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
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Three Levels of Analytical Tools
• Basic – includes online spreadsheets,
published summary tables, etc.
• Advanced – FIDO, EVALIDator, etc.
• Expert – Download FIA data, FIDO
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Basic Analytical Tools
• 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/fiadb4downloads/standardReports.html
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Advanced Analytical Tools
• 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/
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Expert Analytical Tools
• FIDO – http://fiatools.fs.fed.us/fido/index.html
• FIA DataMart – http://199.128.173.17/fiadb4downloads/datamart.html
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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
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Spatial Analytical Tools
• Visit a regional FIA Data Center:
o Northern and National Requests: Region: Elizabeth LaPoint,
elapoint@fs.fed.us, 603-868-6775
o Interior West Region: Jock Blackard, jblackard@fs.fed.us, 801-6255393
o Pacific Northwest Region: Dale Weyermann, dweyermann@fs.fed.us,
503-808-2042
o Southern Region: Samuel Lambert, samlambert@fs.fed.us, 865-8622097
• Send your coverage area and FIA staff can
populate your request
• Formal agreement – Usually a MOU even if
no funds required
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Training Opportunities,
Pre-requisites
• Review available database documents:
o The FIA Database: Database Description and Users
Manual Version 4.0 for Phase 2
o The FIA Database: Database Description and Users
Manual Version 4.0 for Phase 3
• Review available field guides:
o FIA Field Guide for Phase 2, Version 4.0
o FIA Field Methods for Phase 3 Measurements
• Use the online tools prior to the sessions
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Training Opportunities
• Classroom sessions
• Webinars
• Self-guided tutorials
•Working one-on-one with experienced
FIA data analysis staff
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Training Discussion and
Questions
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