NRIS FSVEG NRIS FSVEG Data TranslationData Translation
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Forest Vegetation SimulatorForest Vegetation Simulator
ConferenceConferenceRichard TeckRichard Teck
A Decade Ago…….A Decade Ago…….
• In 1997, the Forest Service set out on a significant undertaking to:– Set agency wide standards for natural
resource information• Data collection• Data storage• Data management
– What emerged was something called NRIS
The NRIS StoryThe NRIS Story
• What is NRIS– Set of databases and
tools for• Vegetation• Soils & Geology• Air & Water• Fauna• Threatened,
Endangered, Sensitive (TES)
• Invasives• Social & Economic
NRIS FSVEGNRIS FSVEG
• Field Sampled Vegetation (FSVeg) Module– Oracle database to store data from:
• Stand Examinations (CSE)• Grid based strategic inventories• Permanent re-measured inventory plots• Special insect & disease surveys
FSVEGFSVEG
• Common Stand Exam (CSE)– National consistency for
stand examinations • Collection protocols
• Standard code sets
• Common storage format
• National CSE user Guide
• National Portable Data Recorder (PDR) software
NRIS FSVEGNRIS FSVEG
• Stores Information for– Settings (stands/plots)– Trees– Fuels– Understory vegetation– Surface cover– Site productivity– Insect & pathogens– Sample designs
NRIS FSVEG TimelineNRIS FSVEG Timeline
• First Official Release– March 2000– Version 1.4.0
• Nine Releases• Latest Release
– Version 1.7– January, 2005
• Future Release– Version 1.8– FS-NITC– June, 2007– National Data Center
Process Creates FVS input filesProcess Creates FVS input files
• Fsveg_fvs.mdb• Suppose.loc• Fsveg.kcp• Fsveg.slf
Where is NRIS FSVEG Headed?Where is NRIS FSVEG Headed?
FS-NITC and I-WebFS-NITC and I-Web
• National Data Center in Kansas City
• Entire Agency’s data in one physical location
• Virtual Private Database (VPD)
• E-Authentication
• Change Management– Should be easier/quicker to incorporate
changes (fixes, enhancements, etc…)
FSVEG FVS DB LinkFSVEG FVS DB LinkChange ManagementChange Management
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