Federal Forest Inventory and Analysis Data for the Northeast: Northeast Forest Cover
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► Metadata Provider
- Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative
- Address:
705 Spear Street
South Burlington, Vermont 05403
United States of America
Phone: (802) 391-4135
Email: femc@uvm.edu
Website: www.uvm.edu/femc
► Abstract
A summary of the latest USDA Forest Inventory and Analysis data for the Northeast. The network of randomly distributed inventory plots are designed to capture broad temporal changes in the condition of the nation’s forest resource. Spatial coverages of species distribution, extent of forest cover and biomass compliment the yearly data summaries to capture an unbiased estimated of the northeastern forests.
► People
- Matthias Nevins: Content Provider
► Organizations
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service : lead
► Geographic Coverage
- Coordinates
► Data Table
- Title: Northeast Forest Cover
- Start Date: 1983-01-01
- Description: The percent forest cover for the Northeast, as estimated through the FIA program using the estimated forestland area (acres) divided by the estimated sampled area (acres), multiplied by 100%.
- Purpose:
- Condensed Title: Z1384_2800_WI0HGW
- Object Name: VMC.1384.2800
- Data Type: mySQL
- Citation: Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (2021) Northeast Forest Cover. Linked. Available online at: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/Evalidator/evalidator.jsp
- Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/federal-forest-inventory-analysis-data-northeast/dataset/northeast-forest-cover
► Attribute List
- Attribute Name: Accessible_forest
- Label: Accessible_forest
- Storage Type: int
- Attribute Name: Census_water
- Label: Census_water
- Storage Type: int
- Attribute Name: ForestCover
- Label: ForestCover
- Storage Type: decimal
- Attribute Name: ForestCoverPercent
- Label: ForestCoverPercent
- Storage Type: decimal
- Attribute Name: Noncensus_water
- Label: Noncensus_water
- Storage Type: int
- Attribute Name: Nonforest
- Label: Nonforest
- Storage Type: int
- Attribute Name: Region
- Label: Region
- Storage Type: text
- Measurment Type: nominal
- Attribute Name: State
- Label: State
- Storage Type: text
- Measurment Type: nominal
- Attribute Name: Total
- Label: Total
- Storage Type: int
- Attribute Name: Year
- Label: Year
- Storage Type: int
► Methods
- No methods recorded for this dataset
► Sampling Equipment
- No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset
► Site Characteristics
- No site characteristics recorded for this dataset