
ce.
Magnet
ic –
Pro
vid
es h
eadin
gs
bas
ed o
n t
he
mag
net
ic n
ort
h.
Gri
d –
Pro
vid
es h
eadin
gs
bas
ed o
n a
gri
d n
ort
h r
efer
ence
(U
TM
UP
S c
oord
inat
es).
Use
r – P
rovid
es h
eadin
gs
bas
ed o
n m
agnet
ic n
ort
h, but
allo
ws
a use
r to
en
ter
mag
net
ic v
aria
tion. W
arn
ing
: T
he
Magnet
ic V
ari
ati
on
must
be
update
d p
erio
dic
all
y
when
usi
ng t
his
set
ting.
For
NR
CS
work
eit
her
Mag
net
ic o
r G
rid n
ort
h r
efer
ence
s ar
e m
ost
com
mon
ly u
sed.
Magn
etic
Vari
ati
on
The
dif
fere
nce
bet
wee
n t
rue
no
rth a
nd m
agn
etic
nort
h.
Ther
e is
a d
iffe
rence
bet
wee
n m
agn
etic
and t
rue
nort
h t
hat
var
ies
wit
h l
atit
ude
and
longit
ude.
The
dif
fere
nce
is
com
monly
know
n a
s d
ecli
nati
on
but
Gar
min
ref
ers
to i
t as
vari
ati
on
.
Var
iati
on i
s au
tom
atic
ally
com
pute
d b
y t
he
Map
76 b
ased
on c
urr
ent
posi
tion.
Use
this
fig
ure
when
work
ing w
ith e
xte
rnal
nav
igat
ion a
ids
such
as
com
pas
ses.
It i
s m
ore
curr
ent
than
the
info
rmat
ion p
ubli
shed
on m
ost
topogra
phic
map
s.
It i
s der
ived
fro
m t
he
unit
’s p
osi
tion r
elat
ive
to t
he
Worl
d M
agnet
ic M
odel
(W
MM
).
See
Man
ual
Pg. 59
Ala
rm
s T
ab
Op
tion
s
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
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llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
The
Ala
rms
tab c
onta
ins
sett
ings
for
An
chor
Dra
g,
Appro
ach a
nd
Arr
ival
, O
ff
Cou
rse,
Shal
low
Wat
er, an
d D
eep W
ater
. T
he
sett
ings
det
erm
ine
if a
nd w
hen
a
war
nin
g b
eep i
s so
und
ed a
nd/o
r a
mes
sage
is d
ispla
yed
.
We
wil
l not
dis
cuss
Anch
or
dra
g, S
hal
low
Wat
er,
and D
eep W
ater
set
tings
in t
his
clas
s. F
or
furt
her
in
form
atio
n c
onsu
lt t
he
Man
ual
, P
g. 60.
An
chor
Dra
g
Pro
vid
es a
n a
larm
wh
en t
he
boat
moves
more
than
the
dis
tance
set
tin
g. N
ot
use
ful
for
most
NR
CS
act
ivit
ies.
Appro
ach
an
d A
rriv
al
A
lert
s you w
hen
you a
re a
ppro
achin
g a
turn
(su
ch a
s in
a r
oute
of
mult
iple
waypoin
ts)
or
arri
vin
g a
t your
des
tinat
ion.
Auto
mati
c – A
lert
s you b
etw
een 1
5 a
nd 9
0 s
econd
s bef
ore
you a
rriv
e bas
ed o
n y
our
spee
d o
f ap
pro
ach
.
Dis
tance
– A
lert
s you w
hen
yo
u’v
e ar
rived
wit
hin
the
set
dis
tance
of
the
poin
t.
Tim
e – A
lert
s you w
hen
yo
u’v
e ar
rived
wit
hin
a s
et i
nte
rval
of
tim
e (s
uch
as
arri
val
wit
hin
25 s
econds)
.
Off
Cou
rse
– A
lert
s you w
hen
you’v
e d
evia
ted m
ore
than
the
set
dis
tance
fro
m y
our
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
cours
e to
your
des
tinat
ion.
N
ote
: 0
.01 m
ile
equals
52.8
fee
t. 0
.03 m
ile
equals
152.2
fee
t.
Sh
all
ow
Wate
r – N
ot
use
ful
for
most
NR
CS
act
ivit
ies.
Dee
p W
ate
r – N
ot
use
ful
for
most
NR
CS
act
ivit
ies.
Man
ual;
Pg. 60
Inte
rface
Tab
Op
tion
s
P
ress
the
right
RO
CK
ER
key
to m
ove
to t
he
Inte
rfac
e ta
b.
The
Inte
rfac
e ta
b c
onta
ins
sett
ings
for
on
e fi
eld i
nit
iall
y –
Ser
ial
Dat
a F
orm
at. T
he
fiel
d
conta
ins
eight
sett
ings
that
let
the
Map
76 c
om
mu
nic
ate
wit
h c
om
pute
rs a
nd o
ther
com
pli
ant
dev
ices
.
Garm
in –
The
Map
76 c
an c
om
munic
ate
wit
h G
arm
in M
apso
urc
e ™
and o
ther
soft
war
e
inst
alle
d o
n P
Cs.
Q
uali
ty o
f P
osi
tion
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
How
to h
old
th
e re
ceiv
er
When
try
ing t
o r
ecei
ve
sate
llit
e si
gnal
s, o
rien
t th
e G
PS
Map
76 s
o t
he
top o
f th
e unit
poin
ts t
ow
ards
the
sky.
If t
he
unit
is
hel
d w
ith t
he
top p
oin
ted t
ow
ards
the
hori
zon, or
upsi
de
dow
n, sa
tell
ite
rece
pti
on w
ill
be
sev
erel
y d
egra
ded
.
Try
to f
ace
the
most
open
par
t of
the
sky.
If s
outh
wes
t is
open
fac
e in
that
dir
ecti
on.
Hold
the
rece
iver
at
eye
level
or
hig
her
to o
bta
in b
est
rece
pti
on.
Hold
the
rece
iver
wit
h y
our
arm
full
y s
tret
ched
out.
Use
an e
xte
rnal
ante
nna
(Gar
min
GA
-27C
) an
d a
bac
k p
ack w
hen
ever
poss
ible
.
Init
iali
zin
g t
he
Map
76 R
ecei
ver
W
hat
tak
es p
lace
du
rin
g i
nit
iali
zati
on
?
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
The
Map
76 c
om
es f
rom
the
fact
ory
in T
aiw
an w
ith t
he
GP
S a
lman
ac (
sate
llit
e orb
ital
info
rmat
ion)
set
for
Ola
the,
Kan
sas.
The
alm
anac
info
rmat
ion
is
ou
t of
dat
e an
d t
her
efo
re i
nco
rrec
t.
Wh
en s
hou
ld y
ou
in
itia
lize
?
When
the
rece
iver
is
firs
t use
d.
When
the
rece
iver
is
moved
more
than
sev
eral
hu
ndre
d m
iles
bef
ore
nex
t use
.
When
the
rece
iver
is
store
d f
or
more
th
an 7
days
or
lon
ger
bet
wee
n u
ses.
How
lon
g d
oes
it
tak
e to
in
itia
lize
?
Should
tak
e no m
ore
than
5 m
inute
s in
the
most
ex
trem
e ca
ses.
H
ow
lon
g w
ill
enti
rely
dep
end o
n h
ow
far
the
rece
iver
’s b
een m
oved
, how
long i
t’s
bee
n s
tore
d, an
d
how
much
open
sk
y i
s av
aila
ble
to t
he
use
r.
An o
pti
ons
men
u w
ill
be
dis
pla
yed
if
the
Map
76 i
s unab
le t
o d
eter
min
e it
s lo
cati
on.
Sel
ect
an o
pti
on (
dep
endin
g o
n t
he
situ
atio
n)
to h
elp t
he
unit
acq
uir
e sa
tell
ites
.
The
most
eff
icie
nt
opti
on
is
“New
Loca
tion”.
RO
CK
ER
to “
New
Loca
tion”
then
pre
ss E
NT
ER
.
Th
e G
PS
In
form
ati
on
Page
Dis
pla
ys
spee
d, el
evat
ion, ac
cura
cy,
rece
iver
sta
tus,
sat
elli
te s
tatu
s, d
ate,
tim
e, a
nd
loca
tion.
When
the
rece
iver
rec
eiv
es 3
sat
elli
te s
ignal
s it
wil
l re
port
acc
ura
cy (
esti
mat
ed)
and
spee
d. W
hen
it’
s re
ceiv
ing 4
sat
elli
tes
it w
ill
repo
rt e
levat
ion.
The
Map
76 d
ispla
ys
sever
al t
yp
es o
f re
ceiv
er s
tatu
s m
essa
ges
:
1.
2D
loca
tion
– c
om
puti
ng h
ori
zonta
l posi
tion b
ased
on 3
sat
elli
tes.
2.
3D
loca
tion
– c
om
puti
ng h
ori
zonta
l an
d v
erti
cal
posi
tion b
ased
on 4
or
more
sate
llit
es.
3.
2D
/3D
dif
fere
nti
al
loca
tion
– c
om
puti
ng p
osi
tions
usi
ng W
AA
S o
r oth
er
dif
fere
nti
al c
orr
ecti
ons.
4.
Sim
ula
ting G
PS –
the
rece
iver
is
runnin
g i
n s
imula
tor
mode
and i
s not
rece
ivin
g
GP
S s
ignal
s. D
o n
ot
atte
mpt
nav
igat
ion w
hil
e in
this
mod
e.
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Show
s lo
cati
on o
f sa
tell
ites
in s
ky r
elat
ive
to l
oca
tion
(in
cen
ter)
of
rece
iver
.
Sat
elli
tes
that
are
dis
pla
yed
in t
he
plo
t ar
e bei
ng t
rack
ed.
Sat
elli
tes
use
d f
or
nav
igat
ion (
posi
tionin
g)
wil
l be
hig
hli
ghte
d i
n b
lack
.
The
cente
r dot
is d
irec
tly o
ver
hea
d o
f th
e re
ceiv
er.
The
inner
rin
g d
epic
ts t
he
sky f
rom
45 t
o 9
0 d
egre
es o
ff t
he
ho
rizo
n.
The
oute
r ri
ng d
epic
ts t
he
sky f
rom
the
hori
zon t
o 4
5 d
egre
es.
The
sky v
iew
is
a good i
ndic
ator
of
terr
ain m
askin
g –
it
pro
vid
es a
use
r per
spec
tive
of
the
GP
S c
onst
ella
tion g
eom
etry
.
Sate
llit
e st
ren
gth
in
dic
ato
rs -
bar
s th
at d
ispla
y w
hic
h s
atel
lite
s ar
e b
eing t
rack
ed a
nd
what
thei
r re
lati
ve
sign
al s
tren
gth
s ar
e. S
atel
lite
s use
d f
or
nav
igat
ion w
ill
be
soli
d
bla
ck. A
“D
” in
an
y g
iven
bar
indic
ates
pre
sen
ce o
f dif
fere
nti
al c
orr
ecti
ons.
You c
an t
oggle
bet
wee
n a
set
coord
inat
e sy
stem
, su
ch a
s U
TM
, an
d
deg
rees
/min
ute
s/se
conds
by t
oggli
ng t
he
RO
CK
ER
key
up/d
ow
n.
Usi
ng t
he
GP
S I
nfo
rma
tion
Page
to d
eterm
ine
qu
ali
ty o
f p
osi
tion
Qual
ity o
f P
osi
tion r
efer
s to
how
wel
l you
r re
ceiv
er i
s co
mputi
ng p
osi
tions
at y
our
par
ticu
lar
loca
tion.
The
qual
ity o
f posi
tion d
epen
ds
on s
ever
al v
aria
ble
s bei
ng o
pti
mal
:
° Io
nosp
her
ic i
nte
rfer
ence
is
bel
ow
model
ed t
ole
ran
ces.
° T
her
e is
min
imal
mult
ipat
hin
g (
refl
ecta
nce
of
GP
S s
ignal
s fr
om
obje
cts
and
fro
m
the
gro
un
d s
urf
ace)
.
° Y
ou h
ave
a re
lati
vel
y u
nobst
ruct
ed v
iew
of
the
sky.
Ther
e is
lit
tle
mas
kin
g o
f th
e hori
zon (
less
than
15 d
egre
es).
You a
re n
ot
stan
din
g i
n a
dep
ress
ion, ca
nyon, or
gull
y.
You a
re n
ot
stan
din
g u
nd
er c
anop
y.
You a
re n
ot
stan
din
g i
n a
n a
rea
wit
h m
any t
all
buil
din
gs.
You c
an g
et a
sen
se o
f your
posi
tional
qual
ity b
y m
onit
ori
ng:
° T
he
sate
llit
e sk
y p
lot
– t
his
tel
ls y
ou w
hat
GP
S s
atel
lite
s th
e re
ceiv
er i
s usi
ng a
nd
wher
e th
ey a
re i
n t
he
sky r
elat
ive
to y
our
posi
tion.
° T
he
Acc
ura
cy f
ield
. T
his
fie
ld p
rovid
es a
hori
zonta
l ac
cura
cy e
stim
ate.
The
esti
mat
e is
bas
ed o
n t
he
sate
llit
e geo
met
ry, ti
me
ran
gin
g e
rrors
, an
d
model
ed i
onosp
her
ic e
rro
r.
NR
I G
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ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
The
esti
mat
e te
nds
to b
e lo
wer
than
rea
lity
. N
CG
C u
ser
exper
ience
indic
ates
that
the
esti
mat
e is
an
yw
her
e fr
om
25 t
o 5
0 p
erce
nt
too l
ow
. F
or
exam
ple
if
the
esti
mat
e re
ads
“15 f
eet”
then
the
actu
al p
osi
tional
err
or
is m
ost
lik
ely
bet
wee
n 1
9 a
nd 2
3 f
eet.
° T
he
sign
al s
tren
gth
bar
s.
Ther
e ar
e fi
ve
gra
dat
ions
of
stre
ngth
in t
his
dat
a fi
eld.
Most
, if
not
all,
of
the
sate
llit
es t
he
Map
76 i
s usi
ng f
or
posi
tion c
om
puta
tion
should
be
at t
he
fourt
h l
evel
or
hig
her
. I
f th
ey a
re n
ot
you m
ight
try:
Hold
ing t
he
rece
iver
hig
her
. Y
our
bod
y i
s ver
y g
ood a
t m
askin
g G
PS
sig
nal
s.
Hold
ing t
he
rece
iver
at
arm
s le
ngth
. T
his
furt
her
red
uce
s bod
y m
askin
g.
Fac
ing t
ow
ard t
he
south
wes
t. T
his
is
the
par
t of
the
sky w
ith t
he
hig
hes
t
inte
rsec
tion o
f G
PS
orb
ital
pla
nes
.
Fac
ing t
ow
ard t
he
most
unobst
ruct
ed p
art
of
the
sky.
This
wil
l hel
p y
ou
reduce
ter
rain
mas
kin
g.
Usi
ng a
n e
xte
rnal
ante
nn
a. A
n e
xte
rnal
has
bet
ter
gai
n (
rece
pti
on)
than
the
ante
nna
in t
he
rece
iver
. I
t al
so c
an b
e ea
sily
moun
ted (
usi
ng a
bac
kp
ack a
nd
an a
nte
nna
bar
) at
or
abo
ve
hea
d l
evel
so y
ou d
on
’t w
ear
you
r ar
m o
ut.
Pay
ing a
tten
tion t
o y
our
envir
onm
ent.
A
re y
ou s
tandin
g o
n p
avem
ent,
a r
ock
fiel
d, or
nex
t to
a r
ock
y b
luff
or
clif
f?
If s
o y
ou a
re i
n a
mult
ipat
hin
g
envir
onm
ent
and t
he
GP
S r
ecei
ver
is
rece
ivin
g t
he
sam
e si
gnal
fro
m s
ever
al
dif
fere
nt
dir
ecti
ons.
Try
usi
ng a
gro
und p
lane,
a m
etal
dis
k t
hat
mounts
on t
op o
f th
e an
tenna
bar
.
Its
dia
met
er s
hould
be
a li
ttle
bit
lar
ger
than
th
e ex
tern
al a
nte
nn
a.
If y
ou a
re t
ryin
g t
o n
avig
ate
to a
poin
t lo
cate
d i
n a
hig
h m
ult
ipat
hin
g a
rea
then
yo
u c
an s
tand o
uts
ide
the
area
– d
eter
min
e th
e dis
tance
and d
irec
tion t
o t
he
poin
t – t
hen
ste
p o
ff t
he
rem
ainin
g d
ista
nce
in t
he
corr
ect
dir
ecti
on.
Navig
ati
on
– L
oca
lizi
ng t
he
Targ
et
Appro
ach t
he
targ
et p
oin
t w
hil
e kee
pin
g a
n e
ye
on t
he
“Dis
tance
” fi
eld y
ou h
ave
set
up o
n t
he
Poin
ter
Pag
e.
Rem
ember
that
the
poin
t of
the
arro
w s
hould
be
alig
ned
wit
h
the
bar
at
the
top o
f th
e co
mpas
s ro
se –
this
wil
l in
dic
ate
the
pro
per
dir
ecti
on.
When
you s
ee t
he
dis
tance
dec
reas
e th
en s
udden
ly i
ncr
ease
you h
ave
gon
e p
ast
the
poin
t.
Sto
p i
mm
edia
tely
and w
atch
the
Dis
tance
fie
ld.
Tak
e tw
o t
o s
ever
al s
teps
in t
he
dir
ecti
on y
ou j
ust
cam
e fr
om
. W
atch
the
alig
nm
ent
of
the
arro
w w
ith t
he
bar
. A
dju
st y
our
dir
ecti
on s
o t
hey
are
ali
gn
ed.
Con
tinue
to t
ake
two t
o s
ever
al s
teps
in t
he
dir
ecti
on i
ndic
ated
by t
he
arro
w p
oin
t an
d
ver
tica
l bar
. T
ry t
o c
om
e as
clo
se a
s poss
ible
but
don’t
spen
d a
lot
of
tim
e. Y
ou a
re
usi
ng a
uto
nom
ous
(wit
ho
ut
corr
ecti
ons)
GP
S s
o y
our
posi
tions
wil
l be
less
pre
cise
.
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Ap
pen
dix
C -
Lan
do
wn
er
Co
nta
ct
Gu
ide,
Ac
cess R
eco
rd,
an
d C
on
tact
Lett
er
Exam
ple
La
nd
ow
ner C
on
tact
Gu
ide
NR
CS
poli
cy a
nd
a p
art
of
ou
r ag
reem
ent
wit
h C
onse
rvat
ion D
istr
icts
req
uir
e obta
inin
g
landow
ner
/op
erat
or
per
mis
sio
n b
efore
goin
g o
n p
rivat
e pro
per
ty.
Acc
ess
to p
rivat
e la
nds
is a
n
issu
e in
man
y a
reas
. S
tate
NR
I an
d g
razi
ng l
and
lea
der
s sh
ould
work
wit
h l
oca
l on
-sit
e off
ice
per
sonnel
to
ob
tain
ow
ner
ship
in
form
atio
n f
or
sam
ple
sit
es a
nd t
o e
stab
lish
pro
cedure
s fo
r
obta
inin
g p
erm
issi
on t
o v
isit
sam
ple
sit
es t
o c
oll
ect
gra
zing l
and d
ata.
The
docu
men
ts i
n t
his
appen
dix
wer
e d
evel
op
ed t
o a
id i
n o
bta
inin
g a
nd d
ocu
men
ting l
andow
ner
per
mis
sion f
or
dat
a
coll
ecti
on. T
he
foll
ow
ing d
ocu
men
ts a
re p
rovid
ed h
ere
and m
ay b
e m
odif
ied t
o a
ddre
ss l
oca
l
condit
ions
and
cust
om
s:
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On
-Sit
e D
ata
Coll
ecti
on
Acc
ess
Rec
ord
Sam
ple
let
ter
to L
and
ow
ner
/Op
erat
or/
Lan
d U
ser
Whil
e co
llec
tin
g g
razi
ng l
and
dat
a o
n p
rivat
e la
nds,
dat
a co
llec
tors
are
to:
Work
wit
h l
oca
l o
n-s
ite
off
ice
per
sonnel
to a
ssure
per
mis
sion i
s gra
nte
d b
efore
goin
g o
n
pri
vat
e la
nd
to
coll
ect
dat
a.
Show
pro
per
co
nd
uct
reg
ard
ing a
cces
s to
pri
vat
e pro
per
ty.
Tak
e sp
ecia
l ca
re t
o n
ot
dis
rup
t so
ils,
veg
etat
ion,
and a
nim
als.
Min
imiz
e ac
tivit
ies
that
cou
ld l
ead t
o s
pec
ial
trea
tmen
t of
a si
te r
esult
ing f
rom
ow
ner
s/o
per
ato
rs k
no
win
g t
hat
th
e si
te i
s par
t of
an i
nven
tory
.
Det
erm
inin
g l
an
d o
wn
er/o
per
ato
r
NR
I sa
mp
le p
oin
t lo
cati
on
s ar
e pro
vid
ed t
o S
tate
Res
ourc
e In
ven
tory
Coord
inat
ors
(S
RIC
) in
the
form
of
a sp
atia
l d
atab
ase.
In
ad
dit
ion
, si
te m
aps
are
pro
vid
ed t
o S
RIC
s.
Sit
e m
aps
pro
vid
e
ver
ifie
d s
pat
ial
rep
rese
nta
tio
n o
f th
e se
gm
ent
boundar
ies
and p
oin
t lo
cati
ons
on a
n o
rtho p
hoto
bas
e. T
he
off
icia
l N
RI
spat
ial
dat
a b
ase
conta
inin
g c
erti
fied
loca
tions
is t
he
sourc
e fo
r th
is m
ap.
Thes
e m
ater
ials
sh
ould
be
use
d a
lon
g w
ith l
oca
l la
nd a
ppra
iser
docu
men
ts (
e.g.,
Pla
t m
aps)
to
iden
tify
th
e la
nd
ow
ner
/op
erat
or
and
obta
in c
onta
ct i
nfo
rmat
ion.
Work
wit
h D
istr
ict
Conse
rvat
ionis
ts a
nd
oth
er l
oca
l N
RC
S s
taff
to o
bta
in o
wner
ship
info
rmat
ion f
or
sam
ple
sit
es a
nd
to e
stab
lish
pro
ced
ure
s fo
r o
bta
inin
g p
erm
issi
on t
o v
isit
sam
ple
sit
es t
o c
oll
ect
gra
zing l
and d
ata.
