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State University of New York Forest Properties Continuous Forest Inventory
Name: State University of New York Forest Properties Continuous Forest Inventory
Description: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) based in Syracuse, New York, maintains a series of Continuous Forest Inventory (CFI) permanent plots on their Forest Properties. ESF has over 700 CFI plots located on 5 different properties, four properties in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York and one property south of Syracuse.
Organization: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Primary Contact: Michael Federice/Stacy McNulty
Date: 1970-01-01 to present
States: NY
Data Types Included: plot, tree
Program Link: https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?packageid=edi.410.1
Download Standardized Program Data & Files: sunycfi.zip
| Name | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tree Plot Type | fixed |
| Tree Plot Shape | circle |
| Tree Min DBH | 3.6 in |
| Plot Projected Coordinate System | 4326: WGS 84 - WGS84 - World Geodetic System 1984, used in GPS |
| NEFIN Tree ID | Tree_ID |
| NEFIN Plot ID | Plot_ID |
| Program Notes | Program defined plot sizes based on the size of tree measured. Plots are either 1/5th acre, 1/10th acre or 1/20th acre and are noted in the original data field PLOT_SIZE. |
| Tree Plot Shape | circle |
| Tree Plot Size (side length or radius) | 16.06 (1/5th acre plot) m |
| Tree Plot Size (side length or radius) | 11.34 (1/10th acre plot) m |
| Tree Plot Size (side length or radius) | 8.02 (1/20th acre plot) m |
| Tree Plot Area | 810.59 (1/5th acre plot) sqm |
| Tree Plot Area | 403.892 (1/10th acre plot) sqm |
| Tree Plot Area | 201.879 (1/20th acre plot) sqm |
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