Forest Inventory and Analysis data availability

Pat MilesNorthern Research Station

St. Paul, MN

Overview of FIAReporting tools & delivery of FVS formatted data

FIA Mission

…make and keep current a comprehensive inventory and analysis …of the forests … of the United States.

International and National Reports

UN-FAO Global Forest Resource Assessment

Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act

National Report on Sustainable Forests

The State of the Nation’s Ecosystems

Forest Health Monitoring hexagons

125,000 forested P2 plots

14.63m

36.5

8m120 o

0.40 ha

FIA plot configuration

Sampling Error GoalSingle Intensity

Acres SE prop (+/-)1,000,000 0.03 30,000

500,000 0.04 21,213250,000 0.06 15,000100,000 0.09 9,48750,000 0.13 6,70825,000 0.19 4,74310,000 0.30 3,0001,000 0.95 949

Change From Periodic to Annual

Minnesota Inventories-Periodic

1936

1953

1962

1977

1990

1999, 2000, 2001, … 2006

Annual

Annual inventory data - April 2007

19991993

1970-80

1986

1994

New gro/mort available

1991

1989

2000

2005 or 2006 data

Total Stand-size class

Large diameter

Medium diameter

Small diameter

Nonstocked

27007 BELTRAMI 338,156 102,547 131,199 102,264 2,145

27057 HUBBARD 161,793 42,087 80,775 38,324 607

27061 ITASCA 535,561 172,963 175,067 184,739 2,792

Total County code 1,035,511 317,598 387,042 325,327 5,544

Area of forestland (hectares)

Forest Inventory Mapmaker

Fuel Treatment Evaluator

Growth modelsFIDO

TPO (timber prod)

NWOS (ownership)

SPARRS – Decision Support Software

FIA

FVS module Forest Inventory Mapmaker

Specify:

• Geographic area

• Selection criteria

• FVS Variant

• Optional grouping codes

FVS formatZip file of FVS Results: ct.zip

FVS Results:

• ct.loc

– ct.slf

• 00005.FVS

• 00006.FVS

• 00010.FVS

Geographic options

State/county retrieval

Circle retrieval

Polygon retrievals

FVS retrievals past 4 years

Retrieval type Number

Circle 33

Polygon 17

State/county 2336

Total 2386

FVS Retrievals by state

More than half (1264) of the retrievals had filtering

• 410 forest type

• 148 stand age

• 465 ownership

• 363 National Forest

Filtering can also be done using Pre-Suppose

Total Stand-size class

Large diameter

Medium diameter

Small diameter

Nonstocked

27007 BELTRAMI 338,156 102,547 131,199 102,264 2,145

27057 HUBBARD 161,793 42,087 80,775 38,324 607

27061 ITASCA 535,561 172,963 175,067 184,739 2,792

Total County code 1,035,511 317,598 387,042 325,327 5,544

Area of forestland (hectares)

Forest Inventory Mapmaker

Growth modelsFIA

FIDO

www.fia.fs.fed.us

stateab invyr notesAL 1990 Periodic inventoryAL 2000 Periodic inventoryAL 2003 Annual 03 of 05 subcyclesAL 2004 Annual 04 of 05 subcyclesAK 2005 Annual inventory 2004-200AZ 1985 Periodic inventoryAZ 1999 Periodic inventoryAZ 2003 Annual 03 of 10 subcyclesAZ 2004 Annual 04 of 10 subcyclesAZ 2005 Annual 05 of 10 subcyclesAR 1995 Periodic inventoryAR 2003 Annual Cycle 3 inventory AR 2004 Annual Cycle 3 inventory AR 2005 Cycle 8 inventory 05 of 0CA 1994 Periodic inventory CA 199CA 2003 Annual inventory CA 2003:CA 2004 Annual inventory CA 2004:CA 2005 Annual inventory CA 2005:CO 1984 Periodic inventoryCO 2003 Annual 02 of 10 subcyclesCO 2004 Annual 03 of 10 subcyclesCO 2005 Annual 04 of 10 subcyclesCT 1985 Periodic inventoryCT 1998 Periodic inventoryCT 2004 Annual 28.572% (2/7th) ofCT 2005 Annual 42.857% (3/7th) ofDE 1986 Periodic inventoryDE 1999 Periodic inventoryDE 2004 Annual 14.286% (1/7th) ofFL 1987 Periodic inventoryFL 1995 Periodic inventoryFL 2005 Cycle 8 inventory data - GA 1989 Periodic inventory Cycle GA 1997 Periodic inventoryGA 2003 Annual 6 of 7 subcycles -GA 2004 Annual 07 of 07 subcyclesID 1991 Periodic inventoryID 2004 Annual 01 of 10 subcyclesID 2005 Annual 02 of 10 subcyclesIL 1985 Periodic inventoryIL 1998 Periodic inventoryIL 2003 Annual 3rd of five subcycIL 2004 Annual 04 of 05 subcyclesIL 2005 Annual 100% 2001-2005 curIN 1986 Periodic inventoryIN 1998 Periodic inventoryIN 2003 Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesIN 2004 Annual 100% 2000-2004 curIN 2005 Annual 100% 2001-2005 curIA

