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NRIS FSVEG Data Translation

Learn about the evolution and impact of NRIS FSVEG in standardizing forest resource data collection, storage, and management. Explore the tools and databases for vegetation, soils, fauna, and more. Discover the timeline of releases and future advancements towards efficient data processing.

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NRIS FSVEG Data Translation

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  1. NRIS FSVEG Data Translation Third Forest Vegetation Simulator Conference Richard Teck

  2. A Decade Ago……. • In 1997, the Forest Service set out on a significant undertaking to: • Set agency wide standards for natural resource information • Data collection • Data storage • Data management • What emerged was something called NRIS

  3. The NRIS Story • What is NRIS • Set of databases and tools for • Vegetation • Soils & Geology • Air & Water • Fauna • Threatened, Endangered, Sensitive (TES) • Invasives • Social & Economic

  4. NRIS FSVEG • Field Sampled Vegetation (FSVeg) Module • Oracle database to store data from: • Stand Examinations (CSE) • Grid based strategic inventories • Permanent re-measured inventory plots • Special insect & disease surveys

  5. FSVEG • Common Stand Exam (CSE) • National consistency for stand examinations • Collection protocols • Standard code sets • Common storage format • National CSE user Guide • National Portable Data Recorder (PDR) software

  6. NRIS FSVEG • Stores Information for • Settings (stands/plots) • Trees • Fuels • Understory vegetation • Surface cover • Site productivity • Insect & pathogens • Sample designs

  7. NRIS FSVEG Timeline • First Official Release • March 2000 • Version 1.4.0 • Nine Releases • Latest Release • Version 1.7 • January, 2005 • Future Release • Version 1.8 • FS-NITC • June, 2007 • National Data Center

  8. Process Creates FVS input files • Fsveg_fvs.mdb • Suppose.loc • Fsveg.kcp • Fsveg.slf

  9. Where is NRIS FSVEG Headed?

  10. FS-NITC and I-Web • National Data Center in Kansas City • Entire Agency’s data in one physical location • Virtual Private Database (VPD) • E-Authentication • Change Management • Should be easier/quicker to incorporate changes (fixes, enhancements, etc…)

  11. FSVEG FVS DB LinkChange Management

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