Con
tacti
ng
la
nd
ow
ner
/op
era
tor
Init
ial
per
mis
sio
n r
equ
ests
are
co
mm
only
mad
e of
the
land o
wner
/man
ager
by s
endin
g a
let
ter
to
thei
r post
al a
dd
ress
wit
h a
req
ues
t to
ret
urn
wri
tten
appro
val
/den
ial
or
to c
all
wit
h
appro
val
/den
ial.
If
no
res
pon
se i
s re
ceiv
ed,
a fo
llow
-up
conta
ct s
hould
be
mad
e by p
hone
or
per
sonal
vis
it.
Pro
pose
d r
esp
on
ses
to i
nit
ial
refu
sals
1.
TO
O B
US
Y
I am
sorr
y t
o h
ave
cau
gh
t yo
u a
t a
bad
tim
e an
d w
ould
be
hap
py t
o c
all
agai
n.
When
would
be
a
good t
ime
for
me
to c
all
bac
k?
2.
BA
D H
EA
LT
H
I am
sorr
y t
o h
ear
that
yo
u a
re s
ick r
ight
now
. I
would
be
hap
py t
o c
all
bac
k i
n a
few
day
s. W
ould
that
be
OK
?
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I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
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llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
3.
NO
T I
NT
ER
ES
TE
D
It i
s ver
y i
mp
ort
ant
that
we
get
in
form
atio
n o
n t
hes
e ra
ndom
ly s
elec
ted p
oin
ts o
r th
e n
atio
nal
resu
lt w
ill
be
har
d t
o i
nte
rpre
t. W
e w
ill
take
up n
one
of
your
tim
e.
Only
a s
mal
l sa
mp
le o
f la
nd
s in
th
e U
nit
ed S
tate
s w
as s
elec
ted i
n t
his
surv
ey.
Fro
m t
his
sam
ple
we
esti
mat
e co
nd
itio
ns
for
the
enti
re c
ountr
y.
This
mea
ns
that
the
dat
a co
llec
ted f
rom
eac
h
loca
tion r
epre
sents
a l
arge
par
t o
f th
e U
nit
ed S
tate
s. S
o e
ach s
ample
loca
tion i
s ver
y i
mport
ant.
4.
IT’S
NO
ON
E’S
BU
SIN
ES
S W
HA
T G
RO
WS
ON
MY
LA
ND
.
Your
nam
e an
d a
dd
ress
wil
l n
ot
be
ente
red i
nto
the
dat
abas
e. I
ndiv
idual
res
ult
s fr
om
your
land
wil
l not
be
pu
bli
shed
. O
nly
su
mm
ary r
eport
s usi
ng d
ata
from
all
the
plo
ts w
ill
be
publi
shed
.
Only
a s
mal
l sa
mp
le o
f la
nd
s in
th
e U
nit
ed S
tate
s w
as s
elec
ted i
n t
his
surv
ey.
Fro
m t
his
sam
ple
we
esti
mat
e co
nd
itio
ns
for
the
enti
re c
ountr
y.
This
mea
ns
that
th
e dat
a co
llec
ted f
rom
eac
h
loca
tion r
epre
sents
a l
arge
par
t o
f th
e U
nit
ed S
tate
s. S
o e
ach s
ample
loca
tion i
s ver
y i
mport
ant.
5.
I D
ON
’T T
RU
ST
TH
E G
OV
ER
NM
EN
T
Yes
, m
any p
eop
le f
eel
this
way
. S
till
, th
e U
SA
does
nee
d i
nfo
rmat
ion o
n n
atura
l re
sourc
e
condit
ion
s th
at a
re c
riti
cal
to p
rovid
ing u
s w
ith s
uch
thin
gs
as h
igh q
ual
ity d
rinkin
g w
ater
, ti
mber
and g
razi
ng p
rod
uct
s, a
nd
th
e m
ost
pro
duct
ive
farm
lands
in t
he
worl
d.
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ng L
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llec
tio
n A
pp
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ices
Nat
ional
Res
ourc
es I
nven
tory
Gra
zing L
and O
n-S
ite
Dat
a C
oll
ecti
on S
urv
ey
Dat
a C
oll
ecti
on A
cces
s R
ecord
Fo
r o
ffic
ial
use
on
ly.
Ret
ain
in o
ffic
e.
Surv
ey Y
ear
County
Pri
mar
y S
ample
Unit
ID
Leg
al D
escr
ipti
on
CL
U
Appli
cable
Poin
t (c
ircl
e th
e a
pp
lica
ble
po
int
or
po
ints
) 1
2
3
Ow
ner
In
form
atio
n
Nam
e
Addre
ss 1
:
Addre
ss 2
:
Cit
y
Sta
te
Zip
Pho
ne
Num
ber
Soci
al M
edia
(e.
g.,
em
ail
, te
xt)
Oper
ator
Info
rmat
ion
Nam
e
Addre
ss 1
:
Addre
ss 2
:
Cit
y
Sta
te
Zip
Pho
ne
Num
ber
Soci
al M
edia
(e.
g.,
em
ail
, te
xt)
Fir
st C
onta
ct
Met
hod
(c
ircl
e o
ne)
Let
ter
/ P
hone
/ P
erso
nal
Vis
it
Con
tact
Nam
e
Con
tact
ed b
y (
Nam
e of
NR
CS
sta
ff)
Acc
ess
Per
mis
sion G
rante
d
(cir
cle
the
ap
pli
cab
le r
esp
on
se) Y
es /
N
o
Addit
ional
Conta
ct (
if p
erm
issi
on
no
t
pre
vio
usl
y g
ran
ted
)
Met
hod
(c
ircl
e o
ne)
Let
ter
/ P
hone
/ P
erso
nal
Vis
it
Con
tact
Nam
e
Con
tact
ed b
y (
Nam
e of
NR
CS
sta
ff)
Acc
ess
Per
mis
sion G
rante
d
(cir
cle
the
ap
pli
cab
le r
esp
on
se) Y
es /
N
o
Addit
ional
Conta
ct (
if p
erm
issi
on
no
t
pre
vio
usl
y g
ran
ted
)
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Met
hod
(c
ircl
e o
ne)
Let
ter
/ P
hone
/ P
erso
nal
Vis
it
Con
tact
Nam
e
Con
tact
ed b
y (
Nam
e of
NR
CS
sta
ff)
Acc
ess
Per
mis
sion G
rante
d
(cir
cle
the
ap
pli
cab
le r
esp
on
se) Y
es /
N
o
Nam
e o
f P
erso
n W
ho G
rante
d P
erm
issi
on
Oper
ator
Noti
fied
(c
ircl
e th
e a
pp
lica
ble
res
po
nse
) Y
es /
N
o
Poin
t of
Acc
ess
Ple
ase
pro
vid
e a
bri
ef d
escr
ipti
on
wh
ere
the
acc
ess
po
int
is l
oca
ted
.
Is t
her
e a
lock
ed g
ate?
(c
ircl
e th
e a
pp
lica
ble
res
po
nse
) Y
es /
N
o
If y
es –
who s
hould
the
dat
a co
llec
tor
call
or
wher
e w
ould
they a
cquir
e th
e key f
or
acce
ss?
Would
the
pro
duce
r li
ke
to b
e pre
sent
duri
ng t
he
dat
a co
llec
tion?
(cir
cle
the
ap
pli
cab
le r
esp
on
se) Y
es /
N
o
Are
ther
e oth
er p
eople
who m
ight
be
on
the
pro
per
ty w
hen
dat
a co
llec
tors
arr
ive?
(cir
cle
the
ap
pli
cab
le r
esp
on
se) Y
es /
N
o
If y
es –
ple
ase
pro
vid
e th
eir
nam
es a
nd
rela
tion t
o t
he
pro
per
ty.
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I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
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llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Un
ited
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t o
f A
gric
ult
ure
N
evad
a F
ield
Off
ice
51
0 S
ou
th 1
1th
Str
eet
Nev
ada,
Io
wa
50
20
1
Ja
nu
ary
15
, 20
18
A
lice
Ch
alm
er
54
9 L
ane
Nev
ada,
Io
wa
50
20
1
Dea
r L
and
ow
ner
/Op
erat
or/
Lan
d U
ser:
T
he
USD
A N
atu
ral R
eso
urc
es C
on
serv
atio
n S
erv
ice
(NR
CS)
is c
on
du
ctin
g a
n o
n-s
ite
gra
zin
g la
nd
inv
ento
ry t
hat
in
clu
des
so
me
loca
tio
ns
in o
ur
cou
nty
. T
he
surv
ey i
s p
art
of
the
Nat
ion
al
Res
ou
rces
(N
RI)
pro
gra
m a
nd
is b
ein
g co
nd
uct
ed a
t lo
cati
on
s ac
ross
mu
ch o
f th
e U
nit
ed
Stat
es.
Yo
ur
loca
l (n
ame)
So
il a
nd
Wat
er C
on
serv
atio
n D
istr
ict
has
a M
emo
ran
du
m o
f U
nd
erst
and
ing
wit
h t
he
NR
CS
to c
on
du
ct n
atu
ral
reso
urc
es s
urv
eys
and
pro
vid
e co
nse
rvat
ion
ass
ista
nce
. W
e al
l val
ue
ou
r n
atu
ral
reso
urc
es a
nd
see
k w
ays
to s
ust
ain
th
em f
or
futu
re g
ener
atio
ns.
Th
e N
RI
pro
gra
m is
a v
alu
able
to
ol t
hat
hel
ps
dir
ect
agri
cult
ura
l co
nse
rvat
ion
eff
ort
s b
y h
elp
ing
u
s b
ette
r u
nd
erst
and
th
e co
nd
itio
n a
nd
tre
nd
of
ou
r n
atu
ral r
eso
urc
es.
Th
e su
rvey
loca
tio
ns
hav
e b
een
ran
do
mly
sel
ecte
d a
nd
on
e o
f th
ese
loca
tio
ns
fall
s o
n o
r n
ear
yo
ur
lan
d.
Th
is f
ield
in
ven
tory
wil
l req
uir
e th
at N
RC
S g
razi
ng
lan
d o
r o
ther
co
nse
rvat
ion
sp
ecia
list
s v
isit
th
e sa
mp
le s
ite
to o
bse
rve
reso
urc
e co
nd
itio
ns
an
d r
eco
rd m
easu
rem
ents
of
veg
etat
ion
. It
wil
l tak
e a
few
ho
urs
at
yo
ur
coll
ecti
on
loca
tio
n.
Th
e d
ata
coll
ecto
r w
ill
use
h
and
hel
d e
qu
ipm
ent
to lo
cate
th
e co
llec
tio
n s
ite
and
rec
ord
ob
serv
ed n
atu
ral r
eso
urc
e in
form
atio
n. W
e w
ant
to c
oo
rdin
ate
the
day
of
thes
e ac
tiv
itie
s so
it w
ill n
ot
dis
turb
yo
ur
on
goin
g o
per
atio
ns.
We
also
wan
t to
str
ess
that
no
man
age
men
t ch
ang
es a
re im
pli
ed o
r re
qu
ired
th
rou
gh t
his
dat
a co
llec
tio
n a
ctiv
ity
. D
ata
coll
ecti
on
wil
l beg
in i
n M
arch
an
d m
ust
be
com
ple
ted
by
Oct
ob
er.
Th
e ex
act
da
te t
hat
o
ur
spec
iali
st w
ill
be
at y
ou
r sa
mp
le s
ite
wil
l dep
end
on
wea
ther
co
nd
itio
ns.
If
yo
u w
ou
ld
lik
e to
be
con
tact
a d
ay o
r tw
o b
efo
re t
he
dat
a co
llec
tio
n t
akes
pla
ce, p
leas
e ca
ll m
e at
xxx
-xx
x-xx
xx a
nd
we
wil
l co
nta
ct y
ou
bef
ore
we
beg
in.
NR
CS
app
reci
ates
th
e o
pp
ort
un
ity
to
co
nd
uct
th
is g
razi
ng
lan
d f
ield
in
ven
tory
on
yo
ur
lan
d.
Th
e d
ata
we
coll
ect
fro
m y
ou
r la
nd
wil
l be
com
bin
ed w
ith
th
at c
oll
ecte
d a
cro
ss t
he
cou
nty
. T
he
20
14
NR
I R
ang
elan
d R
eso
urc
e A
sses
smen
t re
po
rt, a
vai
lab
le o
n t
he
web
(h
ttp
://w
ww
.nrc
s.u
sda
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v/w
ps/
po
rta
l/n
rcs/
ma
in/n
ati
on
al/
tech
nic
al/
nra
/nri
/) i
nd
icat
es
that
mo
re t
han
80
% o
f n
on
-Fed
eral
lan
ds
such
as
yo
urs
are
in
go
od
hea
lth
wh
ere
eco
logi
cal
man
agem
ent
wil
l mai
nta
in it
s p
rod
uct
ivit
y i
nto
th
e fu
ture
. Yo
u c
an b
e as
sure
d t
hat
in
div
idu
al i
nfo
rmat
ion
wil
l no
t b
e re
leas
ed.
We
ho
pe
the
info
rmat
ion
gai
ned
wil
l bet
ter
aid
u
s in
dev
elo
pin
g co
nse
rvat
ion
pro
gra
ms
that
wil
l hel
p b
oth
yo
u a
nd
oth
er la
nd
man
ager
s in
y
ou
r ar
ea.
Ple
ase
call
me
if y
ou
hav
e an
y q
ues
tio
ns.
Si
nce
rely
,
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Bu
ck O
wen
s D
istr
ict
Co
nse
rvat
ion
ist
T
he
Nat
ura
l Res
ou
rces
Co
nse
rvat
ion
Ser
vic
e w
ork
s h
and
-in
-han
d w
ith
th
e A
mer
ican
peo
ple
to
co
nse
rve
nat
ura
l res
ou
rces
on
pri
vat
e la
nd
s. A
N E
QU
AL
OP
PO
RT
UN
ITY
EM
PL
OY
ER
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
U.S
. De
pa
rtm
en
t o
f A
gri
cult
ure
N
ati
on
al
Re
sou
rce
s In
ve
nto
ry –
Gra
zin
g L
an
d 0
n-S
ite
Da
ta C
oll
ect
ion
Su
rve
y
Fre
qu
en
tly
Ask
ed
Qu
est
ion
s W
ha
t is
th
e N
RI
Gra
zin
g L
an
d 0
n-S
ite
Da
ta C
oll
ect
ion
Su
rve
y?
Th
e N
atio
nal
Res
ou
rces
In
ven
tory
(N
RI)
pro
gra
m i
s th
e F
eder
al G
ov
ern
men
t's
pri
nci
pal
so
urc
e o
f in
form
atio
n o
n t
he
stat
us,
co
nd
itio
n, a
nd
tre
nd
s o
f so
il, w
ater
, an
d r
elat
ed
reso
urc
es i
n t
he
Un
ited
Sta
tes.
Th
e N
RI
is c
on
du
cted
by
th
e U
nit
ed S
tate
s D
epa
rtm
ent
of
Agr
icu
ltu
re (
USD
A)
Nat
ura
l R
eso
urc
es C
on
serv
atio
n S
erv
ice
(NR
CS)
an
d i
s b
ased
on
sc
ien
tifi
c an
d r
igo
rou
s sa
mp
le s
urv
ey p
roto
cols
. Nu
mer
ou
s le
gisl
ativ
e ac
ts*
hav
e m
and
ated
th
at N
RC
S co
llec
t n
atu
ral r
eso
urc
es d
ata.
T
he
NR
I G
razi
ng
Lan
d 0
n-S
ite
Dat
a C
oll
ecti
on
Su
rvey
is c
on
du
cted
on
NR
I si
tes
to o
bta
in d
ata
that
can
no
t b
e o
bta
ined
or
mo
nit
ore
d i
n o
ther
way
s. N
RC
S gr
assl
and
sp
ecia
list
s an
d o
the
r co
nse
rvat
ion
sp
ecia
list
s v
isit
th
e sa
mp
le s
ite
to o
bse
rve
reso
urc
e co
nd
itio
ns
and
mak
e m
easu
rem
ents
of
veg
etat
ion
. So
me
of
the
thin
gs w
e w
ill
be
esti
mat
ing
fro
m t
he
sam
ple
dat
a ar
e th
e am
ou
nt
of
veg
etat
ion
, its
co
nd
itio
n, t
yp
e o
f v
eget
atio
n, a
nd
ty
pe
of
con
serv
atio
n
pra
ctic
es, n
atu
ral d
istu
rba
nce
s, a
nd
oth
er o
bse
rva
ble
co
nd
itio
ns
on
th
ese
lan
ds.
*Th
e R
ura
l Dev
elop
men
t A
ct o
f 1
97
2 d
irec
ted
th
e Se
cret
ary
of
Ag
ricu
ltu
re t
o
imp
lem
ent
a la
nd
inve
nto
ry a
nd
mo
nit
ori
ng
pro
gra
m a
nd
to
issu
e a
rep
ort
on
th
e co
nd
itio
ns
an
d t
ren
ds
of
soil
, wa
ter,
an
d r
ela
ted
res
ou
rces
at
inte
rva
ls n
ot
exce
edin
g 5
yea
rs. T
he
Soil
an
d W
ate
r R
esou
rces
Co
nse
rva
tion
Act
(R
CA
) o
f 1
97
7
an
d o
ther
su
pp
ort
ing
leg
isla
tio
n a
ug
men
ted
th
e st
atu
tory
ma
nd
ate
for
per
iod
ic
ass
essm
ent
of
the
Na
tion
’s n
atu
ral r
esou
rces
. To
fulf
ill t
his
req
uir
emen
t, t
he
NR
I p
rog
ram
wa
s d
evel
op
ed t
o p
rovi
de
crit
ica
l in
form
ati
on r
ega
rdin
g n
atu
ral
reso
urc
es a
nd
to
su
pp
lem
ent
the
NR
CS
Soil
Su
rvey
Pro
gra
m.
Wh
y i
s th
e N
RI
Gra
zin
g L
an
d 0
n-S
ite
Da
ta C
oll
ect
ion
Su
rve
y i
mp
ort
an
t?
Th
e su
rvey
pro
vid
es i
nfo
rmat
ion
rel
ated
to
th
e st
atu
s an
d t
ren
ds
of
ou
r N
atio
n’s
nat
ura
l re
sou
rces
on
ran
gel
and
an
d p
astu
rela
nd
. T
hes
e d
ata
are
use
d t
o p
rov
ide
est
imat
es o
f n
atu
ral r
eso
urc
e co
nd
itio
ns
that
are
cri
tica
l to
en
suri
ng
that
th
e U
SA c
on
tin
ues
to
hav
e su
ch
thin
gs a
s h
igh
qu
alit
y d
rin
kin
g w
ater
, tim
ber
, wil
dli
fe h
ab
itat
, an
d g
razi
ng
pro
du
cts,
an
d t
he
mo
st p
rod
uct
ive
graz
ing
lan
ds
in t
he
wo
rld
. H
ow
is
the
NR
I G
razi
ng
La
nd
0n
-Sit
e D
ata
Co
lle
ctio
n S
urv
ey
co
nd
uct
ed
? O
n-s
ite d
ata
are
collecte
d o
n b
oth
macro
plo
ts (
150-f
oot
dia
mete
r cir
cula
r plo
ts)
and
alo
ng t
wo inte
rsecting 1
50-f
oot
transects
. The t
ype o
f data
collecte
d inclu
de:
land
cover/
use,
landscape a
nd s
oils,
ecolo
gic
al site o
r fo
rage s
uitability g
roup info
rmation,
rangela
nd h
ealth o
r pastu
re c
onditio
n s
core
, pla
nt
census a
nd d
ensity,
dis
turb
ance
indic
ato
rs,
conserv
ation p
ractices,
resourc
e c
oncern
s,
soil s
tability t
est,
cover
com
positio
n,
canopy g
aps,
pla
nt
heig
ht,
and s
pecie
s c
om
positio
n b
y w
eig
ht
or
sta
ndin
g b
iom
ass.
H
ow
did
yo
u s
ele
ct m
y l
an
d/
na
me
? T
he
NR
I su
rvey
is a
sta
tist
ical
sam
ple
des
ign
wit
h s
amp
le s
ites
sel
ecte
d o
n a
co
un
ty-b
y-
cou
nty
bas
is in
all
50
sta
tes,
Pu
erto
Ric
o, t
he
Vir
gin
Isl
and
s, a
nd
cer
tain
Pac
ific
Bas
in i
slan
ds.
T
hes
e si
tes
are
per
iod
ical
ly o
bse
rved
th
rou
gh a
co
mb
ina
tio
n o
f p
ho
to-i
nte
rpre
tati
on
an
d
fiel
d o
ffic
e re
cord
s to
pro
vid
e b
oth
sta
tus
an
d t
ren
d e
stim
ates
. T
he
NR
I G
razi
ng
Lan
d 0
n-S
ite
Dat
a C
oll
ecti
on
Su
rvey
is c
on
du
cted
in
th
e fi
eld
on
no
n-F
eder
al p
astu
rela
nd
sit
es i
n t
he
48
co
term
ino
us
stat
es, n
on
-Fed
eral
ran
gela
nd
sit
es in
tw
enty
sta
tes
and
on
BL
M m
anag
ed
ran
gel
and
sit
es i
n t
hir
teen
wes
tern
sta
tes.
Th
e n
on
-Fed
eral
NR
I G
razi
ng
Lan
d s
amp
le s
ites
ar
e se
lect
ed f
rom
th
e la
rger
set
of
NR
I sa
mp
le s
ites
. On
e o
f th
ese
site
s is
loca
ted
on
yo
ur
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
lan
d.
Pu
bli
c la
nd
ap
pra
isal
info
rmat
ion
was
use
d t
o f
ind
yo
ur
nam
e to
req
ues
t p
erm
issi
on
to
co
llec
t fi
eld
dat
a o
n y
ou
r la
nd
. A m
ap s
ho
win
g a
reas
of
no
n-F
eder
al g
razi
ng
lan
d is
av
aila
ble
in
Fig
ure
1-6
of
the
20
11
US
DA
So
il a
nd
Wat
er R
eso
urc
es C
on
serv
atio
n A
ct
(htt
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rcs.