1990 Periodic inventoryIA 2003 Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesIA 2004 Annual 2000-2004 20 perceIA 2005 Annual 100% 2001-2005 cur

KS 1981 Periodic inventoryKS 1994 Periodic inventoryKS 2003 Annual 3rd of five subcycKS 2004 Annual 04 of 05 subcyclesKS 2005 Annual 5 of 5 subcycles -KY 1988 Periodic inventoryKY 2004 Annual Inventory. Panels LA 1991 Periodic inventoryLA 2003 Annual 03 of 05 subcyclesLA 2005 Annual inventory - cycle ME 1995 Periodic inventoryME 2003 Annual 100% of plots compMD 1986 Periodic inventoryMD 1999 Periodic inventoryMD 2004 Annual 14.286% (1/7th) ofMA 1985 Periodic inventoryMA 1998 Periodic inventoryMA 2004 Annual 28.572% (2/7th) ofMA 2005 Annual 42.857% (3/7th) ofMI 1980 Periodic inventoryMI 1993 Periodic inventoryMI 2003 Annual 4th of five subcycMI 2004 Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesMN 1977 Periodic inventoryMN 1990 Periodic inventoryMN 2003 Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesMN 2004 Annual 2000-2004 20 perceMN 2005 Annual 100% 2001-2005 curMS 1994 Periodic inventoryMO 1989 Periodic inventoryMO 2003 Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesMO 2004 Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesMO 2005 Annual 100% 2001-2005 curMT 1989 Periodic inventoryMT 2003 Annual 01 of 10 subcyclesMT 2004 Annual 02 of 10 subcyclesMT 2005 Annual 03 of 10 subcyclesNE 1983 Periodic inventoryNE 1994 Periodic inventoryNE 2003 Annual 3rd of five subcycNE 2004 Annual 04 of 05 subcyclesNE 2005 Annual 5 of 5 subcycles -NV 1989 Periodic inventoryNV 2004 Annual 01 of 10 subcyclesNV 2005 Annual 02 of 10 subcyclesNH 1983 Periodic inventoryNH 1997 Periodic inventoryNH 2003 Annual 40% of plots complNH 2005 Annual 57.143% (4/7th) ofNJ 1987 Periodic inventoryNJ 1999 Periodic inventoryNJ 2004 Annual 14.286% (1/7th) ofNM 1987 Periodic inventoryNM 1999 Periodic inventoryNY 1993 Periodic inventoryNY 2004 Annual 40% of plots compl

NC 1984 Periodic inventoryNC 1990 Periodic inventoryNC 2002 Periodic inventoryND 1980 Periodic inventoryND 1995 Periodic inventoryND 2003 Annual 3rd of five subcycND 2004 Annual 04 of 05ND 2005 Annual 5 of 5 subcycles -OH 1991 Periodic inventoryOH 2002 Annual 40% of plots complOH 2004 Annual 57.143% (4/7th) ofOK 1993 Periodic inventoryOR 1992 Periodic inventory EOR 19OR 1999 Periodic inventory OR 199OR 2003 Annual inventory OR 2003:OR 2004 Annual inventory OR 2004:OR 2005 Annual inventory OR 2005:PA 1989 Periodic inventoryPA 2003 Annual 80% of plots complPA 2004 Annual 100% of plots compRI 1985 Periodic inventoryRI 1998 Periodic inventoryRI 2004 Annual 28.572% (2/7th) ofRI 2005 Annual 42.857% (3/7th) ofSC 1986 Periodic inventorySC 1993 Periodic inventorySC 2001 Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesSC 2005 Annual Inventory, Cycle 9SD 1980 Periodic inventory - SoutSD 1995 Periodic inventory - PlotSD 2003 Annual 3rd of five subcycSD 2004 Annual 04 of 05 subcyclesSD 2005 Annual 5 of 5 subcycles -TN 1989 Periodic inventoryTN 1999 Periodic inventoryTN 2003 Annual Four of Five annuaTN 2004 Annual Inventory, Cycle 7TX 1992 Periodic inventory - EastTX 2003 Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesTX 2005 2005 data processed with UT 1993 Periodic inventoryUT 2003 Annual 04 of 10 subcyclesUT 2004 Annual 05 of 10 subcyclesUT 2005 Annual 06 of 10 subcyclesVT 1983 Periodic inventoryVT 1997 Periodic inventoryVT 2004 Annual 28.572% (2/7th) ofVT 2005 Annual 42.857% (3/7th) ofVA 1984 Periodic inventoryVA 1992 Periodic inventoryVA 2001 Annual inventory, cycle 7VA 2003 Annual moving average. ThWA 1991 Periodic inventory WA 199WA 2003 Annual inventory WA 2003:WA 2004 Annual inventory WA 2004:WA 2005 Annual inventory WA 2005:WV 1989 Periodic inventoryWV 2000 Periodic inventoryWV 2004 Annual 14.286% (1/7th) ofWI 1983 Periodic inventoryWI 1996 Periodic inventoryWI 2003 Annual 4th of five subcycWI 2004 Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesWI 2005 Annual 100% 2001-2005 curWY 1984 Periodic inventoryWY 2000 Periodic inventory