status of changes recommended in 2006 and 2007 by clients sally campbell (for sue willits) pnw fia...
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Status of Changes Recommended Status of Changes Recommended in 2006 and 2007 by Clientsin 2006 and 2007 by Clients
Sally Campbell
(for Sue Willits)PNW FIA
PNW Research Station
Portland, OR
Quick review of:
• National Strategic Plan base items (Jan 2007)
Key concerns from:
• Dec 2006 User’s meeting
• Sept 2007 User’s Meeting
FIA response to Plan items and key concerns
2007 Strategic Plan Base Elements2007 Strategic Plan Base Elements
• 3-phase program (P1, P2, P3)• Work with principal partners• National Woodland Owner Survey• Primary forest products output (TPO) surveys• Core field measurements• Annual data collection (10% per yr in West; 15% per
year in East)• Compile data annually; post online within 6 months of
data collection• 5-year reports• Special surveys in interior AK, Caribbean and Pacific
Islands
Areas of Client ConcernAreas of Client Concern
• Implement the core program• All 50 states – get there!• Become more efficient• Need FIADB transparency and documentation• Keep or drop Phase 3 Indicators? • Consistency with expansion and estimation
methods • Provide geospatial services• Include GRM in 5-yr reports• Expand RS applications
Implement Core ProgramImplement Core Program
Collect Core Data (P1, P2, P3)
• Doing this
Post Data Annually
• Doing this
Produce 5-year Reports
• Doing this
All States AnnualAll States Annual
• 46 states fully annual (HI, WY, NV, and interior AK remaining)
• Special considerations needed for Pacific and Caribbean Islands and interior AK
• May implement HI and a portion of Interior Alaska if get stimulus $$
• May implement WY and NV if get stimulus $$
FIA implementation status, 2006.FIA implementation status, 2006.
Annualized FIAAnnualized FIA
Nevada pilotNevada pilot
American SamoaGuamPalauPuerto RicoVirgin IslandsCommonwealthof the NorthernMariana IslandsFederated Statesof MicronesiaRepublic of theMarshall Islands
Other Islands(periodics)
Not annualizedNot annualized
FIA implementation status, 2007.FIA implementation status, 2007.
Annualized FIAAnnualized FIA
American SamoaGuamPalauPuerto RicoVirgin IslandsCommonwealthof the NorthernMariana IslandsFederated Statesof MicronesiaRepublic of theMarshall Islands
Other Islands(periodics)
Not annualizedNot annualized
FIA implementation status, 2008.FIA implementation status, 2008.
Annualized FIAAnnualized FIA
American SamoaGuamPalauPuerto RicoVirgin IslandsCommonwealthof the NorthernMariana IslandsFederated Statesof MicronesiaRepublic of theMarshall Islands
Other Islands(periodics)
Not annualizedNot annualized
FIA implementation status, 2009/2010 – THE GOALFIA implementation status, 2009/2010 – THE GOAL
Annualized FIAAnnualized FIA
American SamoaGuamPalauPuerto RicoVirgin IslandsCommonwealthof the NorthernMariana IslandsFederated Statesof MicronesiaRepublic of theMarshall Islands
Other Islands(periodics)
Not annualizedNot annualized
5-year State Reports5-year State Reports
• 13 completed 2005-2008
• 16 in progress for 2009 publishing
• GRM reported where remeasurement data is available; GRM in NIMS 4.0
• Analysts using core data from FIADB; supplementing with regional add-on data and region-relevant tables
5-Yr Reports5-Yr Reports
• 2005: Maine & Indiana• 2006: Iowa• 2007: MN, MS, PN, MI, VA• 2008: WI, GA, TX (east)• 2009: OR, CA• 2009 Planned: 16 reports in progress• Recent reports for Puerto Rico, VI, Am
Samoa, Guam, CNMI
Increase Program EfficiencyIncrease Program Efficiency
• National consistency with field manual, data recorder (MIDAS), compilation system (NIMS), and database (FIADB)
• Synchronization of P2 and P3
• 5-year report templates (national and regional)
• Remeasurement cost savings in east; coming soon for west
FIA DatabaseFIA Database (transparency and documentation) (transparency and documentation)
Minimize changes• Plot, Subplot, Condition, and Tree tables stableMake available most recent plot measurements (vs most
recent cycle)• All FIA units posting data within 6 months of finishing
data collection (<2-yr-old data in FIADB)Documentation• FIADB 3.0 documentation completed; starting work on
4.0 documentation. http://www.fia.fs.fed.us/tools-data/docs/default.asp
• Change process for all field protocol/manual changes including documentation
P3 IndicatorsP3 Indicators
Keep or drop P3 indicators?• High level of response from users to keep P3
(indicators of climate change, carbon contributions, etc)
P3 data needs to be more available• NIMS tables developed but not fully populated• All P3 data will be in FIADB 4.0 – summer 2009
Pre-2003 P3 data in MESS• Local responsibility to convert to NIMS
Expansion and Estimation IssuesExpansion and Estimation Issues
Conduct time series analyses• Year by year analyses used in regional data QA
Are Green Book variance estimation methods sufficiently documented and used?
• 3 of 4 units using
Expansion factor documentation • Documented in Green Book; local
documentation of stratification
Expand Remote Sensing Expand Remote Sensing
• All regions now using remotely sensed imagery for P1 layer
• Potential for RS in remote or low stocked areas
• Wall-to-wall mapping with RS data
• LIDAR research
Consultation with ClientsConsultation with Clients
• Annual national user group meeting• Annual regional user group meetings (10
held in 2008)• Management team meetings (2 per year)• Customer consultations – 1,659 (6,656
hours) in 2008• Spatial Data Services centers at each FIA
unit – 483 requests in 2008 (91% completed)
National Woodland Owner SurveyNational Woodland Owner Survey
Publish 5-year summary• Completed and compiled info from 1st cycle• 5-year summary completed – Butler 2008
http://treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/15758
On-line data distribution tool• Tool developed:
http://fiatools.fs.fed.us/NWOS/tablemaker.jspPlanning for next survey cycle• Staffed Family Forest Research Center
(UMASS)
Range and Urban FIARange and Urban FIA
• Range pilot field data collected; analysis and report planned for 2009
• Urban pilots (TN & CO) data collection will be completed in 2009; urban protocols finalized
A Look AheadA Look Ahead2007 Strategic Plan 5-Year Goals2007 Strategic Plan 5-Year Goals
• Complete 5-year reports for all annualized states• Include P1, P2, P3, and regional add-on data in NIMS• Include GRM components with documentation in NIMS• Develop NFS tools and products for forest planning• Complete first cycle and report for NWOS• Annualize TPO surveys and get data online• Complete web tools suite, improve client access to data,
and improve analysis assistance• Develop and document suite of spatial tools and
products• Continue to explore urban, range, other treed land
monitoring