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. W
ha
t w
ill
yo
u d
o w
ith
th
e i
nfo
rma
tio
n f
rom
my
la
nd
? T
he
dat
a w
ill b
e en
tere
d i
nto
a d
ata
-rec
ord
ing
dev
ice
in t
he
fiel
d. Y
ou
r n
ame
an
d a
dd
ress
w
ill n
ot
be
ente
red
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e in
form
atio
n w
ill t
hen
be
com
bin
ed w
ith
dat
a fr
om
th
e re
st o
f th
e co
un
try
to
pro
du
ce s
um
mar
y r
epo
rts.
Th
e in
div
idu
al p
lot
dat
a fr
om
yo
ur
lan
d w
ill n
ot
be
pu
bli
shed
. W
ill
my
in
form
ati
on
be
ke
pt
con
fid
en
tia
l?
Ind
ivid
ual
in
form
atio
n w
ill b
e k
ept
con
fid
enti
al. W
e d
o n
ot
lin
k t
he
dat
a th
at w
e ga
ther
her
e to
yo
ur
nam
e o
r o
ther
per
son
al in
form
atio
n. N
RC
S w
ill n
ot
pro
vid
e y
ou
r n
ame,
ow
ner
ship
in
form
atio
n, o
r o
ther
per
son
al in
form
atio
n t
o a
ny
oth
er F
eder
al, S
tate
, lo
cal,
or
pri
vat
e ag
ency
or
org
aniz
atio
n. T
he
dat
a fo
r sp
ecif
ic p
oin
ts is
no
t at
tain
able
th
rou
gh t
he
Fre
edo
m o
f In
form
atio
n A
ct o
r co
urt
ord
er, a
s ex
pli
citl
y s
tate
d in
th
e la
w, 7
USC
22
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. T
he
exac
t w
ord
ing
in t
he
law
is “
A c
op
y o
f su
ch i
nfo
rmat
ion
sh
all b
e im
mu
ne
fro
m m
an
dat
ory
d
iscl
osu
re o
f an
y t
yp
e, i
ncl
ud
ing
lega
l pro
cess
”.
Wh
ere
ca
n I
ge
t m
ore
in
form
ati
on
ab
ou
t th
e N
RI
Gra
zin
g L
an
d 0
n-S
ite
Da
ta C
oll
ect
ion
S
urv
ey
? M
ore
info
rmat
ion
ab
ou
t th
e N
RI
and
NR
I G
razi
ng
Lan
d o
n-s
ite
surv
ey m
ay b
e fo
un
d o
n t
he
Nat
ion
al R
eso
urc
es I
nv
ento
ry w
ebsi
te
(htt
p:/
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rcs.
usd
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ov/
wp
s/p
ort
al/
nrc
s/m
ain
/na
tio
na
l/te
chn
ica
l/n
ra/n
ri/
).
W
ho
is
in c
ha
rge
of
the
su
rve
y?
Ma
y I
ta
lk t
o t
he
m?
Y
es, p
leas
e ca
ll _
__
__
__
___
___,
at t
he
NR
CS
off
ice
in _
__________.
Her
/his
phone
num
ber
is
__
__
__
__
.
Ca
n I
ob
tain
a c
op
y o
f th
e r
esu
lts?
Y
es –
Giv
e m
e a
mai
lin
g a
dd
ress
and I
wil
l m
ake
sure
a c
opy o
f th
e su
mm
ary r
esult
s ar
e
sen
t to
yo
u.
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
App
end
ix D
G
loss
ary o
f N
atio
nal
Res
ou
rces
In
ven
tory
Ter
ms
The
purp
ose
of
this
glo
ssar
y i
s to
pro
vid
e N
RI
dat
a co
llec
tors
and N
RI
dat
a use
rs w
ith a
lis
t of
stan
dar
d t
erm
s an
d t
hei
r d
efin
itio
ns
to h
elp,
• im
pro
ve
the
consi
sten
cy o
f d
ata
coll
ecti
on,
• im
pro
ve
the
clar
ity a
nd
acc
ura
cy o
f dat
a co
llec
tion i
nst
ruct
ions,
• en
sure
co
nsi
sten
t w
ord
usa
ge
from
NR
I to
NR
I,
• pro
vid
e ap
pro
pri
ate
def
init
ion
s fo
r te
rms
that
hav
e se
ver
al d
efin
itio
ns
in g
ener
al u
se,
• en
sure
co
nsi
sten
cy o
f te
rms
use
d i
n d
ata
anal
ysi
s an
d d
ispla
y o
f N
RI
info
rmat
ion.
Co
des
fo
r re
fere
nce
s:
The
sourc
es, fr
om
wh
ich
def
init
ion
s w
ere
taken
, w
hole
or
in p
art,
are
iden
tifi
ed b
y a
code
(e.g
.,
NS
SH
) at
th
e en
d o
f ea
ch d
efin
itio
n. A
lis
t of
refe
rence
s is
com
pil
ed a
t th
e en
d o
f th
is d
ocu
men
t.
Glo
ssar
y T
erm
s
Air
-dry
wei
gh
t. T
he
wei
ght
of
a su
bst
ance
, usu
ally
veget
atio
n,
afte
r it
has
bee
n a
llow
ed t
o d
ry t
o
equil
ibri
um
wit
h t
he
atm
osp
her
e, u
sual
ly w
ithout
arti
fici
al h
eat.
[N
RP
H]
All
oth
er l
an
d. A
co
ver
/use
cat
ego
ry u
sed t
o c
lass
ify r
ura
l la
nd t
hat
does
not
mee
t th
e
spec
ific
atio
ns
for
any o
f th
e o
ther
spec
ific
cover
/use
cat
egori
es. [N
RI–
92]
Ap
pare
nt
ran
gel
an
d t
ren
d. A
po
int
in t
ime
det
erm
inat
ion o
f th
e dir
ecti
on o
f ch
ange
in a
n
exis
ting p
lan
t co
mm
un
ity r
elat
ive
to t
he
his
tori
c cl
imax
pla
nt
com
munit
y.
[NR
PH
]
Aq
uacu
ltu
re i
n a
cro
p r
ota
tio
n. A
lan
d c
over
/use
cat
egory
that
incl
udes
aquac
ult
ure
in r
ota
tion
wit
h c
rop
pro
duct
ion
. In
clud
es r
ota
tions
such
as
cray
fish
far
min
g a
fter
ric
e pro
duct
ion, so
ybea
ns
rota
ted a
fter
cat
fish
(pla
nte
d i
n d
rain
ed c
atfi
sh p
onds)
. [N
RI–
92]
Att
rib
ute
s of
ran
gel
an
d h
ealt
h (
eco
logic
al
pro
cess
es):
• S
oil
/sit
e st
abil
ity. T
he
cap
acit
y o
f a
site
to l
imit
red
istr
ibuti
on a
nd l
oss
of
soil
res
ourc
es
(in
clu
din
g n
utr
ien
ts a
nd
org
anic
mat
ter)
by w
ind a
nd w
ater
. [T
R 1
734
–6 2
000]
• In
tegri
ty o
f th
e B
ioti
c C
om
mu
nit
y.
Cap
acit
y o
f a
site
to s
upport
char
acte
rist
ic f
unct
ional
and
str
uct
ura
l co
mm
un
itie
s in
the
conte
xt
of
norm
al v
aria
bil
ity,
to r
esis
t lo
ss o
f th
is
fun
ctio
n a
nd
str
uct
ure
du
e to
a d
istu
rban
ce, an
d t
o r
ecover
foll
ow
ing s
uch
dis
turb
ance
. [T
R
173
4–
6 2
00
0]
• H
yd
rolo
gic
fu
nct
ion
. T
he
cap
acit
y o
f th
e si
te t
o c
aptu
re,
store
, an
d s
afel
y r
elea
se w
ater
fro
m r
ainfa
ll, ru
n-o
n, an
d s
no
wm
elt,
to r
esis
t a
reduct
ion i
n t
his
cap
acit
y,
and t
o r
ecover
this
cap
acit
y f
oll
ow
ing d
egra
dat
ion.
[TR
1734
–6 2
000]
Barr
en l
an
d. A
lan
d c
over
/use
cat
ego
ry u
sed t
o c
lass
ify l
ands
wit
h l
imit
ed c
apac
ity t
o s
upport
life
and h
avin
g l
ess
than
5 p
erce
nt
veg
etat
ive
cover
. V
eget
atio
n, if
pre
sent,
is
wid
ely s
pac
ed.
[NR
I–87
]
• T
yp
ical
ly, th
e su
rfac
e o
f bar
ren
lan
d i
s sa
nd,
rock
, ex
pose
d s
ubso
il, or
salt
-aff
ecte
d s
oil
s.
Sub
cate
go
ries
in
clu
de
salt
fla
ts;
sand d
unes
; m
ud f
lats
; bea
ches
; bar
e ex
pose
d r
ock
;
quar
ries
, st
rip
min
es, gra
vel
pit
s, a
nd b
orr
ow
pit
s; r
iver
was
h;
oil
was
tela
nd;
mix
ed b
arre
n
lan
ds;
an
d o
ther
bar
ren l
and. [N
RI–
92]
Basa
l co
ver
. T
he
cro
ss-s
ecti
on
al a
rea
of
the
stem
or
stem
s of
a pla
nt
or
of
all
pla
nts
in a
sta
nd.
Her
bac
eou
s an
d w
oo
dy p
lan
ts a
re m
easu
red a
t or
nea
r th
e gro
und l
evel
. [N
RI–
03
–R
ange]
Basa
l ga
p. F
or
pu
rpose
s o
f th
is p
roto
col,
an a
rea
gre
ater
than
or
equal
to 1
.0 f
oot
that
is
abse
nt
of
any p
lant
bas
es. [N
RI–
03
–R
ange]
Bay
. A
rec
ess
in t
he
sho
re o
r an
in
let
of
a se
a bet
wee
n t
wo c
apes
or
hea
dla
nds,
not
so l
arge
as a
gulf
, but
larg
er t
han
a c
ove.
[U
SA
CE
–1984]
Bea
ch.
A b
arre
n l
and
cat
ego
ry.
Incl
ud
es t
he
area
adja
cent
to t
he
shore
of
an o
cean
, se
a, l
arge
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
river
, or
lake
that
is
was
hed
by t
he
tid
e or
wav
es.
[NR
I–92]
Ber
ries
. A
lan
d c
over
/use
cat
ego
ry u
nder
hort
icult
ura
l cr
opla
nd.
Incl
udes
cra
nber
ries
(gro
wn i
n
bogs)
and s
traw
ber
ries
. [N
RI–
92
]
Borr
ow
pit
. A
use
cat
ego
ry u
nd
er t
he
land
cover
cat
egory
of
bar
ren.
[NR
I–92]
Bu
sh f
ruit
. A
use
cat
ego
ry u
nd
er t
he
land c
over
cat
egory
hort
icult
ura
l cr
opla
nd. [N
RI–
92]
Can
op
y. F
or
pu
rpose
s o
f th
is m
eth
od
, ca
nopy o
ccurs
any t
ime
50 p
erce
nt
of
any 0
.1 t
ape
edge
inte
rcep
ts l
ive
or
dea
d p
lant
mat
eria
l bas
ed o
n a
ver
tica
l pro
ject
ion f
rom
can
opy t
o g
round.
[NR
I–03
–R
ange]
Can
op
y c
ov
er (
NR
I). T
he
per
cen
tage
of
gro
und c
over
ed b
y a
ver
tica
l pro
ject
ion o
f th
e ca
nopy.
[NR
I–03
–R
ange]
Can
op
y g
ap
. F
or
pu
rpo
ses
of
this
pro
toco
l, a
n a
rea
1 f
oot
or
gre
ater
in w
idth
abse
nt
of
any p
lant
canopy a
lon
g t
he
tap
e ed
ge.
[N
RI–
03
–R
ange]
Clo
se g
row
n c
rop
s. C
rop
s th
at a
re g
ener
ally
dri
ll-s
eeded
or
bro
adca
st, su
ch a
s w
hea
t, o
ats,
ric
e,
bar
ley,
and
fla
x. [B
S–1
982
]
Con
servati
on
pra
ctic
e. A
sp
ecif
ic t
reat
men
t, s
uch
as
a st
ruct
ura
l or
veg
etat
ive
mea
sure
, or
man
agem
ent
tech
niq
ue
com
mo
nly
use
d t
o m
eet
spec
ific
nee
ds
in p
lannin
g a
nd i
mple
men
t
conse
rvat
ion
for
wh
ich
sta
nd
ard
s an
d s
pec
ific
atio
ns
hav
e bee
n d
evel
oped
. C
onse
rvat
ion p
ract
ices
are
in t
he
Nat
ura
l R
eso
urc
es C
on
serv
atio
n S
ervic
e’s
Fie
ld O
ffic
e T
echnic
al G
uid
e, S
ecti
on I
V,
whic
h i
s b
ased
on
the
Nat
ion
al H
and
book o
f C
onse
rvat
ion P
ract
ices
[N
PP
H–98].
The
pra
ctic
es
reco
rded
for
NR
I h
ave
bee
n a
pp
lied
to t
he
area
of
land i
n w
hic
h t
he
NR
I poin
t fa
lls
or
the
port
ion
of
the
fiel
d t
hat
wo
uld
be
use
d i
n c
onse
rvat
ion p
lannin
g (
conse
rvat
ion t
reat
men
t unit
). T
he
poin
t
nee
d n
ot
fall
on
a s
pec
ific
pra
ctic
e. [
NR
I–97]
Con
servati
on
Res
erv
e P
rog
ram
La
nd
(C
RP
). A
lan
d c
over
/use
cat
egory
that
incl
udes
lan
d
under
a C
RP
co
ntr
act.
[N
RI–
97
]
Con
servati
on
Ma
na
gem
ent
Un
it (
CM
U).
A
n a
rea
equiv
alen
t to
the
fiel
d (
fence
d o
r del
inea
ted
by o
ther
mea
ns)
wher
e th
e N
RI
po
int
resi
des
. I
f no f
ield
boundar
y e
xis
ts,
use
a d
ista
nce
of
1,0
00
ft a
s a
bo
un
dar
y. D
o n
ot
cro
ss p
ubli
c ro
ads,
rai
lroad
s, o
r obvio
us
ow
ner
ship
boundar
ies
wit
hin
the
1,0
00
ft
dis
tan
ce. [
NR
I-2
00
8 P
astu
re P
ilot
On
-Stu
dy]
Cro
pla
nd
. A
lan
d c
over
/use
cat
ego
ry t
hat
incl
udes
are
as u
sed f
or
the
pro
duct
ion o
f ad
apte
d c
rop
s
for
har
ves
t. T
wo
su
bca
tego
ries
of
cropla
nd a
re r
ecogniz
ed:
cult
ivat
ed a
nd n
oncu
ltiv
ated
.
Cult
ivat
ed l
and
co
mp
rise
s la
nd
in
ro
w c
rops
or
close
-gro
wn c
rops
and a
lso o
ther
cult
ivat
ed
cropla
nd, fo
r ex
amp
le, hay
lan
d o
r p
astu
rela
nd t
hat
is
in a
rota
tion w
ith r
ow
or
close
-gro
wn c
rops.
Noncu
ltiv
ated
cro
pla
nd
in
clu
des
per
man
ent
hay
land a
nd h
ort
icult
ura
l cr
opla
nd.
[NR
I–97]
Data
gath
erer
. T
he
per
son r
espo
nsi
ble
for
inte
rpre
ting d
ata
for
a P
SU
and e
nte
ring d
ata
into
the
Com
pute
r A
ssis
ted
Su
rvey
In
stru
men
t (C
AS
I).
[NR
I–2
001]
Dis
turb
an
ce i
nd
ica
tors
. D
ispla
cem
ent
or
dis
loca
tion o
f th
e nat
ura
l st
ate
of
a sa
mple
sit
e
resu
ltin
g f
rom
hu
man
in
du
ced
, n
atu
ral
even
ts,
or
oth
er o
ccurr
ence
s. T
wen
ty-s
ix s
igns
that
are
vis
ual
ly o
bse
rvab
le a
re r
ated
fo
r th
e d
egre
e of
dis
turb
ance
evid
ent
wit
hin
the
0.4
-acr
e (1
50
-foot
circ
ula
r) s
amp
le a
rea.
[N
RI–
20
03
]
Eco
logic
al
site
. A
kin
d o
f la
nd
wit
h s
pec
ific
physi
cal
char
acte
rist
ics
whic
h d
iffe
rs f
rom
oth
er
kin
ds
of
lan
d i
n i
ts a
bil
ity t
o p
rod
uce
dis
tinct
ive
kin
ds
and a
mounts
of
veg
etat
ion a
nd i
n i
ts
resp
onse
to
man
agem
ent.
[S
RM
].
Eco
logic
al
site
nu
mb
er. A
10
ch
arac
ter
num
ber
iden
tify
ing t
he
ecolo
gic
al s
ite.
[N
RI–
03
–R
ange]
Eco
logic
al
site
des
crip
tio
n (
ES
D).
A d
escr
ipti
on o
f th
e so
ils,
use
s, a
nd p
ote
nti
al o
f a
kin
d o
f
land w
ith
sp
ecif
ic p
hysi
cal
char
acte
rist
ics
to p
roduce
dis
tinct
ive
kin
ds
and a
mounts
of
veg
etat
ion
.
[TR
1734
–6
, 2
00
0]
Est
uary
. A
per
enn
ial
tid
ally
in
flu
ence
d b
ody o
f w
ater
exis
ting w
her
e a
river
mee
ts t
he
sea.
Oce
an
wat
er i
s at
lea
st o
ccas
ion
ally
dil
ute
d b
y f
resh
wat
er. [N
RI–
97]
Fall
ow
. C
ropla
nd
whic
h h
as b
een
lef
t id
le,
eith
er t
ille
d o
r unti
lled
, duri
ng t
he
whole
or
gre
ater
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
port
ion o
f th
e gro
win
g s
easo
n. [S
CS
A]
Farm
stea
ds
an
d r
an
ch h
ead
qu
art
ers.
A l
and c
over
/use
cat
egory
that
incl
udes
lan
d u
sed f
or
dw
elli
ngs,
outb
uil
din
gs,
bar
ns,
pen
s, c
orr
als
and f
eedlo
ts n
ext
to b
uil
din
gs,
far
mst
ead o
r fe
edlo
t
win
dbre
aks,
an
d f
amil
y g
ard
ens
asso
ciat
ed w
ith o
per
atin
g f
arm
s or
ranch
es. (C
om
mer
cial
feed
lots
, gre
enh
ou
ses,
po
ult
ry f
acil
itie
s, o
ver
nig
ht
pas
ture
s fo
r li
ves
tock
and f
ield
win
dbre
aks
are
not
consi
der
ed p
art
of
farm
stea
ds.
) [N
RI–
92]
Fla
t p
lain
s d
efin
itio
ns:
• D
ip [
soil
su
rvey
]. A
geo
mo
rph
ic c
om
ponen
t (c
har
acte
rist
ic p
iece
) of
flat
pla
ins
(lak
e pla
in,
low
co
asta
l pla
in, lo
w-r
elie
f ti
ll p
lain
) co
nsi
stin
g o
f a
shal
low
and t
ypic
ally
clo
sed
dep
ress
ion
th
at t
end
s to
be
an a
rea
of
focu
sed g
roundw
ater
rec
har
ge
but
not
a per
man
ent
wat
er b
od
y a
nd
th
at l
ies
slig
htl
y l
ow
er a
nd i
s w
ette
r th
an t
he
adja
cent
talf
, an
d f
avors
the
accu
mu
lati
on
of
fin
e se
dim
ents
and o
rgan
ic m
ater
ials
. [N
SS
H]
• R
ise [
geo
mo
rph
olo
gy].
A g
eom
orp
hic
com
ponen
t of
flat
pla
ins
(lak
e pla
in,
low
coas
tal
pla
in, lo
w-g
rad
ien
t ti
ll p
lain
) co
nsi
stin
g o
f a
slig
htl
y e
levat
ed b
ut
low
, bro
ad a
rea
wit
h l
ow
slop
e gra
die
nts
(1–
3 %
slo
pes
); t
yp
ical
ly a
mic
rofe
ature
but
can b
e fa
irly
exte
nsi
ve.
Com
monly
soil
s on a
rise
are
bet
ter
dra
ined
th
an t
ho
se o
n t
he
surr
oundin
g t
alf.
[N
SS
H]
• T
alf
[geo
mo
rph
olo
gy].
A g
eom
orp
hic
com
ponen
t of
flat
pla
ins
(e.g
., l
ake
pla
in, lo
w
coas
tal
pla
in, lo
w-g
rad
ien
t ti
ll p
lain
) co
nsi
stin
g o
f an
ess
enti
ally
fla
t (e
.g.
0–
1 %
slo
pes
)
and
bro
ad a
rea
do
min
ated
by c
lose
d d
epre
ssio
ns
and a
non
-inte
gra
ted o
r poorl
y i
nte
gra
ted
dra
inag
e sy
stem
. P
reci
pit
atio
n t
ends
to p
ond l
oca
lly a
nd l
ater
al t
ransp
ort
is
slow
both
abo
ve
and
bel
ow
gro
un
d, w
hic
h f
avors
the
accu
mula
tion o
f so
il o
rgan
ic m
atte
r an
d a
rete
nti
on
of
fin
e ea
rth
sed
imen
ts;
bet
ter
dra
ined
soil
s ar
e co
mm
only
adja
cent
to
dra
inag
eway
s. [
NS
SH
]
Fora
ge
Su
itab
ilit
y G
rou
p. S
oil
s w
ith s
imil
ar s
pec
ies
adap
tati
on,
pro
duct
ion p
ote
nti
al, an
d
man
agem
ent
nee
ds.
A p
lann
ing t
oo
l fo
r sp
ecie
s se
lect
ion,
pra
ctic
e se
lect
ion,
man
agem
ent
opti
ons,
fo
rage
pro
duct
ion
lev
els,
an
d r
ecom
men
ded
init
ial
stock
ing r
ates
.
Fore
st l
an
d. A
lan
d c
over
/use
cat
ego
ry t
hat
is
at l
east
10 p
erce
nt
stock
ed b
y s
ingle
-ste
mm
ed
woody s
pec
ies
of
any s
ize
that
wil
l b
e at
lea
st 4
met
ers
(13 f
eet)
tal
l at
mat
uri
ty.
