¶ USDA Forest Inventory & Analysis
Description: Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) is a congressionally mandated program that delivers current, consistent, and credible information about the status of forests and forest resources within the United States by continually collecting and analysing data about these forests and the values they provide. FIA works to:
Collect annualized data relating to forest resources, health and ownership.
Collect and analyse a consistent core set of ecological data on all forests to view trends over time.
Utilize new and emerging technologies to acquire data through remote sensing and field activities.
FIA completes data collection and analysis work within four main inventories:
The Nationwide Forest Inventory (NFI): a national network of permanent plots that are remeasured every 5-10 years depending on location. Land use information is collected on all plots, with additional site and tree (live and standing dead) data collected on plot areas having forest land use present. Additionally, information about down woody material, soils and understory vegetation is collected on a subset of plots.
The National Resource Use Monitoring (NRUM): a survey which collects information on manufacturers that use harvested wood products for reporting on size of facilities, products that are manufactured, manufacturing capacity, and other data points.
The National Woodland Owners Survey (NWOS): a survey that collects information on private forest landowners to understand why they own the land, what they use it for, and how they are planning on managing their land over time.
Urban Inventory: an inventory program that monitors the Nation’s urban forests, examines social dimensions of urban forests and green spaces, and estimates the industrial and nonindustrial uses of urban wood.
Category: Forest Modelling, Planning & Decision Support
FWPA RD&E: 7.3
¶ Details
| Company | Country | Type | Website | Available in Australia? | Year | Status | Remarks | TRL | Employees | Colour | Inventors | Patent Model. |
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| Forest Service - USDA | United States | Company | Link | Green |