Forest Inventory and Analysis and Forest Health Monitoring: Piecing the Quilt

Joseph M. McCollum; Jamie K. Cochran

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Forest Inventory and Analysis and Forest Health Monitoring: Piecing the Quilt

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Joseph M. McCollum, Jamie K. Cochran

Year:

2005

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Proceedings of the fifth annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; 2003 November 18-20; New Orleans, LA. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-69. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 222p.

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Abstract

Against the backdrop of a discussion about patchwork quilt assembly, the authors present background information on global grids. They show how to compose hexagons, an important task in systematically developing a subset of Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) Program plots from Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) plots. Finally, they outline the FHM and FIA grids, along with their current problems and future issues.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the fifth annual forest inventory and analysis symposium

Citation

McCollum, Joseph M.; Cochran, Jamie K. 2005. Forest Inventory and Analysis and Forest Health Monitoring: Piecing the Quilt. In: Proceedings of the fifth annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; 2003 November 18-20; New Orleans, LA. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-69. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 222p.