Als
o i
ncl
uded
is
land b
eari
ng e
vid
ence
of
nat
ura
l re
gen
era
tion o
f tr
ee c
over
(cu
tover
fore
st o
r ab
andoned
farm
land)
and
no
t cu
rren
tly d
evel
op
ed f
or
non
-fore
st u
se. T
en p
erce
nt
stock
ed,
when
vie
wed
from
a v
erti
cal
dir
ecti
on
is
a ca
nop
y c
over
of
leav
es a
nd b
ranch
es o
f 25 p
erce
nt
or
gre
ater
. T
he
min
imu
m a
rea
for
clas
sifi
cati
on
of
fore
st l
and i
s 1 a
cre,
and t
he
area
must
be
at l
east
100 f
eet
wid
e. [
NR
I–9
2]
Fore
st l
an
d, g
raze
d. A
cat
ego
ry u
nd
er f
ore
st l
and c
over
/use
that
incl
udes
fore
st l
and t
hat
is
bei
ng
gra
zed b
y l
ives
tock
an
d m
anag
ed u
sing r
ange
or
pas
ture
man
agem
ent
pri
nci
ple
s an
d p
ract
ices
adap
ted t
o t
he
fore
st e
cosy
stem
. [N
RI–
97]
Fore
st l
an
d, n
ot
gra
zed
. A
lan
d c
over
/use
cat
egory
that
incl
udes
are
as m
eeti
ng t
he
def
init
ion o
f
fore
st l
and
(at
lea
st 1
0 p
erce
nt
sto
cked
by s
ingle
-ste
mm
ed w
oody s
pec
ies
of
any s
ize
that
wil
l be
at l
east
4 m
eter
s [1
3 f
eet]
tal
l at
mat
uri
ty)
that
is
not
vis
ibly
gra
zed o
r oth
erw
ise
dis
turb
ed b
y
dom
esti
c li
ves
tock
. [N
RI–
97
]
Geo
morp
hic
co
mp
on
ent.
Thre
e-d
imen
sional
des
crip
tors
of
par
ts o
f la
ndfo
rms
or
mic
rofe
ature
s
(hil
ls,
terr
aces
[st
epp
ed l
and
form
s], m
ounta
ins,
and f
lat
pla
ins)
. [F
BD
&S
S]
Gra
vel
pit
. A
bar
ren
lan
d l
and
co
ver
/use
cat
egory
. A
n a
rea
from
whic
h g
ravel
is
extr
acte
d.
[NR
I–
92]
Gu
lf.
A r
elat
ivel
y l
arge
po
rtio
n o
f se
a, p
arti
ally
encl
ose
d b
y l
and. [A
SC
E]
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Gu
lly.
A f
urr
ow
, ch
ann
el, o
r m
inia
ture
val
ley u
sual
ly w
ith s
teep
sid
es t
hro
ugh w
hic
h w
ater
com
monly
flo
ws
du
rin
g a
nd
im
med
iate
ly a
fter
rai
ns
or
snow
mel
t [S
RM
]. S
mal
l ch
annel
s er
oded
by c
once
ntr
ated
wat
er f
low
.
Hayla
nd
. A
su
bca
tego
ry o
f cr
opla
nd
man
aged
for
the
pro
duct
ion o
f fo
rage
crops
that
are
mac
hin
e h
arves
ted
. T
hes
e cr
op
s m
ay b
e gra
sses
, le
gum
es,
or
a co
mbin
atio
n.
Hay
land a
lso
incl
udes
lan
d i
n s
et-a
sid
e or
oth
er s
hort
-ter
m a
gri
cult
ura
l pro
gra
ms.
[N
RI–
92]
Her
bace
ou
s p
lan
t. V
eget
ativ
e gro
wth
wit
h l
ittl
e or
no w
oody c
om
ponen
t. N
onw
oo
dy v
eget
atio
n,
such
as
gra
min
oid
s an
d f
orb
s. [
NR
PH
]
Hil
l ty
pe
def
init
ion
s:
• In
terf
luv
e [
geo
mo
rph
olo
gy].
A g
eom
orp
hic
com
ponen
t of
hil
ls c
onsi
stin
g o
f th
e
upp
erm
ost
, co
mp
arat
ivel
y l
evel
or
gen
tly s
loped
are
a of
a hil
l; s
hould
ers
of
bac
kw
eari
ng
hil
lslo
pes
can
nar
row
th
e up
land (
e.g.,
rid
ge)
or
mer
ge
(e.g
., c
rest
, sa
ddle
) re
sult
ing i
n a
stro
ngly
co
nvex
sh
ape.
[N
SS
H]
• C
rest
[geo
mo
rph
olo
gy].
A g
eom
orp
hic
com
ponen
t of
hil
ls c
onsi
stin
g o
f th
e co
nvex
slo
pes
(per
pen
dic
ula
r to
th
e co
nto
ur)
that
form
the
nar
row
, ro
ughly
lin
ear
top a
rea
of
a hil
l, r
idge,
or
oth
er u
pla
nd
wh
ere
sho
uld
ers
hav
e co
nver
ged
to t
he
exte
nt
that
lit
tle
or
no s
um
mit
rem
ain
s; d
om
inat
ed b
y e
rosi
on
, sl
ope
was
h a
nd m
ass
mo
vem
ent
pro
cess
es a
nd s
edim
ents
(e.g
., s
lope
allu
viu
m, cr
eep).
Com
monly
, so
ils
on c
rest
s ar
e m
ore
sim
ilar
to t
hose
on s
ide
slop
es t
han
to
soil
s o
n a
dja
cen
t in
terf
luves
. [N
SS
H]
• H
ead
slo
pe [
geo
mo
rph
olo
gy].
A g
eom
orp
hic
com
ponen
t of
hil
ls c
onsi
stin
g o
f a
late
rall
y
con
cave
area
of
a h
ills
ide,
esp
ecia
lly a
t th
e hea
d o
f a
dra
inag
eway
, re
sult
ing i
n c
onver
gin
g
over
lan
d w
ater
flo
w (
e.g. sh
eet
was
h);
hea
d s
lopes
are
dom
inat
ed b
y c
oll
uviu
m a
nd s
lope
was
h s
edim
ents
(e.
g., s
lop
e al
luviu
m);
conto
ur
lines
form
conca
ve
curv
es.
Slo
pe
com
ple
xit
y (
do
wnsl
op
e sh
ape)
can
ran
ge
from
sim
ple
to c
om
ple
x.
Hea
dsl
opes
are
com
par
ativ
ely m
ois
ter
port
ion
s of
hil
lslo
pes
and t
end t
o a
ccum
ula
te s
edim
ents
(e.
g.,
cum
mu
lic
pro
file
s) w
her
e th
ey a
re n
ot
dir
ectl
y c
ontr
ibuti
ng m
ater
ials
to c
han
nel
flo
w.
[NS
SH
]
• N
ose
slo
pe
[geo
mo
rph
olo
gy].
A g
eom
orp
hic
com
ponen
t of
hil
ls c
on
sist
ing o
f th
e
pro
ject
ing e
nd
(la
tera
lly c
on
vex
are
a) o
f a
hil
lsid
e, r
esult
ing i
n p
redom
inan
tly d
iver
gen
t
over
lan
d w
ater
flo
w (
e.g., s
hee
t w
ash);
conto
ur
lines
gen
eral
ly f
orm
convex
curv
es.
Nose
slop
es a
re d
om
inat
ed b
y c
oll
uviu
m a
nd s
lope
was
h s
edim
ents
(e.g
., s
lope
allu
viu
m).
Slo
pe
com
ple
xit
y (
do
wnsl
op
e sh
ape)
can
ran
ge
from
sim
ple
to c
om
ple
x.
Nose
slo
pes
are
com
par
ativ
ely d
rier
port
ions
of
hil
lslo
pes
and t
end t
o h
ave
thin
ner
coll
uvia
l se
dim
ents
and
pro
file
s. [
NS
SH
]
• S
ide
slo
pe
[geo
mo
rph
olo
gy].
A g
eom
orp
hic
com
ponen
t of
hil
ls c
onsi
stin
g o
f a
late
rall
y
pla
nar
are
a o
f a
hil
lsid
e, r
esu
ltin
g i
n p
redom
inan
tly p
aral
lel
over
land w
ater
flo
w (
e.g.,
shee
t
was
h);
co
nto
ur
lin
es g
ener
ally
form
str
aight
lines
. S
ide
slopes
are
dom
inat
ed b
y c
oll
uviu
m
and
slo
pe
was
h s
edim
ents
. S
lope
com
ple
xit
y (
dow
nsl
ope
shap
e) c
an r
ange
from
sim
ple
to
com
ple
x. C
om
par
e h
ead s
lop
e, n
ose
slo
pe,
fre
e fa
ce, in
terf
luve,
cre
st,
bas
e sl
ope.
SW
; T
he
slop
e b
ou
ndin
g a
dra
inag
eway
and l
yin
g b
etw
een t
he
dra
inag
eway
and t
he
adja
cent
inte
rflu
ve.
It
is g
ener
ally
lin
ear
along t
he
slope
wid
th. [N
SS
H]
• F
ree
face
[geo
mo
rph
olo
gy].
A g
eom
orp
hic
com
ponen
t of
hil
ls a
nd m
ounta
ins
consi
stin
g o
f
an o
utc
rop
of
bar
e ro
ck t
hat
sh
eds
rock
fra
gm
ents
and o
ther
sed
imen
ts t
o,
and c
om
monly
stan
ds
mo
re s
teep
ly t
han
the
angle
of
repose
of,
the
coll
uvia
l sl
ope
imm
edia
tely
bel
ow
;
most
co
mm
on
ly f
ou
nd
on
sh
ou
lder
and b
acksl
ope
posi
tions,
and c
an c
om
pri
se p
art
or
all
of
a no
se s
lop
e or
sid
e sl
ope.
[N
SS
H]
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
• B
ase
slo
pe
[geo
mo
rph
olo
gy].
A g
eom
orp
hic
com
ponen
t of
hil
ls c
onsi
stin
g o
f th
e c
onca
ve
to l
inea
r sl
ope
(per
pen
dic
ula
r to
the
conto
ur)
whic
h, re
gar
dle
ss o
f th
e la
tera
l sh
ape
is a
n
area
th
at f
orm
s an
apro
n o
r w
edge
at t
he
bott
om
of
a hil
lsid
e dom
inat
ed b
y c
oll
uvia
l an
d
slop
e w
ash
pro
cess
es a
nd
sed
imen
ts (
e.g.,
coll
uviu
m a
nd s
lope
allu
viu
m).
Dis
tal
bas
e sl
ope
sed
imen
ts c
om
mo
nly
gra
de
to,
or
inte
rfin
ger
wit
h,
allu
via
l fi
lls,
or
gra
dual
ly t
hin
to f
orm
ped
ised
imen
t o
ver
res
iduum
. [N
SS
H]
Hil
lslo
pe
pro
file
. T
wo
-dim
ensi
on
al d
escr
ipto
r of
par
t of
a li
ne
segm
ent
that
runs
up a
nd d
ow
n t
he
slope.
[F
ield
bo
ok f
or
des
crib
ing a
nd
sam
pli
ng s
oil
s (F
BD
&S
S)]
Hil
lslo
pe
pro
file
def
init
ions:
• S
um
mit
. (a
) T
he
top
ogra
phic
ally
hig
hes
t posi
tion o
f a
hil
lslo
pe
pro
file
wit
h a
nea
rly l
evel
(pla
nar
or
on
ly s
ligh
tly c
onvex
) su
rfac
e; (
b)
A g
ener
al t
erm
for
the
top,
or
hig
hes
t ar
ea o
f a
lan
dfo
rm s
uch
as
a hil
l, m
ou
nta
in,
or
table
land.
It u
sual
ly r
efer
s to
a h
igh i
nte
rflu
ve
area
of
rela
tivel
y g
entl
e sl
ope
that
is
flan
ked
by s
teep
er s
lopes
, e.
g.,
mounta
in f
ronts
or
table
land
esca
rpm
ents
. [N
SS
H]
• S
ho
uld
er. T
he
hil
lslo
pe
pro
file
posi
tion t
hat
form
s th
e co
nvex
, er
osi
onal
surf
ace
nea
r th
e
top o
f a
hil
lslo
pe.
If
pre
sent,
it
com
pri
ses
the
tran
siti
on z
one
from
sum
mit
to b
acksl
ope.
[NS
SH
]
• B
ack
slo
pe. T
he
hil
lslo
pe
pro
file
posi
tion t
hat
form
s th
e st
eepes
t an
d g
ener
ally
lin
ear,
mid
dle
po
rtio
n o
f th
e sl
op
e. I
n p
rofi
le,
bac
ksl
opes
are
com
monly
bounded
by a
convex
sho
uld
er a
bo
ve
and
a c
onca
ve
foots
lope
bel
ow
. T
hey
may o
r m
ay n
ot
incl
ude
clif
f
seg
men
ts (
i.e.
, fr
ee f
aces
). B
acksl
opes
are
com
monly
ero
sional
form
s pro
duce
d b
y m
ass
mo
vem
ent,
co
llu
via
l ac
tion
, an
d r
unnin
g w
ater
. [N
SS
H]
• F
oots
lop
e. T
he
hil
lslo
pe
pro
file
posi
tion t
hat
form
s th
e co
nca
ve
surf
ace
at t
he
bas
e of
a
hil
lslo
pe.
It
is a
tra
nsi
tion
zo
ne
bet
wee
n u
psl
ope
site
s of
erosi
on a
nd t
ransp
ort
(sh
ould
er,
bac
ksl
op
e) a
nd
do
wn
slo
pe
site
s of
dep
osi
tion (
toes
lope)
. [N
SS
H]
• T
oes
lop
e. T
he
hil
lslo
pe
posi
tio
n t
hat
form
s th
e gen
tly i
ncl
ined
surf
ace
at t
he
bas
e of
a
hil
lslo
pe.
To
eslo
pes
in p
rofi
le a
re c
om
monly
gen
tle
and l
inea
r, a
nd a
re c
onst
ruct
ional
surf
aces
form
ing t
he
low
er p
art
of
a hil
l-sl
ope
conti
nuum
that
gra
des
to v
alle
y o
r cl
ose
d-
dep
ress
ion
flo
ors
. [N
SS
H]
Hori
zon
tal
slo
pe
sha
pe. S
hap
e of
the
slope
along t
he
hori
zonta
l co
nto
ur.
[F
BD
&S
S]
Hort
icu
ltu
ral
cro
pla
nd
. A
su
bca
tego
ry o
f cr
opla
nd u
sed f
or
gro
win
g f
ruit
, nut,
ber
ry,
vin
eyar
d,
and o
ther
bu
sh f
ruit
an
d s
imil
ar c
rop
s. C
om
mer
cial
flo
wer
oper
atio
ns
incl
udin
g b
ulb
and s
eed
pro
duct
ion
, orn
amen
tal
cutt
ing, an
d s
ales
are
incl
uded
. [N
RI–
92]
Ind
icato
r. C
om
po
nen
ts o
f a
syst
em w
hose
char
acte
rist
ics
(e.g
., p
rese
nce
or
abse
nce
, quan
tity
,
dis
trib
uti
on)
are
use
d a
s an
in
dex
of
an a
ttri
bute
(e.
g.,
ran
gel
and h
ealt
h)
that
are
too d
iffi
cult
,
inco
nven
ient
or
exp
ensi
ve
to m
easu
re.
[TR
1734
–6 2
000]
Invasi
ve
pla
nt.
Pla
nts
th
at a
re n
ot
par
t of
(exoti
c) o
r a
min
or
com
ponen
t of
(nat
ive)
the
ori
gin
al
pla
nt
com
mu
nit
y o
r co
mm
un
itie
s th
at i
ncr
ease
above
what
’s e
xpec
ted g
iven
the
norm
al r
ange
of
var
iabil
ity f
or
a si
te. [T
R 1
73
4–6
20
00]
Lak
e. A
nat
ura
l in
lan
d b
ody o
f w
ater
, fr
esh o
r sa
lt,
of
40 a
cres
or
larg
er o
ccupyin
g a
bas
in o
r
holl
ow
on
th
e E
arth
’s s
urf
ace,
an
d w
hic
h m
ay o
r m
ay n
ot
hav
e a
curr
ent
or
single
dir
ecti
on o
f
flow
. [N
RI–
97
]
Lan
d c
ov
er/u
se. A
ter
m t
hat
in
clu
des
cat
egori
es o
f la
nd c
over
and c
ateg
ori
es o
f la
nd u
se.
Lan
d
cover
is
the
veg
etat
ion
or
oth
er k
ind
of
mat
eria
l th
at c
over
s th
e la
nd s
urf
ace.
Lan
d u
se i
s th
e
purp
ose
of
hu
man
act
ivit
y o
n t
he
land
; it
is
usu
ally
, but
not
alw
ays,
rel
ated
to l
and c
over
. T
he
NR
I use
s th
e te
rm “
lan
d c
over
/use
” to
iden
tify
the
cate
gori
es t
hat
acc
ount
for
all
the
surf
ace
area
in t
he
Un
ited
Sta
tes
[BS
–19
82
, N
RI–
92]
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Leg
um
e-g
rass
. A
lan
d c
over
/use
cat
egory
under
hay
land,
and i
s co
mpose
d o
f a
mix
ture
of
legum
es a
nd
gra
sses
. [N
R–9
2]
Majo
r la
nd
res
ou
rce
are
as
(ML
RA
). G
eogra
phic
ally
ass
oci
ated
lan
d r
esourc
e unit
s. L
and
reso
urc
e u
nit
s ar
e geo
gra
ph
ic a
reas
, u
sual
ly s
ever
al t
housa
nd a
cres
in e
xte
nt
and a
re c
har
acte
rize
d
by a
par
ticu
lar
pat
tern
of
soil
s, c
lim
ate,
wat
er r
esourc
e, a
nd l
and u
ses.
[N
SS
H]
Map
un
it s
ym
bol
(MU
SY
M).
The
sym
bol
use
d t
o u
niq
uel
y i
den
tify
the
soil
map
unit
in t
he
soil
surv
ey.
[NA
SIS
]
Mars
hla
nd
. A
su
bca
tego
ry o
f th
e la
nd c
over
/use
Oth
er R
ura
l L
and d
escr
ibed
as
a non
-fore
sted
area
of
lan
d p
arti
ally
or
inte
rmit
tentl
y c
over
ed w
ith w
ater
char
acte
rize
d b
y t
he
pre
sence
of
monoco
tyle
do
ns,
su
ch a
s se
dges
an
d r
ush
es. T
hes
e ar
eas
are
usu
ally
in a
wet
land c
lass
and a
re n
ot
pla
ced i
n a
noth
er N
RI
lan
d c
over
/use
cat
egory
, su
ch a
s ra
ngel
and o
r pas
ture
land. [N
RI–
92]
Mou
nta
in d
efin
itio
ns:
• M
ou
nta
into
p. A
geo
mo
rph
ic c
om
ponen
t of
mounta
ins
consi
stin
g o
f th
e upper
most
,
com
par
ativ
ely l
evel
or
gen
tly s
loped
are
a of
mounta
ins,
char
acte
rize
d b
y r
elat
ivel
y s
hort
,
sim
ple
slo
pes
co
mp
ose
d o
f b
are
rock
, re
siduum
, or
short
-tra
nsp
ort
coll
uvia
l se
dim
ents
. In
hum
id e
nvir
on
men
ts, m
ou
nta
into
p s
oil
s ca
n b
e quit
e th
ick a
nd w
ell
dev
eloped
. [N
SS
H]
• M
ou
nta
infl
an
k. A
geo
mo
rph
ic c
om
ponen
t of
mounta
ins
consi
stin
g o
f th
e si
de
area
of
mou
nta
ins,
ch
arac
teri
zed
by v
ery l
ong,
com
ple
x b
acksl
opes
wit
h c
om
par
ativ
ely h
igh s
lope
gra
die
nts
an
d c
om
po
sed
of
hig
hly
-div
erse
, co
lluvia
l se
dim
ent
man
tles
, co
mple
x n
ear-
surf
ace
hyd
rolo
gy,
mas
s m
ovem
ent
pro
cess
es a
nd f
eatu
res
(e.g
., c
reep
, la
ndsl
ides
); r
ock
outc
rop
s o
r st
ruct
ura
l b
ench
es m
ay b
e pre
sent.
The
mounta
infl
ank c
an b
e su
bdiv
ided
by
the
gen
eral
lo
cati
on
alo
ng t
he
mounta
insi
de
(i.e
., u
pper
thir
d,
mid
dle
thir
d,
or
low
er t
hir
d
mou
nta
infl
ank).
[N
SS
H]
• F
ree
face
. T
he
par
t o
f a
hil
lsid
e or
mounta
insi
de
consi
stin
g o
f an
outc
rop o
f bar
e ro
ck
(sca
rp o
r cl
iff)
that
sh
eds
coll
uviu
m t
o s
lopes
bel
ow
and
com
monly
sta
nds
more
ste
eply
than
th
e an
gle
of
rep
ose
of
the
coll
uvia
l sl
ope
(e.g
. ta
lus
slope)
im
med
iate
ly b
elow
.
[NS
SH
]
• M
ou
nta
inb
ase
. A
geo
mo
rph
ic c
om
ponen
t of
mounta
ins
consi
stin
g o
f th
e lo
wer
most
are
a,
con
sist
ing o
f th
e st
ron
gly
to
sli
ghtl
y c
onca
ve
coll
uvia
l ap
ron o
r w
edge
at t
he
bott
om
of
mou
nta
in s
lop
es;
com
po
sed o
f lo
ng
-tra
nsp
ort
coll
uviu
m a
nd s
lope
allu
viu
m s
edim
ent.
It
can
exte
nd
ou
t o
nto
mo
re l
evel
val
ley a
reas
wher
e it
ult
imat
ely i
nte
rfin
ger
s w
ith,
is b
uri
ed
by a
llu
viu
m o
r is
rep
lace
d b
y r
e-e
mer
gen
t re
siduum
. [N
SS
H]
Mu
d f
lat.
A l
and/c
over
use
su
bca
tego
ry u
nder
bar
ren l
and.
A m
ud a
rea
wit
h l
ess
than
5 p
erce
nt
veg
etat
ive
cover
. [N
RI–
92
]
Nati
on
al
Soil
In
form
ati
on
Sy
stem
(N
AS
IS).
The
Nat
ional
Soil
Info
rmat
ion S
yst
em i
nte
gra
tes
soil
surv
ey i
nfo
rmat
ion, o
per
atio
ns,
and m
anag
em
ent.
