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Resources for People Who Want to Analyze FIA Data. Purpose of Presentation. Review and provide a short description of available tools Training opportunities. Three Levels of Analytical Tools. Basic – includes online spreadsheets, published summary tables, etc.
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Resources for People Who Want to Analyze FIA Data http://www.fia.fs.fed.us/
Purpose of Presentation • Review and provide a short description of available tools • Training opportunities http://www.fia.fs.fed.us/
Three Levels of Analytical Tools • Basic – includes online spreadsheets, published summary tables, etc. • Advanced – FIDO, EVALIDator, etc. • Expert – Download FIA data, FIDO http://www.fia.fs.fed.us/
Tables published in 5-year reports for example, “Virginia’s Forests, 2007 “ at http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/33513 • Online spreadsheets – http://srsfia2.fs.fed.us/states/sc/tables/SC_2006_tables.shtml • Standard tables – http://199.128.173.17/fiadb4-downloads/standardReports.html Basic Analytical Tools http://www.fia.fs.fed.us/
FIDO – http://fiatools.fs.fed.us/fido/index.html • EVALIDator – http://fiatools.fs.fed.us/Evalidator401/tmattribute.jsp • Tools developed by NCASI: • Gforest – http://ncasi.uml.edu/google/gforest.shtml • COLE – http://ncasi.uml.edu/COLE/index.html • SOLE – http://ncasi.uml.edu/SOLE/ Advanced Analytical Tools http://www.fia.fs.fed.us/
Expert Analytical Tools • FIDO – http://fiatools.fs.fed.us/fido/index.html • FIA DataMart – http://199.128.173.17/fiadb4-downloads/datamart.html http://www.fia.fs.fed.us/
Other Analytical Tools • TPO – http://srsfia2.fs.fed.us/php/tpo_2009/tpo_rpa_int1.php • NWOS – http://fiatools.fs.fed.us/NWOS/tablemaker.jsp http://www.fia.fs.fed.us/
Visit a regional FIA Data Center: • Northern and National Requests: Region: Elizabeth LaPoint, elapoint@fs.fed.us, 603-868-6775 • Interior West Region: Jock Blackard, jblackard@fs.fed.us, 801-625-5393 • Pacific Northwest Region: Dale Weyermann, dweyermann@fs.fed.us, 503-808-2042 • Southern Region: Samuel Lambert, samlambert@fs.fed.us, 865-862-2097 • Send your coverage area and FIA staff can populate your request • Formal agreement – Usually a MOU even if no funds required Spatial Analytical Tools http://www.fia.fs.fed.us/
Review available database documents: • The FIA Database: Database Description and Users Manual Version 4.0 for Phase 2 • The FIA Database: Database Description and Users Manual Version 4.0 for Phase 3 • Review available field guides: • FIA Field Guide for Phase 2, Version 4.0 • FIA Field Methods for Phase 3 Measurements • Use the online tools prior to the sessions Training Opportunities, Pre-requisites http://www.fia.fs.fed.us/
Training Opportunities • Classroom sessions • Webinars • Self-guided tutorials • Working one-on-one with experienced FIA data analysis staff http://www.fia.fs.fed.us/
Training Discussion and Questions http://www.fia.fs.fed.us/