Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access

Abstract:

This dataset includes field sampled vegetation data about trees, fuels, down woody material, surface cover and understory vegetation by compartment/stand (vegetation polygon) on the Allegheny National Forest (ANF).

Purpose:

The purpose of this dataset is to support project-level planning, decision making, implementation and monitoring for Forest Service managers, GIS Specialists and others.

Currentness_Reference:

publication date

Use_Constraints:

The Forest Service uses the most current and complete data available. GIS data and product accuracy may vary. They may be developed from sources of differing accuracy; accurate only at certain scales; based on modeling or interpretation; incomplete while being created or revised; etc. Using GIS products for purposes other than those for which they were created, may yield inaccurate or misleading results. The Forest Service reserves the right to correct, update, modify, or replace this geospatial information without notification. For more information, contact USDA Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest (814)723-5150.

Address:

4 Farm Colony Drive

 
Office is closed on federal holidays.

Attribute_Definition:

Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Esri

Attribute_Definition:

Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Esri

Attribute_Definition:

RegionForestDistrictCompartmentStand
0919DDCCCCSSS

Attribute_Definition_Source:

NRIS FSVeg

Attribute_Definition:

District number

Attribute_Definition_Source:

USDA Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Marienville Ranger District

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Bradford Ranger District

Attribute_Definition:

Number of stand exams linked to a particular stand

Attribute_Definition:

USGS Anderson level 1 land use code

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Unknown

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Urban or Built-Up Land - areas of intensive use with much of the land covered by structures

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Agriculture Land - used primarily for production of food and fiber

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Rangeland - potential natural vegetation is predominantly grasses, grasslike plants, forbs, or shrubs and where natural herbivory an was an important influence in it's pre-civilization state

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Forest Land - tree-crown area density of 10 percent or more, stocked with trees capable of producting timber or other wood products, exert an influence of the climate or water regime

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Water - delineation of water areas depends on the scale of data presentation and scale and resolution characteristics of the remote sensor data used for interpretation of land use and land cover

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Wetland - areas where the water table is at, near, or above the land surface for a significant part of most years

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Barren Land - land of limited ability to support life and in which less than one-third of the area has vegetation or other cover (thin soil, sand, rocks)

Attribute_Definition:

United States Geological Survey land use/land cover code
Not always populated on the ANF

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Commercial and Services

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Industrial

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Transportation, Communications, Utilities

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Industrial and Commercial Complexes

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Other Urban or Built-up Land

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Herbaceous Rangeland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Shrub and Brush Rangeland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Mixed Rangeland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Deciduous Forest Land

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Evergreen Forest Land

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Mixed Forest Land

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Streams and Canals

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Lakes

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Reservoirs

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Forested Wetlands

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Beaches

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Bare Exposed Rock

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Strip Mine Quarries and Gravel Pits

Attribute_Definition:

Stand acres

Attribute_Definition_Source:

USDA Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest

Attribute_Definition:

Acres within the stand, calculated by ArcGIS

Attribute_Definition_Source:

USDA Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest

Attribute_Definition:

Existing site vegetation code

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Standards for Data and Data Structures Handbook WO Amendment 6609.15-93-1

Attribute_Definition:

Dominant vegetation layers and species from the uppermost canopy layer and including up to four additional layers of vegetation

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Standards for Data and Data Structures Handbook WO Amendment 6609.15-93-1

Attribute_Definition:

Cross-sectional area of the stem or stems of a plant or of all plants in a stand, generally expresses as square units per unit area.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Standards for Data and Data Structures Handbook WO Amendment 6609.15-93-1

Attribute_Definition:

Species used to obtain Site Index

Attribute_Definition:

Expression of forest site quality based on the height of the dominant stand at an arbitrarily chosen age.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Definition:

Calendar year the stand was planted or created

Attribute_Definition:

Current year minus the year of origin

Attribute_Definition:

National Forest System land class code

Attribute_Definition_Source:

FSH 2409.13

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Water

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Non-forested land

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Withdrawn from timber production

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Suitable timber land

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Suitable - other emphasis than timber

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Recreational emphasis

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Wildlife emphasis

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Soil and water conservation

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Reporting gypsy moth

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Marginal forest land

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

No restocking less than or equal to 5 years

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Irreversible resource damage likely to occur

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Adequate response information lacking

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Unsuitable for timber product

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Minimum management level

Attribute_Definition:

Diameter at Breast Height - measure at breast height, outside bard, of the tree bole, perpendicular to the tree bole

Attribute_Definition:

Number of live trees per acre in the stand

Attribute_Definition:

An indication of the number of trees in a stand as compared to the desirable number for best growth and management, as a percent.

Attribute_Definition:

Code that represents the reason for the survey.

Attribute_Definition:

Age of sampled data

Attribute_Definition:

Compartment Stand
CCCSSS format

Attribute_Definition:

Area of feature in internal units squared.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Esri

Address:

115 Land and Water Building

Distribution_Liability:

The USER shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data, their officers, agents, and employees from and against any suits, claims, or actions for injury, death, or property damage arising out of the use of or any defect in the FILES or any accompanying documentation. Those parties involved with the development and distribution excluded any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance. Those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the FILES or any accompanying documentation.

Address:

4 Farm Colony Drive

Office is closed on Federal holidays.

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