It
div
ides
soil
surv
ey d
ata
into
four
maj
or
cate
gori
es:
1)
map
un
it r
ecord
s, 2
) geo
gra
phic
are
a re
cord
s, 3
) poin
t ch
arac
teri
stic
s, a
nd 4
)
stan
dar
ds,
cri
teri
a, a
nd
gu
idel
ines
. T
he
syst
em a
lso i
ncl
udes
anci
llar
y t
ools
, fu
nct
ions,
and r
ecord
s
to a
ssure
the
secu
rity
, in
tegri
ty, an
d u
tili
ty o
f th
e so
il s
urv
ey d
ata
[NS
SH
]
Noxio
us
wee
d. P
lan
t sp
ecie
s d
ecla
red
noxio
us
by l
aws
conce
rned
wit
h p
lants
that
are
wee
dy i
n
cult
ivat
ed c
rop
s an
d o
n t
he
ran
ge.
[T
R 1
734
–6 2
000]
Nu
t. A
cat
ego
ry u
nd
er t
he
lan
d c
over
/use
dat
a el
emen
t of
cropla
nd,
hort
icult
ura
l cr
ops.
[N
RI–
92
]
Oil
wast
ela
nd
. A
cat
ego
ry u
nd
er t
he
land c
over
cat
egory
of
bar
ren l
and.
[NR
I–92]
Oth
er c
rop
lan
d n
ot
pla
nte
d. A
cat
egory
under
the
land c
over
cat
egory
of
Oth
er l
and.
It m
ay
incl
ude
cro
pla
nd
in
US
DA
set
-asi
de
or
sim
ilar
short
-ter
m p
rogra
ms.
[N
RI–
92]
Oth
er l
an
d i
n f
arm
s. A
lan
d c
over
/use
cat
egory
that
incl
udes
lan
d u
sed f
or
fiel
d w
indbre
aks,
com
mer
cial
fee
dlo
ts, gre
enh
ou
ses,
nu
rser
ies,
poult
ry f
acil
itie
s, a
nd a
irpla
ne
landin
g s
trip
s th
at a
re
not
asso
ciat
ed w
ith
far
mst
ead
s. T
hes
e ar
eas
are
not
clas
sifi
ed a
s par
t of
cropla
nd, pas
ture
land,
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
rangel
and, fo
rest
lan
d, b
arre
n l
and
, fa
rmst
eads
and r
anch
hea
dquar
ters
, or
rura
l tr
ansp
ort
atio
n.
[NR
I–92
]
Oth
er r
ura
l la
nd
. A
lan
d c
over
/use
hea
din
g u
nder
whic
h a
re t
he
cate
gori
es o
f per
man
ent
snow
and i
ce f
ield
s, a
nd
mar
shla
nd
. [N
RI–
92]
Ow
ner
ship
. T
he
sep
arat
ion o
f F
eder
al a
nd n
on
-Fed
eral
lan
ds
and t
he
dis
tinct
ion b
etw
een
adm
inis
trat
ive
un
its
of
lan
d;
wat
er a
reas
are
not
clas
sifi
ed a
ccord
ing t
o o
wner
ship
. [N
RI–
97]
The
ow
ner
ship
cat
ego
ries
are
:
• P
riv
ate
(co
de
1).
A t
yp
e o
f o
wner
ship
per
tain
ing t
o l
and b
elongin
g t
o a
n i
ndiv
idual
per
son
or
per
sons;
e.g
., a
par
tner
ship
or
corp
ora
tion (
all
of
whic
h a
re p
erso
ns
in t
he
legal
sen
se),
as o
pp
ose
d t
o t
he
pub
lic
or
the
gover
nm
ent;
pri
vat
e pro
per
ty.
[NR
I–97]
• M
un
icip
al
(co
de
2).
A t
yp
e o
f o
wner
ship
per
tain
ing t
o l
and b
elongin
g t
o t
he
loca
l
go
ver
nm
ent
of
a to
wn
or
city
. [N
RI–
92]
• C
ou
nty
or
Pari
sh (
cod
e 3).
A t
ype
of
ow
ner
ship
per
tain
ing t
o l
and b
elongin
g t
o a
n
adm
inis
trat
ive
sub
div
isio
n i
n a
Sta
te i
n t
he
Unit
ed S
tate
s, w
hic
h i
s id
enti
fied
as
a co
unty
or
an e
quiv
alen
t ad
min
istr
ativ
e u
nit
in a
reas
wher
e co
unti
es d
o n
ot
exis
t. E
xam
ple
s ar
e
par
ish
es i
n L
ou
isia
na
and
bo
roughs
in A
lask
a. [
NR
I–9
7]
• S
tate
(co
de
4).
A t
yp
e of
ow
ner
ship
per
tain
ing t
o l
and b
elongin
g t
o o
ne
of
the
stat
es,
com
mo
nw
ealt
hs,
or
terr
itori
es o
f th
e U
nit
ed S
tate
s of
Am
eric
a. [
NR
I–97]
• F
eder
al
(co
de
5).
A l
and
ow
ner
ship
cat
egory
des
ignat
ing l
and t
hat
is
ow
ned
by t
he
Fed
eral
Go
ver
nm
ent.
It
do
es n
ot
incl
ude,
for
exam
ple
, tr
ust
lan
ds
adm
inis
tere
d b
y t
he
Bure
au o
f
Ind
ian
Aff
airs
(B
IA)
no
r th
e T
ennes
see
Val
ley A
uth
ori
ty (
TV
A).
No d
ata
are
coll
ecte
d f
or
any y
ear
that
lan
d i
s in
this
ow
ner
ship
. [N
RI–
92]
• In
dia
n t
rib
al
an
d i
nd
ivid
ua
l In
dia
n t
rust
lan
ds
(code
6).
A t
ype
of
ow
ner
ship
of
land
adm
inis
tere
d b
y o
ffic
iall
y c
on
stit
ute
d I
ndia
n t
ribal
or
indiv
idual
India
n t
rust
enti
ties
. [N
RI–
97]
• W
ate
r u
nsp
ecif
ied
(co
de
7).
Poin
t occ
urs
on p
eren
nia
l open
wat
er w
ithin
a v
alid
PS
U;
excl
ud
ed i
s sm
all
wat
er (
lan
d c
over
/use
codes
901
–912)
surr
ounded
by F
eder
al l
and.
Als
o
excl
ud
ed a
re s
mal
l w
ater
are
as o
f le
ss t
han
5 a
cres
that
are
surr
ounded
by b
uil
t-up a
reas
and
incl
ud
ed i
n u
rban
an
d b
uil
t-up a
reas
(la
nd c
over
/use
codes
700 a
nd 7
30).
[N
RI–
2000]
Past
ure
lan
d. T
he
lan
d c
over
/use
cat
egory
of
land m
anag
ed p
rim
aril
y f
or
the
pro
duct
ion o
f
intr
oduce
d f
ora
ge
pla
nts
fo
r li
ves
tock
gra
zing.
Pas
ture
land c
over
may
consi
st o
f a
single
spec
ies
in a
pure
sta
nd
, a
gra
ss m
ixtu
re, o
r a
gra
ss-l
egum
e m
ixtu
re.
Man
agem
ent
usu
ally
consi
sts
of
cult
ura
l tr
eatm
ents
: fe
rtil
izat
ion
, w
eed
contr
ol,
res
eedin
g,
or
renovat
ion,
and c
ontr
ol
of
gra
zing.
For
the
NR
I, p
astu
rela
nd
incl
ud
es l
and
that
has
a v
eget
ativ
e co
ver
of
gra
sses
, le
gum
es,
and/o
r
forb
s, r
egar
dle
ss o
f w
het
her
it
is b
ein
g g
raze
d b
y l
ives
tock
. [N
RI–
92]
Per
enn
ial
stre
am
. A
str
eam
or
reac
h o
f a
stre
am t
hat
norm
ally
flo
ws
conti
nuousl
y t
hro
ughout
the
yea
r. [
NS
SH
] A
nat
ura
l o
r ar
tifi
cial
wat
erco
urs
e, w
hic
h c
onti
nuousl
y c
onta
ins
wat
er a
nd n
orm
ally
flow
s. [
NR
I–9
7]
Pla
nt
base
. A
ny p
lan
t st
em o
r cr
ow
n (
livin
g o
r dea
d)
emer
gin
g f
rom
the
soil
surf
ace
along t
he
edge
of
the
tran
sect
lin
e (m
inim
um
dia
met
er =
1m
m).
[N
RI–
03–
Ran
ge]
Pro
du
ctio
n q
ua
dra
nt
(plo
t). A
plo
t or
quad
rant
esta
bli
shed
alo
ng t
he
tran
sect
at
pre
det
erm
ined
inte
rval
s to
pro
vid
e ar
eas
for
det
erm
inin
g p
roduct
ion b
y s
pec
ies.
[N
RI–
03
–R
ange]
Plo
t si
ze a
nd
freq
uen
cy v
ary b
etw
een
her
bac
eous
and w
oody p
lants
as
foll
ow
s:
• H
erb
aceo
us
pro
du
ctio
n p
lots
are
loca
ted a
long e
ach t
ranse
ct a
t st
atio
ns
12.5
, 37.5
, 62.5
,
112
.5 a
nd 1
37
.5. P
lot
size
can
be
1.9
2,
4.8
, an
d 9
.6 s
q. ft
. C
orr
ecti
on f
acto
rs (
gra
ms
to
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
lb/a
cre)
are
def
ault
ed w
hen
plo
t si
ze i
s ch
ose
n i
n t
he
CA
SI.
Note
: co
rrec
tion f
acto
rs a
re
calc
ula
ted a
s fo
llo
ws:
96/s
q. ft
in q
uad
rat
= p
lot
corr
ecti
on f
acto
r gm
to l
b/a
c.
• W
oo
dy p
rod
uct
ion
plo
ts a
re l
oca
ted a
long e
ach t
ranse
ct a
t st
atio
ns
37.5
and 1
12.5
fee
t. P
lot
size
is
43
5.6
sq
. ft
. (0
.1 a
cre)
PS
U a
nd
poin
t si
te m
ap
. A
sp
atia
l re
pre
senta
tion o
f th
e P
SU
boundar
ies
and p
oin
t lo
cati
ons
are
ver
ifie
d a
s th
e sa
me
use
d i
n t
he
199
7 F
oundat
ion N
RI.
The
PS
U a
nd P
oin
t S
ite
Map
incl
udes
a
DR
G b
ackgro
un
d. T
he
off
icia
l N
RI
spat
ial
dat
a bas
e is
the
sourc
e fo
r th
is m
ap.
[NR
I–2000]
Ran
ge
plo
t. A
cir
cula
r ar
ea 1
50
fee
t in
dia
met
er c
ente
red a
round t
he
NR
I sa
mple
poin
t. T
he
plo
t
incl
udes
tw
o t
ran
sect
s 1
50
fee
t in
len
gth
whic
h i
nte
rsec
t at
the
NR
I sa
mple
poin
t. T
ranse
ct
bea
rings
are
set
on
a d
iago
nal
fro
m N
E t
o S
W a
nd N
W t
o S
E.
[NR
I–03
–R
ange]
Ran
gel
an
d. A
lan
d c
over
/use
cat
ego
ry t
hat
incl
udes
lan
d o
n w
hic
h t
he
clim
ax o
r pote
nti
al p
lant
cover
is
com
po
sed
pri
nci
pal
ly o
f n
ativ
e gra
sses
, gra
ss-l
ike
pla
nts
, fo
rbs
or
shru
bs
suit
able
for
gra
zing a
nd
bro
wsi
ng, an
d i
ntr
odu
ced f
ora
ge
spec
ies
that
are
man
aged
lik
e ra
ngel
and.
This
would
incl
ude
area
s w
her
e in
tro
duce
d h
ard
y a
nd p
ersi
sten
t gra
sses
, su
ch a
s cr
este
d w
hea
tgra
ss, ar
e
pla
nte
d a
nd
pra
ctic
es, su
ch a
s d
efer
red
gra
zing,
burn
ing,
chai
nin
g,
and r
ota
tional
gra
zing,
are
use
d w
ith l
ittl
e or
no
ch
emic
als
or
fert
iliz
er b
eing a
ppli
ed.
Gra
ssla
nd, sa
van
nas
, m
any w
etla
nds,
som
e des
erts
, an
d t
un
dra
are
co
nsi
der
ed t
o b
e ra
ngel
and.
Cer
tain
low
forb
and s
hru
b
com
munit
ies,
su
ch a
s m
esqu
ite,
ch
apar
ral,
mounta
in s
hru
b,
and p
inyon
-junip
er,
are
also
incl
uded
as r
angel
and
. [N
RI–
97
]
Ran
gel
an
d c
ov
er t
yp
e co
de. A
cla
ssif
icat
ion s
yst
em p
ubli
shed
by t
he
Soci
ety f
or
Ran
ge
Man
agem
ent.
Def
ined
as
exis
tin
g v
eget
ativ
e pla
nt
com
munit
y a
t th
e si
te w
ith d
isti
nguis
hab
le
char
acte
rist
ics
des
crib
ed i
n t
erm
s o
f th
e pre
sent
veg
etat
ion t
hat
dom
inat
es t
he
aspec
t or
physi
ogn
om
y o
f an
are
a (S
hif
let
19
94).
Ran
gel
and c
over
types
rep
rese
nt
a bro
ader
asp
ect
of
clas
sifi
cati
on
th
an e
colo
gic
al s
ite,
but
more
def
init
ive
than
ML
RA
. [S
RM
]
Ran
gel
an
d h
ealt
h. T
he
deg
ree
to w
hic
h t
he
inte
gri
ty o
f th
e so
il, veg
etat
ion,
wat
er,
and a
ir,
as
wel
l as
the
eco
logic
al p
roce
sses
of
the
rangel
and e
cosy
stem
, ar
e bal
ance
d a
nd s
ust
ained
. In
tegri
ty
is d
efin
ed a
s m
ain
ten
ance
of
the
stru
cture
and f
unct
ion a
ttri
bute
s ch
arac
teri
stic
of
a lo
cale
,
incl
udin
g n
orm
al v
aria
bil
ity. [S
RM
]
Ran
gel
an
d S
oil
Sta
bil
ity T
est.
This
tes
t pro
vid
es i
nfo
rmat
ion a
bout
the
inte
gri
ty o
f so
il
aggre
gat
es, so
il s
truct
ura
l dev
elo
pm
ent,
and e
rosi
on r
esis
tance
. T
he
test
mea
sure
s th
e st
abil
ity o
f
the
soil
wh
en e
xp
ose
d t
o r
apid
wet
tin
g.
Soil
aggre
gat
e st
abil
ity i
s af
fect
ed b
y t
extu
re (
soil
par
ticl
e
size
) an
d b
ioti
c an
d m
iner
al c
on
stit
uen
ts t
hat
may
be
pre
sent.
[N
RI–
03
–R
ange]
Ran
gel
an
d t
ren
d. T
he
dir
ecti
on
of
chan
ge
in a
n e
xis
ting p
lant
com
munit
y r
elat
ive
to t
he
his
tori
c
clim
ax p
lan
t co
mm
un
ity f
or
the
ecolo
gic
al s
ite.
[N
RP
H]
Rec
on
stru
ctio
n f
act
or. A
fac
tor
use
d t
o c
onver
t pla
nt
fiel
d w
eight
at t
he
tim
e of
obse
rvat
ion t
o
tota
l norm
al a
nn
ual
air
dry
pro
du
ctio
n. T
he
fact
or
consi
der
s physi
cal,
physi
olo
gic
al,
and
clim
atolo
gic
al v
aria
ble
s th
at a
ffec
t th
e am
ount
of
bio
mas
s m
easu
red f
or
a sp
ecie
s at
a s
pec
ific
poin
t in
tim
e. T
he
pre
sen
t pla
nt
com
munit
y i
s re
const
ruct
ed b
y m
ult
iply
ing t
he
mea
sure
d w
eigh
t
of
each
spec
ies
by t
his
fac
tor.
[N
RI–
03
–R
ange]
The
reco
nst
ruct
ion f
orm
ula
is:
wher
e:
ReF
ctr
=
Cal
cula
ted
rec
on
stru
ctio
n f
acto
r
% D
wt
=
Per
cen
t ai
r d
ry w
eigh
t fo
r ea
ch p
lant
spec
ies
% U
nG
r =
E
stim
ated
per
cent
of
the
curr
ent
pla
nt
gro
wth
that
has
not
bee
n r
emoved
by
gra
zin
g o
r h
arves
t
% G
rth
=
Per
cen
t of
the
curr
ent
yea
r’s
gro
wth
for
each
spec
ies
that
should
norm
ally
hav
e
occ
urr
ed a
t th
e ti
me
of
sam
pli
ng
% C
lim
=
C
lim
ate
adju
stm
ent:
per
cent
of
the
curr
ent
yea
r’s
pla
nt
gro
wth
in c
om
par
ison t
o a
no
rmal
aver
age
yea
r. E
xam
ple
: 0.9
mea
ns
the
curr
ent
yea
r’s
pro
duct
ion i
s 90%
of
no
rmal
or
is 1
0%
bel
ow
norm
al.
A v
alue
of
1.1
is
110%
of
norm
al o
r 10%
above
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
no
rmal
.
Res
ervoir
. A
po
nd
, la
ke,
bas
in, o
r oth
er s
pac
e, c
reat
ed i
n w
hole
or
in p
art
by t
he
buil
din
g o
f
engin
eeri
ng s
tru
ctu
res,
th
at i
s u
sed
fo
r th
e st
ora
ge,
reg
ula
tion, an
d c
ontr
ol
of
wat
er. [N
RI–
97]
Res
ou
rce
con
cern
s. A
n i
den
tifi
ed c
onse
rvat
ion p
roble
m u
sed t
o s
et q
ual
ity c
rite
ria
and t
reat
men
t
nee
ds
for
a re
sourc
e m
anag
emen
t sy
stem
. N
RC
S h
as h
isto
rica
lly d
ivid
ed m
ajor
reso
urc
e co
nce
rns
into
the
gen
eral
cat
ego
ries
of
So
il, W
ater
, A
ir,
Pla
nt,
and A
nim
al (
SW
AP
A).
[N
RI–
2000]
Riv
er w
ash
. A
lan
d c
over
/use
sub
cate
gory
under
bar
ren l
and.
Bar
ren a
lluvia
l ar
ea,
usu
ally
cours
e-te
xtu
red
, ex
po
sed
alo
ng s
trea
ms
at l
ow
wat
er a
nd s
ubje
ct t
o s
hif
ting d
uri
ng n
orm
al h
igh
wat
er.
[NR
I–20
00
]
Row
cro
ps.
A s
ub
set
of
the
lan
d c
over
/use
cat
egory
Cro
pla
nd (
subca
tegory
, cu
ltiv
ated
)
com
pri
sin
g l
and
in
ro
w c
rop
s, s
uch
as
corn
, so
ybea
ns,
pea
nuts
, pota
toes
, so
rghum
, su
gar
bee
ts,
sunfl
ow
ers,
to
bac
co, veg
etab
les,
an
d c
ott
on. [N
RI–
97]
Ru
ral
tra
nsp
ort
ati
on
la
nd
. A
lan
d c
over
/use
cat
egory
whic
h c
onsi
sts
of
all
hig
hw
ays,
road
s,
rail
road
s, a
nd
ass
oci
ated
rig
hts
-of-
way
outs
ide
urb
an a
nd b
uil
t-up a
reas
. A
lso i
ncl
udes
pri
vat
e
road
s to
far
m o
r ra
nch
hea
dq
uar
ters
, lo
ggin
g r
oad
s, a
nd o
ther
pri
vat
e ro
ads
(fie
ld l
anes
are
not
incl
uded
). [
NR
I–9
2]
San
d d
un
es. A
lan
d/c
over
use
sub
cate
gory
under
bar
ren l
and.
A s
and a
rea
wit
h l
ess
than
5
per
cent
veg
etat
ive
cover
. A
n a
ccu
mu
lati
on o
f lo
ose
san
d h
eaped
by t
he
win
d,
com
monly
found
along l
ow
-lyin
g s
eash
ore
s ab
ove
hig
h-t
ide
level
, m
ore
rar
ely o
n t
he
bord
er o
f la
rge
lakes
or
river
val
leys,
as
wel
l as
in
var
ious
des
ert
regio
ns,
wher
e th
ere
is a
bundan
t dry
surf
ace
sand d
uri
ng
som
e par
t of
the
yea
r. (
Glo
ssar
y o
f G
eolo
gy,
Am
eri
can G
eolo
gic
al I
nst
itute
). [
NR
I–92]
Sam
ple
po
int
fiel
d p
osi
tion
. T
his
ref
ers
to t
he
loca
tion o
f th
e sa
mple
poin
t in
ter
ms
of
a pai
r of
coord
inat
es i
n a
glo
bal
co
ord
inat
e sy
stem
. In
the
NR
I R
angel
and O
n-s
ite
Dat
a C
oll
ecti
on
inst
ruct
ion
s, t
he
term
po
siti
on
is
rese
rved
for
the
info
rmat
ion o
r “r
eadin
g”
obta
ined
in t
he
fiel
d b
y
the
PL
GR
+9
6. T
hes
e co
ord
inat
es s
ho
uld
clo
sely
mat
ch t
he
sam
ple
poin
t ta
rget
posi
tion
coord
inat
es. [N
RI–
03
–R
ange]
Sam
ple
po
int
loca
tio
n. T
he
pla
ce a
t w
hic
h d
ata
wer
e co
llec
ted i
n p
revio
us
NR
Is.
By d
efin
itio
n
this
loca
tio
n i
s eq
uiv
alen
t to
th
e lo
cati
on w
her
e dat
a w
ere
coll
ecte
d i
n t
he
1997 F
oundat
ion N
RI.
[NR
I–03
–R
ange]
Sam
ple
po
int
targ
et p
osi
tio
n. T
his
ref
ers
to t
he
pai
r of
coord
inat
es i
n a
glo
bal
coord
inat
e sy
stem
der
ived
fro
m t
he
off
icia
l N
RI
spat
ial
dat
a bas
e fo
r th
e sa
mple
poin
t. S
ample
poin
t ta
rget
posi
tion
s
wer
e ver
ifie
d a
s p
art
of
the
20
02
Ph
oto
Inte
rpre
tati
on N
RI
dat
a co
llec
tion
. W
hen
nav
igat
ing w
ith
the
CA
SI
and
PL
GR
, th
ese
coo
rdin
ates
are
use
d a
s th
e ta
rget
. {N
RI–
03
–R
ange]
Sim
ilari
ty i
nd
ex. A
sim
ilar
ity i
nd
ex i
s th
e per
centa
ge
of
a sp
ecif
ic v
eget
atio
n s
tate
pla
nt
com
munit
y t
hat
is
pre
sen
tly o
n t
he
site
. [N
RP
H]
Slo
pe
gra
die
nt.
The
angle
of
the
gro
und s
urf
ace
(in p
erce
nt)
thro
ugh t
he
site
and i
n t
he
dir
ecti
on
that
over
lan
d w
ater
wou
ld f
low
. [F
BD
&S
S]
Soil
aggre
ga
te s
tab
ilit
y. S
oil
s var
y i
n t
he
deg
ree
to w
hic
h t
hey
are
vuln
erab
le t
o e
xte
rnal
ly
impose
d d
estr
uct
ive
forc
es. A
ggre
gat
e st
abil
ity i
s a
mea
sure
of
this
vuln
erab
ilit
y. F
or
exam
ple
,
soil
str
uct
ure
may
beg
in t
o d
eter
iora
te v
isib
ly a
nd r
apid
ly a
s th
e so
il s
urf
ace
is s
ubje
cted
to
des
truct
ive
forc
es s
uch
as
rep
eate
d t
raff
ic,
mac
hin
ery, cu
ltiv
atio
n,
hoof
impac
t, a
nd w
ater
and
win
d e
rosi
on
. [N
RI–
03–
Ran
ge]
Soil
com
po
nen
t n
am
e. S
epar
ate
indiv
idual
soil
s w
ith i
ndiv
idual
pro
per
ties
gro
uped t
oget
her
for
sim
pli
city
’s s
ake
wh
en c
har
acte
rizi
ng t
he
map
unit
. [N
SS
H]
Soil
map
un
it. A
co
llec
tio
n o
f so
il a
reas
or
mis
cell
aneo
us
area
s del
inea
ted i
n a
soil
surv
ey
(com
bin
ed i
nd
ivid
ual
del
inea
tio
ns
that
are
iden
tifi
ed b
y a
uniq
ue
sym
bol
in a
surv
ey a
rea
repre
sent
one
soil
map
unit
). [
NS
SH
]
Soil
su
rvey
. T
he
syst
emat
ic e
xam
inat
ion, des
crip
tion, cl
assi
fica
tion, an
d m
appin
g o
f so
ils
in a
n
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
area
. T
he
US
DA
–N
RC
S S
oil
Surv
ey P
rogra
m p
roduce
s S
oil
Surv
ey R
eport
s, w
hic
h g
ener
ally
consi
st o
f fo
ur
pri
nci
pal
par
ts:
(1)
map
s, (
2)
a m
ap l
egen
d,
(3)
a des
crip
tion o
f so
ils
in t
he
surv
ey
area
, an
d (
4)
a u
se a
nd
man
agem
ent
report
. T
he
surv
ey a
rea
com
monly
is
a si
ngle
county
but
may
com
pri
se p
arts
of
cou
nti
es, p
hysi
ogra
phic
reg
ions,
or
oth
er m
anag
em
ent
area
s. [
NR
I–97]
Soil
su
rvey
are
a I
D (
SS
AID
). A
co
nca
tenat
ion o
f S
tate
alp
ha
FIP
S c
ode
and t
he
Soil
Surv
ey
Are
a ID
(S
SA
ID)
nu
mb
er. E
xam
ple
: C
O017 [
NA
SIS
]
Ter
race
s, s
tep
ped
la
nd
form
s d
efin
itio
ns:
• R
iser [
geo
mo
rph
olo
gy].
A g
eom
orp
hic
com
ponen
t of
terr
aces
, fl
ood
-pla
in s
teps,
and o
ther
step
ped
lan
dfo
rms
con
sist
ing o
f th
e ver
tica
l or
stee
p s
ide
slope
(e.g
. es
carp
men
t) t
ypic
ally
of
min
imal
aer
ial
exte
nt.
Co
mm
only
a r
ecurr
ing p
art
of
a se
ries
of
nat
ura
l, s
tep
-lik
e
lan
dfo
rms
such
as
succ
essi
ve
stre
am t
erra
ces.
It’
s ch
arac
teri
stic
shap
e an
d a
lluvia
l
sed
imen
t co
mp
osi
tio
n a
re d
eriv
ed f
rom
the
cut
and f
ill
pro
cess
es o
f a
fluvia
l sy
stem
.
[NS
SH
]
• T
rea
d [
geo
mo
rph
olo
gy].
A g
eom
orp
hic
com
ponen
t of
terr
aces
, fl
ood
-pla
in s
teps,
and o
ther
step
ped
lan
dfo
rms
con
sist
ing o
f th
e fl
at t
o g
entl
y s
lopin
g,
topm
ost
and l
ater
ally
exte
nsi
ve
slop
e. C
om
mo
nly
a r
ecu
rrin
g p
art
of
a se
ries
of
nat
ura
l, s
tep
-lik
e la
ndfo
rms
such
as
succ
essi
ve
stre
am t
erra
ces.
It’
s ch
arac
teri
stic
shap
e an
d a
lluvia
l se
dim
ent
com
posi
tion i
s
der
ived
fro
m t
he
cut
and
fil
l p
roce
sses
of
a fl
uvia
l sy
stem
. [N
SS
H]
Tra
nse
ct. A
cro
ss-s
ecti
on
of
an a
rea
use
d a
s a
sam
ple
for
reco
rdin
g,
map
pin
g o
r st
udyin
g
veg
etat
ion
an
d i
ts u
se;
may
be
a se
ries
of
plo
ts,
a bel
t or
stri
p,
or
mer
ely a
lin
e. I
n t
he
rangel
and
fiel
d s
urv
ey, tw
o 1
50
fo
ot
tran
sect
lin
es i
nte
rsec
t at
the
NR
I sa
mple
poin
t. M
easu
rem
ents
are
taken
at
pre
-det
erm
ined
mrk
s al
on
g t
he
tran
sect
lin
e. T
he
tran
sect
arm
s ar
e ori
ente
d 4
5º
in b
oth
dir
ecti
on
s fr
om
mag
net
ic n
ort
h. T
ranse
ct d
ista
nce
s ar
e re
cord
ed f
rom
the
NW
to S
E a
nd N
E t
o
SW
fro
m a
tap
e st
retc
hed
alo
ng t
he
gro
und. [N
RI–
03
–R
ange]
• L
ine
poin
t tr
anse
cts
are
use
ful
for
esti
mat
ing p
lant
canopy a
nd b
asal
cover
. D
ata
from
poin
t
tran
sect
s ca
n b
e u
sed
to
cal
cula
te p
lant
spec
ies
com
posi
tion a
nd d
eter
min
e ch
anges
in t
ota
l
veg
etat
ion
co
ver
(ae
rial
an
d b
asal
). (
Chap
ter
15)
Urb
an
an
d b
uil
t-u
p a
rea
s. A
lan
d c
over
/use
cat
egory
consi
stin
g o
f re
siden
tial
, in
dust
rial
,
com
mer
cial
, an
d i
nst
ituti
onal
lan
d;
const
ruct
ion s
ites
; publi
c ad
min
istr
ativ
e si
tes;
rai
lroad
yar
ds;
cem
eter
ies;
air
port
s; g
olf
co
urs
es;
sanit
ary l
andfi
lls;
sew
age
trea
tmen
t pla
nts
; w
ater
contr
ol
stru
cture
s an
d s
pil
lway
s; o
ther
lan
d u
sed f
or
such
purp
ose
s; s
mal
l par
ks
(les
s th
an 1
0 a
cres
)
wit
hin
urb
an a
nd
buil
t-u
p a
reas
; an
d h
ighw
ays,
rai
lroad
s, a
nd o
ther
tra
nsp
ort
atio
n f
acil
itie
s if
they
are
surr
ou
nded
by u
rban
are
as. A
lso
in
cluded
are
tra
cts
of
less
than
10 a
cres
that
do n
ot
mee
t th
e
above
def
init
ion
, b
ut
are
com
ple
tely
surr
ounded
by u
rban
and b
uil
t-up l
and. T
wo s
ize
cate
gori
es
are
reco
gn
ized
in
th
e N
RI:
are
as 0
.25
to 1
0 a
cres
, an
d a
reas
of
at l
east
10 a
cres
. [N
RI–
92]
Ver
tica
l sl
op
e sh
ap
e. S
hap
e o
f th
e sl
ope
per
pen
dic
ula
r to
the
conto
ur.
[F
BD
&S
S]
Vis
ual
ob
stru
ctio
n r
ead
ing
(V
OR
). A
rat
ing u
sed t
o m
easu
re v
erti
cal
veg
etat
ion d
ensi
ty
conduct
ed a
t a
seri
es o
f p
re-d
efin
ed s
tati
ons
along a
tra
nse
ct.
Dat
a ar
e co
llec
ted b
y r
ecord
ing t
he
num
ber
of
hori
zon
tal
ban
ds
on
a v
erti
cal
pole
that
are
obsc
ure
d b
y v
eget
atio
n. V
isual
obst
ruct
ion
read
ings
(VO
Rs)
are
mad
e w
ith
th
e co
ver
pole
at
10 f
eet
inte
rval
s beg
innin
g a
t m
rk 1
5 a
nd
endin
g a
t m
rk 1
45
for
a to
tal
of
14
ob
serv
atio
ns
per
tra
nse
ct.
[NR
I–03
–R
ange]
Wate
r are
as.
A l
and
co
ver
/use
cat
egory
that
com
pri
sing w
ater
bodie
s an
d s
trea
ms
that
are
per
man
ent
op
en w
ater
. [N
RI–
97
]
Wate
rbod
y. A
typ
e o
f (p
erm
anen
t o
pen
) w
ater
are
a th
at i
ncl
udes
ponds,
lak
es, re
serv
oir
s, b
ays,
gulf
s, a
nd e
stu
arie
s. T
her
e ar
e th
ree
size
cat
egori
es:
less
than
2 a
cres
, 2 t
o 4
0 a
cres
, an
d a
t le
ast
40
acre
s. [
NR
I–9
7]
Wood
y p
lan
t. A
ter
m u
sed i
n r
efer
ence
to t
rees
, sh
rubs
or
bro
wse
that
char
acte
rist
ical
ly c
onta
in
per
sist
ent
lign
eou
s m
ater
ial.
[N
RP
H]
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Ref
eren
ces
AS
CE
A
mer
ican
So
ciet
y o
f C
ivil
Engin
eeri
ng -
No
men
clat
ure
of
Hydra
uli
cs
BS
–1982
Bas
ic S
tati
stic
s -
1982 N
atio
nal
Res
ourc
es I
nven
tory
. U
SD
A S
CS
/IS
U
Sta
tist
ical
Lab
ora
tory
, B
ull
etin
Num
ber
756,
Sep
tem
ber
1987.
FB
D&
SS
F
ield
bo
ok f
or
des
crib
ing a
nd s
ampli
ng s
oil
s, V
ersi
on 2
.0,
Nat
ional
Soil
Su
rvey
Cen
ter,
Lin
coln
, N
E,
NR
CS
.
ML
RA
M
ajor
Lan
d R
esourc
e A
rea,
Soil
Surv
ey L
RU
sec
tion, N
atio
nal
Soil
Surv
ey
Cen
ter,
Lin
coln
, N
E,
NR
CS
.
NA
SIS
N
atio
nal
So
il I
nfo
rmat
ion S
yst
em,
Sta
tic
Met
adat
a, N
atio
nal
Soil
Surv
ey
Cen
ter,
Lin
coln
, N
E,
NR
CS
.
NF
SA
M–
96
Nat
ional
Fo
od
Sec
uri
ty A
ct M
anual
, U
SD
A N
RC
S,
180
–V
, N
ovem
ber
1996.
NH
CP
N
atio
nal
Han
db
oo
k o
f C
onse
rvat
ion P
ract
ices
, U
SD
A, N
RC
S.
NR
I–87
In
stru
ctio
ns
for
Coll
ecti
ng 1
987 N
atio
nal
Res
ourc
es I
nven
tory
Sam
ple
Dat
a.
NR
I–92
In
stru
ctio
ns
for
Coll
ecti
ng 1
992 N
atio
nal
Res
ourc
es I
nven
tory
Sam
ple
Dat
a,
Sep
tem
ber
199
1.
NR
I–97
In
stru
ctio
ns
for
Coll
ecti
ng 1
997 N
atio
nal
Res
ourc
es I
nven
tory
Sam
ple
Dat
a,
Jun
e 1
99
8.
NR
I–200
0
20
00
Nat
ional
Res
ourc
es I
nven
tory
Han
dbook o
f In
stru
ctio
ns
for
Rem
ote
Dat
a C
oll
ecti
on
, A
ugust
2000.
NR
I–200
1
20
01
Nat
ional
Res
ourc
es I
nven
tory
Han
dbook o
f In
stru
ctio
ns
for
Rem
ote
Dat
a C
oll
ecti
on
, M
ay 2
001.
NR
I–200
3
Nat
ional
Res
ourc
es I
nven
tory
Han
dbook o
f In
stru
ctio
ns
for
Rem
ote
Dat
a
Co
llec
tio
n, M
ay 2
003.
NR
I–03
–R
an
ge
Nat
ional
Res
ourc
es I
nven
tory
Han
dbook o
f In
stru
ctio
ns
for
Ran
gel
and F
ield
Stu
dy D
ata
Coll
ecti
on, M
ay 2
003.
NR
PH
N
atio
nal
Ran
ge
and P
astu
re H
andbook,
Glo
ssar
y,
US
DA
-NR
CS
, 190
–V
I,
Sep
tem
ber
199
7.
NS
SH
N
atio
nal
So
il S
urv
ey H
andbook,
US
DA
NR
CS
, G
loss
ary o
f L
andfo
rm a
nd
Geo
logic
Ter
ms,
Par
t 629.
SC
SA
R
eso
urc
e C
on
serv
atio
n G
loss
ary,
SC
SA
, 3rd
edit
ion,
1982.
SR
M
So
ciet
y f
or
Ran
ge
Man
agem
ent,
Glo
ssar
y 4
th e
dit
ion, 1999
TR
1734
6, 2
00
0
Inte
rpre
tin
g I
nd
icat
ors
of
Ran
gel
and H
ealt
h v
ersi
on 3
, In
tera
gen
cy T
echnic
al
Ref
eren
ce 1
73
46
, 2000.
US
AC
E–
19
84
U.S
. A
rmy C
orp
s of
Engin
eers
, 1984
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Ap
pen
dix
E
Qu
ali
ty A
ssu
ran
ce C
ali
bra
tion
fo
r
Grazi
ng L
an
d O
n-S
ite
Data
Coll
ecti
on
Qu
an
tita
tive
Proto
cols
I.
O
ver
vie
w
The
import
ance
of
qual
ity a
ssu
rance
as
a p
art
of
the
NR
I pro
cess
is
des
crib
ed i
n
this
NR
I H
andbook o
f In
stru
ctio
ns
for
Gra
zin
g L
and O
n-S
ite
Dat
a C
oll
ecti
on
(Sec
tion 2
.1).
C
alib
rati
on o
f th
e quan
tita
tive
gra
zin
g l
and o
n-s
ite
pro
toco
ls i
s a
com
ponen
t of
the
qual
ity a
ssura
nce
pro
cess
.
The
go
al o
f ca
libra
tion i
s to
ensu
re t
hat
dat
a gat
her
ers
are
per
form
ing t
he
gra
zing
land o
n-s
ite
dat
a co
llec
tion p
roto
cols
in a
way t
hat
res
ult
s in
consi
sten
t an
d
pre
cise
dat
a. I
n t
he
cali
bra
tion e
xer
cise
s fo
r th
e gra
zing l
and o
n-s
ite
pro
toco
ls,
two o
r m
ore
per
sons
wil
l co
llec
t dat
a on t
he
sam
e tr
anse
ct o
r tr
anse
cts.
Sum
mar
ies
of
the
dat
a co
llec
ted b
y i
ndiv
idual
s ar
e co
mpar
ed. I
f th
e su
mm
arie
s
are
not
wit
hin
sp
ecif
ied u
nit
s of
one
anoth
er, th
e ex
erci
se s
hould
be
repea
ted u
nti
l
the
sum
mar
ies
of
dat
a co
llec
ted b
y t
he
dat
a gat
her
ers
is w
ithin
the
spec
ifie
d
tole
rance
.
Cal
ibra
tion s
hould
be
conduct
ed:
Foll
ow
ing t
rain
ing t
o e
nsu
re t
hat
dat
a gat
her
ers
are
able
to c
onsi
sten
tly
and a
ccura
tely
apply
th
e pro
toco
ls.
When
the
dat
a gat
her
ers
beg
in c
oll
ecti
ng d
ata
on a
sig
nif
ican
tly
dif
fere
nt
ecolo
gic
al s
ite.
Per
iodic
ally
du
ring t
he
fiel
d s
easo
n (
e.g., e
ver
y t
wo w
eeks)
.
II.
Wh
at’
s N
ew
III.
C
riti
cal
Po
int
to R
em
em
ber
Dat
a gat
her
ers
must
hav
e re
ceiv
ed t
rain
ing a
nd p
ract
iced
the
pro
toco
ls b
efore
the
cali
bra
tion e
xer
cise
s ar
e co
nduct
ed.
IV.
Pre
lim
ina
ry S
tep
s
a.
Con
dit
ion
s fo
r im
ple
men
tati
on
It i
s st
ron
gly
rec
om
men
ded
that
the
cali
bra
tion e
xer
cise
s be
imple
men
ted
duri
ng t
he
sched
ule
d t
rain
ing s
essi
ons
in e
ach s
tate
.
b.
An
cill
ary
Res
ou
rces
A s
et o
f ca
libra
tion t
ools
to i
mple
men
t th
ese
exer
cise
s is
des
crib
ed i
n p
art
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
VI
of
this
Appen
dix
.
Indic
ator
Com
pu
tati
on P
rogra
m
Indic
ator
Sum
mar
y W
ork
shee
t
Pla
nt
Pro
duct
ivit
y D
ouble
Sam
pli
ng S
pre
adsh
eet
Tool
V.
Cali
bra
tion
Pro
ced
ure
s C
alib
rati
on i
s a
met
ho
d o
f qual
ity a
ssu
rance
that
wil
l hel
p t
o e
nsu
re t
he
dat
a gat
her
ers
are
conduct
ing t
he
pro
toco
ls i
n t
he
sam
e w
ay. T
he
go
al o
f ca
libra
tion i
s to
red
uce
mea
sure
men
t er
ror
by d
ata
gat
her
ers.
It
is
reco
mm
ended
that
cal
ibra
tion b
e co
nduct
ed b
y
sets
of
dat
a gat
her
ers:
(1
) fo
llow
ing p
roto
col
trai
nin
g a
nd p
ract
ice;
(2)
wh
en d
ata
coll
ecti
on b
egin
s on
a s
ignif
ican
tly d
iffe
rent
ecolo
gic
al s
ite;
and (
3)
per
iodic
ally
ov
er t
he
fiel
d s
easo
n. W
hil
e th
e pro
cedure
s des
crib
ed b
elo
w f
ocu
s on t
he
firs
t ca
se,
the
met
hods
may
be
appli
ed t
o t
he
latt
er t
wo c
ases
, as
wel
l.
The
dat
a gat
her
ers
wil
l co
nduct
the
pro
toco
ls, co
llec
ting t
he
dat
a on t
he
sam
e tr
anse
cts.
The
dat
a gat
her
ers’
sum
mar
y d
ata
are
com
par
ed t
o o
ne
anoth
er a
s a
way t
o m
easu
re h
ow
consi
sten
tly t
hey a
re a
pply
ing t
he
met
hods.
T
he
set
of
cali
bra
tion s
teps
should
be
repea
ted u
nti
l th
e ca
libra
tion c
rite
ria
are
met
.
Def
init
ion
s
Cali
bra
tion
rep
lica
te. A
cal
ibra
tion r
epli
cate
is
pro
duce
d w
hen
th
e co
mple
te s
et o
f
cali
bra
tion s
teps
for
on
e pro
toco
l is
conduct
ed b
y t
he
dat
a gat
her
ers.
Cali
bra
tion
cri
teri
a. T
he
sum
mar
y i
ndic
ators
cal
cula
ted f
or
dat
a co
llec
ted
by e
ach d
ata
gat
her
er s
hould
dif
fer
fro
m o
ne
anoth
er b
y n
o m
ore
than
a d
efin
ed s
et o
f v
alues
.
Cali
bra
tion
Ste
ps:
A.
For
each
cal
ibra
tion r
epli
cate
, es
tabli
sh 1
50
-foot
tran
sect
lin
es. T
he
cali
bra
tion
exer
cise
for
each
pro
toco
l w
ill
be
conduct
ed b
y t
he
dat
a gat
her
ers
on t
he
sam
e
corr
espondin
g t
ranse
ct(s
). E
ach p
roto
col
wil
l hav
e a
uniq
ue
tran
sect
or
pai
r of
tran
sect
s as
signed
to i
t, a
nd o
nly
one
pro
toco
l w
ill
be
appli
ed t
o a
giv
en t
ranse
ct.
1.
Soil
Sta
bil
ity (
2 t
ranse
cts
in t
he
NE
/SW
and N
W/S
E c
onfi
gu
rati
on;
i.e.
,
tran
sect
s 1 &
2)
2.
Lin
e P
oin
t In
terc
ept
(1 t
ranse
ct;
i.e.
, tr
anse
ct 3
)
3.
Lin
e In
terc
ept
Tra
nse
cts
for
Bas
al a
nd C
anop
y C
over
(1 t
ranse
ct;
i.e.
, tr
anse
ct
4)
4.
Pla
nt
Hei
ght
(1 t
ranse
ct e
ach f
or
her
bac
eous
and w
ood
y s
pec
ies;
i.e
., t
ranse
cts
5
& 6
)
5.
Spec
ies
Com
posi
tion b
y W
eight
(2 t
ranse
cts
in t
he
NE
/SW
and N
W/S
E
confi
gu
rati
on;
i.e.
, tr
anse
cts
7 &
8 –
Sep
arat
e qu
adra
ts w
ill
be
uti
lize
d i
n d
ouble
sam
pli
ng e
stim
atio
n o
f to
tal
quad
rat
fiel
d w
eights
for
her
bac
eous
and w
ood
y
pla
nt
spec
ies.
)
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
B.
T
he
dat
a gat
her
ers
wil
l use
the
CA
SI
to r
eco
rd m
easu
rem
ents
fo
r ea
ch o
f th
e
pro
cedure
s. (
Cal
ibra
tion t
est
segm
ents
can
be
crea
ted i
n t
he
CA
SI
as n
eeded
for
the
cali
bra
tion e
xer
cise
s.
C.
F
or
each
of
the
five
met
hods,
dat
a gat
her
ers
wil
l co
llec
t th
e dat
a on t
he
sam
e uniq
ue
cali
bra
tion t
ranse
cts.
Sav
e th
e dat
a on t
he
CA
SI
and u
plo
ad s
egm
ents
to t
he
dat
abas
e.
D.
Sum
mar
ize
the
indic
ators
.
E.
Dat
a gat
her
ers
wil
l co
mp
are
thei
r su
mm
ary r
esult
s to
one
anoth
er. I
f th
e re
sult
s do
not
mee
t th
e ca
libra
tion c
rite
ria
spec
ifie
d f
or
each
pro
toco
l, r
epea
t st
eps
A-E
.
VI.
C
ali
bra
tion
To
ols
an
d D
ata
base
T
he
CA
SI
wil
l be
use
d t
o c
oll
ect
dat
a fo
r th
e fi
ve
gra
zing l
and o
n-s
ite
pro
toco
l
cali
bra
tion e
xer
cise
s.
In a
ddit
ion, tw
o c
alib
rati
on t
ools
are
avai
lable
to s
um
mar
ize
and
com
par
e d
ata
coll
ecte
d f
or
the
cali
bra
tion e
xer
cise
s:
1.
Indic
ator
Sum
mar
y W
ork
shee
t
2.
Pla
nt
Pro
duct
ivit
y D
ouble
Sam
pli
ng S
pre
adsh
eet
Tool
Dir
ecti
on
s fo
r co
pyin
g t
he
cali
bra
tion
tools
to t
he
Rec
on
1.
Dow
nlo
ad t
he
two c
alib
rati
on t
ools
fro
m t
he
link p
rovid
ed o
n t
he
NR
I G
razi
ng
Lan
d w
ebsi
te:
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ngla
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2.
Est
abli
sh a
com
munic
atio
n s
essi
on b
etw
een t
he
Pock
et P
C a
nd t
he
host
PC
usi
ng
the
Mic
roso
ft A
ctiv
eSyn
c pro
gra
m.
3.
Open
My C
om
pute
r on t
he
PC
.
4.
Open
the
My P
ock
et_P
C s
ubdir
ecto
ry w
ithin
the
Mobil
e D
evic
e dir
ecto
ry o
n t
he
host
PC
.
5.
Cli
ck F
ile
and N
ew F
old
er t
o c
reat
e a
fold
er f
or
your
spre
adsh
eet.
N
ame
the
fold
er (
e.g., C
alib
rati
on T
oo
ls).
6.
Cli
ck o
n t
he
fold
er t
o o
pen
it.
7.
Lea
ve
the
win
dow
for
yo
ur
new
fold
er o
pen
. O
pen
My C
om
pute
r on t
he
host
PC
and n
avig
ate
to t
he
fold
er i
n w
hic
h y
ou s
aved
the
thre
e ca
libra
tion t
ools
.
8.
Choose
one
of
the
cali
bra
tio
n t
ools
by c
lick
ing o
n i
t. C
hoose
Cop
y f
rom
Ed
it o
n
the
men
u.
9.
Choose
Pas
te f
rom
the
Edit
men
u o
f th
e fo
lder
yo
u c
reat
ed i
n s
tep 4
.
10. R
epea
t S
teps
8-9
to c
op
y t
he
oth
er t
wo c
alib
rati
on t
ools
to t
he
Rec
on.
11. T
o l
oca
te t
he
two c
alib
rati
on t
ools
on t
he
Rec
on, nav
igat
e to
the
corr
ect
fold
er b
y
choosi
ng S
tart
fro
m t
he
mai
n m
enu, th
en F
ile
Ex
plo
rer.
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
a.
The
two s
pre
adsh
eet
tools
(In
dic
ator
Sum
mar
y W
ork
shee
t an
d P
lant
Pro
duct
ivit
y D
ouble
Sam
pli
ng S
pre
adsh
eet
Tool)
wil
l re
mai
n i
n t
his
dir
ecto
ry.
Cali
bra
tion
Seg
men
ts -
Cre
ati
on
an
d R
etu
rn t
o t
he
Data
base
Cal
ibra
tion s
egm
ents
are
cre
ated
as
nee
ded
in t
he
CA
SI.
T
o c
reat
e ca
libra
tion s
egm
ents
foll
ow
thes
e st
eps:
1. F
rom
the
‘tools
’ m
enu
sel
ect
‘ch
ange
dat
abas
e’ a
nd t
hen
‘cal
ibra
tion f
rom
the
choic
e
list
(fi
g.
E-1
).
2. T
ap o
n t
he
‘Cre
ate
Cal
ibra
tion S
egm
ents
’ butt
on t
o c
reat
e 5 c
alib
rati
on s
egm
ents
. A
confi
rmat
ion m
essa
ge
wil
l be
dis
pla
yed
. T
ap o
n o
k t
o c
om
ple
te t
he
crea
tio
n p
roce
ss.
Fig
ure
E-1
To
beg
in t
he
cali
bra
tio
n e
xer
cise
s, s
elec
t
too
ls/c
hange
Dat
abas
e/C
alib
rati
on
fro
m t
he
seg
ment
sele
ctio
n w
ind
ow
.
Fig
ure
E-2
Sel
ect
the
‘Cre
ate
Cal
ibra
tio
n S
eg
men
ts’
butt
on t
o
crea
te 5
cal
ibra
tio
n s
egm
ents
.
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
3. T
he
cali
bra
tion s
egm
ents
are
use
d t
o c
oll
ect
the
cali
bra
tion d
ata.
S
ave
the
dat
a on t
he
Rec
on.
4. A
fter
the
cali
bra
tion e
xer
cise
s ar
e co
mple
ted a
nd t
he
poin
ts a
re s
aved
, ea
ch d
ata
gat
her
er m
arks
the
UC
(re
turn
inco
mple
te)
butt
on o
n t
he
segm
ent/
poin
t se
lect
ion s
cree
n
(fig
. E
-4).
T
his
wil
l al
low
the
cali
bra
tion s
egm
ent
to b
e
retu
rned
wit
hout
com
ple
ting t
he
non
-cal
ibra
tion p
roto
cols
(e.g
., R
angel
and H
ealt
h,
Dis
turb
ance
In
dic
ators
, et
c.).
5. E
ach d
ata
gat
her
er u
plo
ads
the
cali
bra
tion s
egm
ents
the
Ser
ver
(A
ppen
dix
A).
Fig
ure
E-3
C
alib
rati
on s
egm
ents
are
crea
ted
in t
he
CA
SI
usi
ng t
he
Cal
ibra
tio
n
op
tio
n u
nd
er t
oo
ls/c
han
ge
dat
abas
e.
Fig
ure
E-4
: C
hec
k the
Ret
urn
Inco
mp
lete
to
sen
d a
cal
ibra
tio
n
PS
U b
ack t
o t
he
serv
er.
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Gra
zin
g L
an
d O
n-S
ite
Su
mm
ary
Pro
gra
m
The
Gra
zin
g L
and O
n-S
ite
Sum
mar
y p
rogra
m w
ill
calc
ula
te s
um
mar
y i
ndic
ators
for
4 p
roto
cols
: (1
) S
oil
Sta
bil
ity;
(2)
Poin
t In
terc
ept;
(3)
Lin
e T
ranse
ct;
and (
4)
Pla
nt
Hei
ght
when
usi
ng t
he
cali
bra
tion d
ata
bas
e.
1.
Eac
h d
ata
gat
her
er c
oll
ects
cal
ibra
tion d
ata
in t
he
CA
SI.
2.
Sum
mar
y s
tati
stic
s ca
n b
e dis
pla
yed
fro
m w
ithin
a
cali
bra
tion p
roto
col
or
at t
he
pro
toco
l se
lect
ion
scre
en.
3. F
rom
eit
her
CA
SI
loca
tion, se
lect
sum
mar
y
stat
isti
cs f
rom
the
tool
men
u. T
he
sum
mar
y w
ill
def
ault
to t
he
last
pro
toco
l. Y
ou c
an c
han
ge
pro
toco
l
by s
elec
ting f
rom
the
sup
pli
ed p
roto
col/
tran
sect
choic
e li
st.
Ind
icato
r S
um
mary
Wo
rksh
eet
The
Gra
zin
g L
and O
n-S
ite
Sum
mar
y t
ool
calc
ula
tes
sum
mar
y i
ndic
ators
fo
r dat
a
coll
ecte
d b
y a
sin
gle
dat
a gat
her
er (
fig. E
-5).
The
Indic
ator
Sum
mar
y W
ork
shee
t (f
ig. E
-6)
pro
vid
es a
tool
for
com
par
ing s
um
mar
y
indic
ato
rs o
f m
ult
iple
dat
a gat
her
ers
to d
eter
min
e if
thes
e val
ues
are
wit
hin
a s
pec
ifie
d
ran
ge
of
on
e an
oth
er. S
um
mar
y i
ndic
ators
fro
m 1
5 d
ata
gat
her
ers
may b
e en
tere
d i
n t
he
blu
e ce
lls
of
the
work
shee
t. T
he
cali
bra
tion g
oal
is
stat
ed b
enea
th t
he
nam
e of
each
pro
toco
l. C
om
par
isons
of
entr
ies
in t
he
blu
e ce
lls
are
auto
mat
ical
ly g
ener
ated
in t
he
yel
low
cel
ls. V
iew
the
val
ues
in t
he
yel
low
cel
ls t
o d
eter
min
e if
the
cali
bra
tion g
oal
s
hav
e bee
n m
et.
1.
Eac
h d
ata
gat
her
er c
oll
ects
cal
ibra
tion d
ata
for
one
or
more
of
the
4 p
roto
cols
:
(1)
Soil
Sta
bil
ity;
(2)
Po
int
Inte
rcep
t; (
3)
Lin
e T
ranse
ct;
and (
4)
Pla
nt
Hei
ght.
2.
Eac
h d
ata
gat
her
er r
uns
the
Gra
zing L
and O
n-S
ite
Sum
mar
y t
ool
to g
ener
ate
sum
mar
y i
ndic
ators
.
3.
The
trai
ner
rec
ord
s su
mm
ary i
ndic
ators
for
each
dat
a gat
her
er i
n t
he
blu
e ce
lls
of
the
Indic
ator
Sum
mar
y W
ork
shee
t.
Fig
ure
E-5
: T
he
Gra
zing L
and
On
-Sit
e
Sum
mar
y p
rogra
m s
um
mar
izes
indic
ators
for
dat
a co
llec
ted i
n t
he
CA
SI.
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
4.
Obse
rve
the
val
ues
in t
he
yel
low
cel
ls t
o d
eter
min
e if
the
cali
bra
tion g
oal
(sta
ted b
enea
th e
ach p
roto
col
nam
e) i
s m
et.
5.
If t
he
goal
is
no
t m
et, re
pea
t st
eps
1-4
.
Fig
ure
E-6
: T
he
Indic
ator
Sum
mar
y w
ork
shee
t m
ay b
e use
d t
o c
om
par
e in
dic
ators
pro
duce
d b
y m
ult
iple
dat
a gat
her
ers
and i
s av
aila
ble
on:
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Pla
nt
Pro
du
ctiv
ity D
ou
ble
Sam
pli
ng S
pre
ad
sheet
Tool
The
Spec
ies
Com
posi
tion b
y W
eight
(or
Pla
nt
Pro
duct
ivit
y)
pro
toco
l d
escr
ibed
in
Chap
ter
14 p
rovid
es i
nst
ruct
ions
for
coll
ecti
ng p
lant
pro
duct
ivit
y d
ata
from
pro
duct
ion
plo
ts (
quad
rats
) lo
cate
d a
long t
he
tran
sect
s of
the
NR
I G
razi
ng l
and o
n-s
ite
plo
ts. T
he
CA
SI
is s
et u
p t
o r
ecord
act
ual
fie
ld w
eight
in g
ram
s fo
r ea
ch p
lant
spec
ies
inven
tori
ed i
n
each
qu
adra
t. P
lot
fiel
d w
eights
can
be
det
erm
ined
by c
lippin
g t
he
enti
re q
uad
rat
or
thro
ugh t
he
double
sam
pli
ng m
ethod (
See
chap
ter
4 o
f th
e U
SD
A-N
RC
S N
atio
nal
Ran
ge
and P
astu
re H
andbook, 1
997).
If
double
sam
pli
ng i
s u
sed, al
l su
pple
men
tary
cal
cula
tion
s
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
must
be
mad
e outs
ide
the
CA
SI.
T
he
Pla
nt
Pro
duct
ivit
y D
ouble
Sam
pli
ng S
pre
adsh
eet
is
a to
ol
that
cal
cula
tes
adju
sted
wei
ghts
when
double
sam
pli
ng i
s use
d.
The
Pla
nt
Pro
duct
ivit
y D
ouble
Sam
pli
ng S
pre
adsh
eet
serv
es t
wo p
urp
ose
s:
1.
It p
rovid
es a
tool
for
calc
ula
ting a
dju
sted
fie
ld w
eights
to b
e en
tere
d i
n t
he
CA
SI.
2.
It p
rovid
es a
tool
for
cali
bra
ting e
stim
ates
of
pla
nt
spec
ies
wei
ghts
.
The
Pla
nt
Pro
duct
ivit
y D
ouble
Sam
pli
ng S
pre
adsh
eet
conta
ins
5 w
ork
shee
ts:
–
4 w
ork
shee
ts f
or
calc
ula
ting a
dju
sted
quad
rat
pla
nt
spec
ies
wei
ghts
»
NR
I O
pti
on –
Her
bac
eou
s quad
rat
»
NR
I O
pti
on –
Wood
y q
uad
rat
»
Eco
logic
al S
ite
Opti
on –
Her
bac
eous
quad
rat
»
Eco
logic
al S
ite
Opti
on –
Wood
y q
uad
rat
–
1 c
alib
rati
on e
xer
cise
wo
rksh
eet
Ex
ample
s ar
e giv
en b
elo
w f
or
use
of
the
Pla
nt
Pro
duct
ivit
y D
ouble
Sam
pli
ng S
pre
adsh
eet
for:
1.
Cal
cula
tion o
f ad
just
ed f
ield
wei
ghts
to b
e en
tere
d i
n t
he
CA
SI
duri
ng t
he
fiel
d
surv
ey
2.
Cal
ibra
ting e
stim
ates
of
pla
nt
spec
ies
wei
ghts
Ex
ample
1. C
alcu
lati
on o
f ad
just
ed f
ield
wei
ghts
to b
e en
tere
d i
n t
he
CA
SI
duri
ng t
he
fiel
d s
urv
ey
This
ex
ample
dem
onst
rate
s th
e use
of
the
NR
I O
pti
on –
Her
bac
eous
Quad
rat
work
shee
t
of
the
Pla
nt
Pro
duct
ivit
y D
ouble
Sam
pli
ng S
pre
adsh
eet
(fig
. E
-7).
E
ntr
ies
are
only
mad
e
in t
he
blu
e ce
lls.
T
he
yel
low
cel
ls c
onta
in t
he
calc
ula
tion f
orm
ula
s th
at a
llow
auto
mat
ic
dis
pla
y o
f th
e co
rrec
ted q
uad
rat
fiel
d w
eights
on
ce t
he
info
rmat
ion i
s en
tere
d i
n t
he
blu
e
cell
s.
To u
se t
he
work
shee
t:
1.
Rec
ord
the
pla
nt
spec
ies
nam
e an
d w
eight
of
the
wei
ght
unit
(in
gra
ms)
fo
r th
at
pla
nt
in c
olu
mns
A a
nd B
, re
spec
tivel
y.
2.
Est
imat
e an
d r
eco
rd t
he
num
ber
of
wei
ght
unit
s fo
r ea
ch p
lant
spec
ies
in t
he
colu
mn c
orr
espondin
g t
o t
he
corr
ect
tran
sect
and q
uad
rat
(colu
mns
C-G
).
3.
Cli
p (
har
ves
t) o
ne
or
more
of
the
quad
rats
to g
et f
ield
wei
ghts
for
all
pla
nt
spec
ies
repre
sente
d a
lon
g t
he
tran
sect
s; m
ark t
he
clip
ped
quad
rat(
s) w
ith a
n X
in t
he
cell
above
the
tran
sect
posi
tion. W
eigh t
he
clip
ped
pla
nts
(in
gra
ms)
and r
ecord
the
wei
ght
colu
mns
H-J
. N
ote
that
the
exam
ple
show
s 3 q
uad
rats
hav
e bee
n c
lipped
and t
he
pla
nt
fiel
d w
eights
are
rec
ord
ed i
n c
olu
mn
s H
-J.
If o
nly
one
colu
mn i
s
clip
ped
, re
cord
that
dat
a in
colu
mns
H a
nd l
eave
colu
mns
I an
d J
bla
nk.
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llec
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n A
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ices
4.
Cop
y t
he
esti
mat
ed n
um
ber
of
wei
ght
unit
s fr
om
the
colu
mns
corr
espondin
g t
o
the
quad
rats
that
wer
e cl
ipp
ed (
i.e.
, th
ose
mar
ked
wit
h a
n X
) an
d p
aste
them
into
colu
mns
K-M
. I
f only
one
quad
rat
is c
lipped
, co
py t
he
esti
mat
ed n
um
ber
of
wei
ght
unit
s fr
om
that
co
lum
n t
o c
olu
mn K
.
5.
The
corr
ecte
d q
uad
rat
fiel
d w
eights
(in
gra
ms)
may
be
vie
wed
in c
olu
mns
R-V
.
Thes
e ar
e th
e pla
nt
wei
ghts
that
should
be
ente
red
in t
he
CA
SI.
F
igu
re E
-7:
Fou
r w
ork
shee
ts a
re a
vai
lable
in t
he
Pla
nt
Pro
duct
ivit
y D
ouble
Sam
pli
ng
Spre
adsh
eet
for
calc
ula
tion o
f ad
just
ed f
ield
wei
ghts
to b
e en
tere
d i
n t
he
CA
SI
duri
ng t
he
fiel
d s
urv
ey. T
he
NR
I O
pti
on –
Her
bac
eous
Quad
rats
work
shee
t is
dis
pla
yed
in t
his
figure
.
Ex
ample
2. C
alib
rati
ng e
stim
ates
of
pla
nt
spec
ies
wei
ghts
This
ex
ample
dem
onst
rate
s th
e use
of
the
Cal
ibra
tion f
or
Double
Sam
pli
ng w
ork
shee
t of
the
Pla
nt
Pro
duct
ivit
y D
ouble
Sam
pli
ng S
pre
adsh
eet
(fig
. E
-8).
E
ntr
ies
are
mad
e only
in
the
blu
e ce
lls;
res
ult
s ar
e vie
wed
in t
he
yel
low
cel
ls.
To u
se t
he
work
shee
t:
1.
Rec
ord
the
pla
nt
spec
ies
nam
e an
d w
eight
of
the
wei
ght
unit
(in
gra
ms)
fo
r th
at
pla
nt
in c
olu
mns
A a
nd B
, re
spec
tivel
y.
2.
Est
imat
e an
d r
eco
rd t
he
num
ber
of
wei
ght
unit
s fo
r ea
ch p
lant
spec
ies
in t
he
colu
mn C
.
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llec
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n A
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ices
3.
Cli
p (
har
ves
t) t
he
quad
rat.
Wei
gh t
he
clip
ped
pla
nts
(in
gra
ms)
and r
ecord
the
wei
ghts
colu
mn
D.
4.
Vie
w t
he
com
par
ison o
f over
- or
und
er-e
stim
ates
in c
olu
mn F
.
F
igu
re E
-8:
A w
ork
shee
t fo
r ca
libra
tin
g d
ouble
sam
pli
ng i
s av
aila
ble
in t
he
Pla
nt
Pro
duct
ivit
y D
ouble
Sam
pli
ng S
pre
adsh
eet.
VII
. P
roto
col
Cali
bra
tion
Soil
Sta
bil
ity
(S
ee C
hap
ter
11)
Eac
h d
ata
gat
her
er s
hould
coll
ect
the
full
set
of
9 s
oil
sam
ple
s fo
r th
e N
RI
opti
on (
5
subplo
ts o
n t
he
NE
/SW
and 4
subplo
ts o
n t
he
NW
/SE
tra
nse
ct)
duri
ng t
hes
e ca
libra
tion
exer
cise
s. T
rain
ers
nee
d t
o m
onit
or
soil
sam
ple
ped
siz
es a
nd s
oil
ped
coll
ecti
on m
ethod
s.
The
NR
I dat
a co
llec
tion i
nst
ruct
ions
dir
ect
the
dat
a gat
her
er t
o c
oll
ect
soil
sta
bil
ity
sam
ple
s at
9 l
oca
tions
for
the
NR
I D
ata
Coll
ecti
on
Opti
on a
t th
e fo
llow
ing p
osi
tions:
N
E/S
W t
ranse
ct a
t m
rks
15, 45, 75, 105 a
nd 1
35
N
W/S
E t
ranse
ct a
t m
rks
15, 45, 105 a
nd 1
35
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ices
Thes
e N
RI
Dat
a C
oll
ecti
on O
pti
on
mrk
s ar
e co
nta
ined
wit
hin
the
CA
SI.
H
ow
ever
, fo
r
the
cali
bra
tion
exer
cise
s on
ly, th
ese
posi
tions
wil
l be
off
set
to a
ccom
modat
e sa
mpli
ng
by m
ult
iple
dat
a gat
her
ers
on t
he
sam
e se
t of
tran
sect
s.
The
sam
ple
s m
ust
be
spac
ed 3
fee
t ap
art
to a
void
dis
turb
ing t
he
soil
wher
e a
sam
ple
is
taken
. T
able
1 p
rovid
es s
ampli
ng p
osi
tions
for
up
to 1
0 d
ata
gat
her
ers
alon
g t
he
two
tran
sect
s to
adju
st t
o t
his
spac
ing. D
ata
wil
l be
ente
red i
n t
he
CA
SI
nex
t to
the
corr
espo
ndin
g N
RI
Dat
a C
oll
ecti
on O
pti
on t
ranse
ct a
nd m
rk. F
or
exam
ple
, dat
a gat
her
er
1 w
ill
coll
ect
the
soil
ped
s at
posi
tions
0, 30, 60, 90, an
d 1
20 a
lon
g t
he
NE
/SW
tra
nse
ct;
the
resu
ltin
g c
over
and s
oil
sta
bil
ity v
alues
wil
l be
ente
red i
n t
he
CA
SI
nex
t to
the
corr
espo
ndin
g N
E/S
W t
ranse
ct a
t m
rks:
15, 45, 7
5, 105, an
d 1
35.
Tab
le 1
. Sam
pli
ng p
osi
tions
ass
igned
to 1
0 d
ata
gath
erer
s and t
he
corr
esp
ondin
g N
RI
Data
Coll
ecti
on O
pti
on t
ranse
cts
and
mrk
s fo
r th
e so
il s
tabil
ity
cali
bra
tion e
xerc
ise.
NR
I D
ata
Coll
ecti
on
Opti
on m
rks
Cal
ibra
tion T
ranse
ct S
ampli
ng P
osi
tions
for
Dat
a G
ather
ers
1-1
0
Tra
nse
ct
mrk
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
NE
/SW
15
0
3
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
27
45
30
33
36
39
42
45
48
51
54
57
75
60
63
66
69
72
75
78
81
84
87
105
90
93
96
99
102
105
108
111
114
117
135
120
123
126
129
132
135
138
141
144
147
NW
/SE
15
0
3
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
27
45
30
33
36
39
42
45
48
51
54
57
105
90
93
96
99
102
105
108
111
114
117
135
120
123
126
129
132
135
138
141
144
147
1.
Coll
ect
each
soil
ped
at
the
assi
gn
ed t
ranse
ct s
ampli
ng l
oca
tions.
Rec
ord
the
pre
sence
or
abse
nce
of
canop
y f
or
the
sam
ple
in t
he
CA
SI
scre
en i
n t
he
corr
espondin
g N
RI
Dat
a C
oll
ecti
on O
pti
on m
rk.
1a.
Tra
iner
then r
evie
ws a
ll sam
ple
s.
All
sam
ple
s m
ust be a
ir d
ry a
nd f
all
within
specifie
d s
ize r
an
ge (
6-8
mm
avera
ge d
iam
ete
r and 2
-3m
m a
vera
ge t
hic
kness).
2.
Each d
ata
gath
ere
r th
en t
akes t
urn
s t
esting t
heir 9
sta
bili
ty s
am
ple
s, w
ith a
tra
iner
and a
ll oth
er
data
gath
ere
rs o
bserv
ing t
hem
. P
rim
ary
data
gath
ere
r m
ust m
eet
the
tim
ing c
rite
ria f
or
sam
plin
g insert
ion f
requency (
every
15 s
econds),
observ
ation
frequency (
5 s
econds a
fter
insert
ion,
30 s
econd
s a
fter
sam
ple
insert
ion,
300
seconds a
fter
sam
ple
insert
ion,
and a
fter
dip
pin
g),
dip
pin
g t
echniq
ue a
nd t
imin
g a
nd
cla
ssific
ation o
f e
ach s
am
ple
. A
tra
iner
shall
ob
serv
e e
ach d
ata
gath
ere
r to
ensure
th
at
he o
r she is c
orr
ectly t
esting t
he s
am
ple
s a
nd a
ssig
nin
g t
he s
am
ple
s t
o t
he
corr
ect
soil
sta
bili
ty c
lass.
All
data
gath
ere
rs m
ust
indepen
dently r
ecord
their
assessm
ent
of
the s
tabili
ty c
lass f
or
each s
am
ple
.
2a.
Rep
eat
for
each
dat
a gat
her
er.
Wh
ere
ther
e ar
e m
ore
th
an 5
dat
a gat
her
ers,
div
ide
into
gro
ups
for
this
exer
cise
so t
hat
th
ere
are
at l
east
3,
bu
t n
o m
ore
than
5 i
n a
gro
up
. N
ote
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ng L
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llec
tio
n A
pp
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ices
that
this
req
uir
es m
ore
tim
e, b
ut
sho
uld
res
ult
in
a m
uch
fas
ter
cali
bra
tio
n (
firs
t ti
me
aro
und i
f w
ell-
trai
ned
) due
to t
he
elim
inat
ion
of
ran
do
m s
ampli
ng e
rro
r.
3.
Run t
he
sum
mar
y p
rogra
m o
n t
he
Rec
on a
nd c
om
par
e th
e av
erag
e so
il s
tab
ilit
y
indic
ators
am
on
g o
ne
anoth
er:
a. O
ver
all
aver
age
b. A
ver
age
wit
h c
anop
y
c. A
ver
age
wit
hout
cano
py
Cal
ibra
tion c
rite
ria:
The
dat
a gat
her
ers’
av
erag
e so
il s
tabil
ity i
ndic
ato
r sh
ould
be
wit
hin
1 s
tabil
ity c
lass
of
one
anoth
er.
4.
If t
he
com
par
isons
do n
ot
mee
t th
e ca
libra
tion c
rite
ria,
rep
eat
step
s 1
-4.
Poin
t In
terce
pt
(See
Ch
apte
r 9:
Lin
e P
oin
t T
ranse
cts)
1.
Coll
ect
the
line-
poin
t in
terc
ept
dat
a at
the
sam
e p
osi
tions
along t
he
sam
e tr
anse
ct (
51
posi
tions
at m
rks
0, 3, 6, ..., 1
50).
2.
Run
the
sum
mar
y p
rogra
m o
n t
he
Rec
on a
nd c
om
par
e th
e su
mm
ary l
ine-p
oin
t
inte
rcep
t in
dic
ators
.
p
rogra
m a
s:
a.
% b
are
gro
und =
[(n
um
ber
of
posi
tions
wher
e ca
nop
y h
its
= ‘
Non
e’ a
nd b
asal
=
‘None’
)/to
tal
num
ber
of
posi
tions]
*100
b.
% b
asal
cov
er =
(num
ber
of
posi
tions
wit
h b
asal
hit
s /
tota
l num
ber
of
posi
tions)
*100
c.
% c
anop
y c
ov
er =
(num
ber
of
posi
tions
wit
h l
ayer
1 c
anop
y h
its
/ to
tal
num
ber
of
posi
tions)
*100
d.
% l
itte
r co
ver
= (
num
ber
of
posi
tions
wit
h l
itte
r in
the
sub
-can
op
y /
tota
l nu
mber
of
posi
tions)
*100
e.
% r
ock
fra
gm
ent
cov
er =
(num
ber
of
posi
tions
wit
h r
ock
in t
he
soil
surf
ace/
tota
l
num
ber
of
posi
tions)
*100
Cal
ibra
tion c
rite
ria:
The
dat
a gat
her
ers’
lin
e-poin
t in
dic
ators
should
all
be
wit
hin
10%
of
one
anoth
er (
an
abso
lute
10%
). F
or
exam
ple
, if
cal
cula
ted i
ndic
ato
rs w
ere
23%
, 24.5
%, 26
% a
nd 2
8%
,
then
cal
ibra
tion c
rite
ria
hav
e bee
n m
et. H
ow
ever
, if
cal
cula
ted i
ndic
ators
wer
e 19%
, 24
%,
28%
, an
d 3
0%
, th
en c
alib
rati
on c
rite
ria
hav
e not
bee
n m
et.
3.
If t
he
com
par
isons
do n
ot
mee
t th
e ca
libra
tion c
rite
ria,
rep
eat
step
s 1
-3.
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ices
Gap
In
terc
ept
(See
Ch
apte
r 10)
1.
Coll
ect
gap
in
terc
ept
dat
a fo
r al
l fo
liar
can
op
y g
aps
on o
ne
150
-ft
tran
sect
and f
or
per
ennia
l ca
nop
y g
aps
on
a s
econd 1
50
-ft
tran
sect
.
2.
Run
the
sum
mar
y p
rogra
m o
n t
he
Rec
on a
nd c
om
par
e th
e su
mm
ary l
ine
inte
rcep
t
indic
ators
.
Note
: T
he
Can
op
y g
aps
and B
asal
gap
s ar
e ca
lcula
ted a
s per
centa
ge
wit
hin
the
four
size
cat
ego
ries
: 1
-2 f
t, 2
.1-3
ft,
3.1
-6 f
t, >
6 f
t
a.
Per
cent
of
line
in 1
-2 f
t gap
s =
(su
m o
f gap
mea
sure
men
ts i
n t
he
1-2
ft
ran
ge
/
150)
* 1
00
b.
Per
cent
of
line
in 2
.1-3
ft
gap
s =
(su
m o
f gap
mea
sure
men
ts i
n t
he
2.1
-3 f
t ra
nge
/ 150)
* 1
00
c.
Per
cent
of
line
in 3
.1-6
ft
gap
s =
(su
m o
f gap
mea
sure
men
ts i
n 3
.1-6
ft
ran
ge
/
150)
* 1
00
d.
Per
cent
of
line
in >
6 f
t gap
s =
(su
m o
f gap
mea
sure
men
ts i
n g
reat
er t
han
6 f
t /
150)
* 1
00
Cal
ibra
tion c
rite
ria:
Goal
1:
Sum
of
per
cents
in c
ateg
ori
es 3
and 4
should
be
wit
hin
10%
of
one
anoth
er.
(Max
imum
-min
imum
should
not
be
gre
ater
than
10.)
Goal
2:
Sum
of
per
cents
in c
ateg
ori
es1, 2, 3 a
nd 4
should
be
wit
hin
10%
of
one
anoth
er.
(Max
imum
-min
imum
should
not
be
gre
ater
than
10.)
3.
If t
he
com
par
isons
do n
ot
mee
t th
e ca
libra
tion c
rite
ria,
rep
eat
step
s 1
-3.
Pla
nt
Hei
gh
t (S
ee C
hap
ter
12)
Fourt
een h
erb
aceo
us
pla
nt
hei
ght
det
erm
inat
ions
are
mad
e fo
r h
erbac
eous
pla
nts
on
one
tran
sect
and f
or
wood
y p
lants
on
a s
econd t
ranse
ct.
Num
ber
of
obse
rvat
ions
by c
ateg
ory
and h
eight
of
tall
est
veg
etat
ion w
ill
be
calc
ula
ted f
or
the
four
pla
nt
hei
ght
cate
gori
es:
Cat
ego
ry 1
: 1
-8 i
n
Cat
ego
ry 2
: 9
-15 i
n
Cat
ego
ry 3
: 16
-72 i
n
Cat
ego
ry 4
: 7 f
t an
d g
reate
r
1.
Rec
ord
pla
nt
spec
ies
and h
eight
of
tall
est
live
or
dea
d v
eget
atio
n w
ithin
a 6
-in r
adiu
s
of
14 p
osi
tions
(Mrk
s 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75, 85, 95, 105, 115, 125, 135, an
d 1
45).
2.
Run t
he
sum
mar
y p
rogra
m o
n t
he
Rec
on a
nd c
om
par
e th
e su
mm
ary i
ndic
ators
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ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
Cal
ibra
tion c
rite
ria:
The
num
ber
of
pla
nt
hei
ghts
in e
ach c
ateg
ory
shou
ld n
ot
dif
fer
by m
ore
than
2:
Cat
ego
ry 1
: 1
-8 i
n
Cat
ego
ry 2
: 9
-15 i
n
Cat
ego
ry 3
: 16
-72 i
n
Cat
ego
ry 4
: 7 f
t an
d g
reat
er
3.
If t
he
dat
a gat
her
ers’
obse
rvat
ions
dif
fer
by m
ore
than
the
cali
bra
tion c
rite
ria,
rep
eat
step
s 1-3
.
Sp
ecie
s C
om
posi
tion
by W
eigh
t (P
lan
t P
rod
uct
ion
) (S
ee C
hap
ter
14
)
Tw
o c
alib
rati
on e
xer
cise
s w
ill
be
conduct
ed f
or
this
met
hod:
1.
Double
sam
pli
ng c
alib
rati
on
This
tec
hniq
ue
should
be
cali
bra
ted i
f th
e d
ata
gat
her
er w
ill
be
usi
ng d
ouble
sam
pli
ng t
o e
stim
ate
pla
nt
spec
ies
wei
ghts
for
each
quad
rat.
It
is d
esig
ned
to
cali
bra
te e
stim
atio
n o
f sp
ecie
s w
eights
by q
uad
rat.
2.
Pro
duct
ion f
acto
r ca
libra
tion
All
dat
a gat
her
ers
must
conduct
this
cal
ibra
tion e
xer
cise
. I
t is
des
igned
to
cali
bra
te e
stim
atio
n a
ddit
ional
fac
tors
(e.
g., r
econst
ruct
ion f
acto
rs a
nd
sim
ilar
ity i
nd
ex).
Double
sam
pli
ng c
alib
rati
on
This
tec
hniq
ue
should
be
cali
bra
ted b
y a
ll d
ata
gat
her
ers
who w
ill
be
imple
men
ting d
ouble
sam
pli
ng.
The
go
al o
f th
is p
art
of
the
cali
bra
tion e
xer
cise
is
to i
mpro
ve
the
pre
cisi
on o
f th
e
dat
a gat
her
er’s
est
imat
es o
f pla
nt
pro
duct
ion w
eights
wit
hin
quad
rats
to t
he
clip
ped
wei
ght.
All
dat
a gat
her
ers
wil
l use
the
sam
e quad
rats
for
cali
bra
tion t
o o
pti
miz
e th
e ti
me
spen
t cl
ippin
g t
he
quad
rat.
An E
XC
EL
sp
read
shee
t to
ol,
Cal
ibra
tion f
or
Doub
le S
ampli
ng, is
pro
vid
ed f
or
this
ex
erci
se (
fig.
E-7
).
This
spre
adsh
eet
shou
ld b
e co
pie
d i
nto
the
reco
n f
or
use
duri
ng c
alib
rati
on. E
ntr
ies
or
del
etio
ns
shou
ld o
nly
be
mad
e in
th
e b
lue
cell
s
of
this
sp
read
shee
t.
Eac
h d
ata
gat
her
er c
om
par
es h
is o
r her
est
imat
ed p
lant
spec
ies
wei
ghts
to t
he
clip
ped
pla
nt
spec
ies
wei
ghts
. T
his
com
par
ison i
s au
tom
ated
by u
tili
zing t
he
cali
bra
tion s
pre
adsh
eet.
The
exer
cise
is
rep
eate
d u
nti
l ea
ch d
ata
gat
her
er’s
est
imat
es f
or
pla
nt
spec
ies
wei
ghts
are
wit
hin
10 p
erce
nt
of
the
clip
ped
qu
adra
t w
eights
.
1.
Est
abli
sh t
wo c
alib
rati
on q
uad
rats
, on
e fo
r her
bac
eous
pla
nt
pro
duct
ion a
nd a
seco
nd f
or
wood
y p
lant
pro
duct
ion. A
ll d
ata
gat
her
ers
wil
l use
the
sam
e tw
o
quad
rats
.
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
2.
Eac
h d
ata
gat
her
er w
ill
coll
ect
and w
eigh (
in g
ram
s) a
wei
ght
unit
for
each
pla
nt
spec
ies
from
outs
ide
of
the
quad
rat.
R
ecord
the
pla
nt
nam
e an
d w
eight
unit
in
colu
mns
A a
nd B
, re
spec
tivel
y, of
the
Cal
ibra
tion f
or
Double
Sam
pli
ng
spre
adsh
eet.
3.
Dat
a gat
her
ers
wil
l re
cord
the
num
ber
of
esti
mat
ed w
eight
unit
s fo
r ea
ch p
lant
spec
ies
in t
he
her
bac
eous
and w
ood
y q
uad
rats
in c
olu
mn C
of
the
spre
adsh
eet.
4.
Aft
er a
ll e
stim
ates
are
rec
ord
ed, al
l pro
du
ctio
n f
or
each
pla
nt
spec
ies
on t
he
quad
rats
wil
l be
clip
ped
, w
eigh
ed, an
d r
eco
rded
(in
gra
ms)
in c
olu
mn D
of
the
spre
adsh
eet.
5.
The
tota
l es
tim
ated
quad
rat
wei
ght
(g)
is d
ispla
yed
in c
olu
mn E
. C
olu
mn E
dis
pla
ys
the
per
cent
of
over
- or
und
er-e
stim
atio
n. P
osi
tive
val
ues
in t
his
colu
mn
den
ote
the
per
cent
of
ov
er-e
stim
atio
n f
or
a pla
nt
spec
ies;
neg
ativ
e v
alues
den
ote
the
per
cent
of
under
-est
imat
ion.
Cal
ibra
tion c
rite
ria:
All
est
imat
ed p
lant
wei
ghts
for
the
quad
rat
must
be
wit
hin
10 p
erce
nt
of
the
clip
ped
pla
nt
wei
ghts
fo
r th
e quad
rat
(rel
ativ
e 10%
, i.
e., [e
stim
ated
wei
ght-
clip
ped
wei
ght]
/cli
pped
wei
ght)
.
6.
If a
ny o
f th
e es
tim
ated
quad
rat
pla
nt
wei
ghts
dif
fer
by m
ore
than
10 p
erce
nt,
repea
t st
eps
1-6
.
Pro
duct
ion f
acto
r ca
libra
tion
This
cal
ibra
tion e
xer
cise
should
be
conduct
ed b
y a
ll d
ata
gat
her
ers.
The
go
al o
f th
is p
art
of
the
cali
bra
tion e
xer
cise
is
to i
mpro
ve
the
pre
cisi
on o
f th
e
dat
a gat
her
er’s
pla
nt
pro
duct
ion r
econst
ruct
ion a
dju
stm
ents
.
All
dat
a gat
her
ers
coll
ect
dat
a on t
he
sam
e tw
o t
ranse
cts
in t
he
NE
/SW
and
NW
/SE
confi
gura
tion a
t th
e tr
anse
ct l
oca
tions
spec
ifie
d f
or
the
NR
I D
ata
Coll
ecti
on O
pti
on.
If d
ata
gat
her
ers
use
dou
ble
sam
pli
ng t
o e
stim
ate
plo
t fi
eld w
eights
, d
ouble
sam
pli
ng c
alib
rati
on m
ust
be
conduct
ed b
efore
gen
eral
pla
nt
pro
du
ctio
n
cali
bra
tion.
If d
ata
gat
her
ers
use
dou
ble
sam
pli
ng, sp
read
shee
ts a
re p
rovid
ed f
or
calc
ula
tion
of
adju
sted
fie
ld w
eights
. T
he
adju
sted
fie
ld w
eights
are
those
that
are
ente
red
into
the
CA
SI
as t
he
tota
l quad
rat
fiel
d w
eight
for
each
pla
nt
spec
ies.
Four
separ
ate
work
shee
ts a
re p
rese
nte
d:
(1)
NR
I D
ata
Coll
ecti
on O
pti
on –
her
bac
eous
quad
rats
; (2
) N
RI
Dat
a C
oll
ecti
on O
pti
on –
wood
y q
uad
rats
; (3
) E
colo
gic
al S
ite
Dat
a C
oll
ecti
on O
pti
on –
her
bac
eous
quad
rats
; an
d (
4)
Eco
logic
al S
ite
Dat
a
Coll
ecti
on O
pti
on -
wood
y q
uad
rats
.
The
CA
SI
is u
sed t
o e
nte
r dat
a fo
r th
is c
alib
rati
on e
xer
cise
. A
ll s
um
mar
y d
ata
is
avai
lable
wit
hin
the
CA
SI
for
indiv
idual
dat
a gat
her
ers.
1.
Dat
a gat
her
ers
wil
l co
llec
t dat
a fr
om
the
7 q
uad
rats
spec
ifie
d i
n c
hap
ter
14
of
the
inst
ruct
ions
for
the
NR
I co
llec
tion o
pti
on. D
ata
gat
her
ers
wil
l ei
ther
clip
all
NR
I G
razi
ng L
and
On-S
ite
Data
Co
llec
tio
n A
pp
end
ices
quad
rats
to g
et f
ield
wei
ghts
for
each
pla
nt
spec
ies
or
use
double
sam
pli
ng t
o
esti
mat
e th
ose
wei
ghts
:
a.
Cli
p a
ll q
uad
rats
If t
he
enti
re q
uad
rats
are
cli
pped
, al
l dat
a gat
her
ers
wil
l par
tici
pat
e in
the
clip
pin
g a
nd w
eighin
g;
each
wil
l en
ter
the
sam
e p
lot
fiel
d w
eights
in t
he
CA
SI.
b.
Double
sam
pli
ng
If d
ata
gat
her
ers
use
dou
ble
sam
pli
ng, th
e N
RI
Dat
a C
oll
ecti
on O
pti
on
work
shee
ts f
or
her
bac
eous
and w
ood
y q
uad
rats
may
be
use
d t
o c
alcu
late
the
adju
sted
fie
ld w
eights
for
pla
nt
spec
ies
in e
ach q
uad
rat.
2.
Ente
r th
e pro
duct
ion d
ata
in t
he
CA
SI
foll
ow
ing t
he
pro
cedu
res
det
aile
d i
n
Chap
ter
14 a
nd s
ave.
3.
All
dat
a gat
her
ers
com
par
e th
e T
ota
l W
eight
(g)
for
each
sp
ecie
s on t
he
po
int
on
the
Rec
onst
ruct
ion, S
imil
arit
y I
ndex
scr
een o
f th
e C
AS
I. T
his
is
vie
wed
by
choosi
ng t
he
‘Rec
on’
butt
on c
orr
espondin
g w
ith t
he
pla
nt.
T
he
Tota
l W
eight
entr
ies
by d
ata
gat
her
ers
for
any p
lant
should
not
dif
fer
by m
ore
than
10 p
erce
nt.
4.
All
dat
a gat
her
ers
com
par
e th
e re
const
ruct
ion f
acto
rs e
nte
red f
or
each
pla
nt.
Ther
e sh
ould
be
litt
le o
r no d
iffe
ren
ce i
n t
he
reco
nst
ruct
ion f
acto
rs. T
he
reas
ons
for
any d
iffe
ren
ces
should
be
dis
cuss
ed. N
ew t
rain
ees
should
work
wit
h a
n e
xper
t
to i
mpro
ve
thei
r under
stan
din
g r
econst
ruct
ion f
acto
rs.
5.
Fin
ally
, th
e R
econst
ruct
ed W
eight
(lbs/
ac)
for
each
pla
nt
should
be
com
par
ed.
Cal
ibra
tion c
rite
ria:
The
reco
nst
ruct
ed w
eights
pro
duce
d b
y d
ata
gat
her
ers
should
dif
fer
by n
o m
ore
than
10 p
erce
nt.
6.
If t
he
reco
nst
ruct
ed w
eights
dif
fer
by m
ore
than
10 p
erce
nt,
rep
eat
step
s 1
-6.
