Forest Health Data Standards
Last Review/Updated: May 28, 2004
The following are Alberta Sustainable Resource Development's forest health data standards and survey procedure documents in pdf format. Most of these documents are excerpts from the "Forest Health Aerial Survey Manual" or forest health management guides.
If there is any discrepancy between the forest health information on this website and the original paper versions, the paper originals are considered to be the authoritative ones. Although every effort is made to ensure that all information posted on the forest health website is accurate and complete, its integrity is not guaranteed. This information is provided for personal use only and is not intended for commercial use. Written permission to publish this information must be requested from the Manager of Forest Health at (780) 427-8474; Fax (780) 427-0084, or Fh.Info@gov.ab.ca.
The documents listed below are available in PDF format. If you do not have a PDF reader, it is available at:www.adobe.com.
| Title | Summary | Revision Date | File | File Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Survey Standards | This document is an excerpt form the "Forest Health Aerial Survey Manual". It gives a general description of different types of aerial surveys, and limitations and assumptions. It describes how aerial surveys are performed for specific damage agents. This document also identifies the minimum standards for Alberta Sustainable Resource Development's forest health GIS coverages. It describes such things as file attribute definitions, formats, digitizing standards, metadata standards, and naming conventions. | Jan. 16, 2002 | aerialsurvey.pdf | 51 K |
| Damage Codes | This document contains all the provincial forest health damage codes used to categorize damage agents identified in various aerial and ground surveys. Alberta Sustainable Resource Development computer systems such as Alberta Regeneration Inventory System (ARIS) use this 3-character code to classify damage agents. | Oct. 10, 2001 | fhcodesweb.pdf | 29 K |
| Ground Survey Standards | This document briefly describes each ground survey that is available for download and summarizes the data collection procedures. It describes the attribute data for the ground survey data that has been extracted from the FIRES database. You must read this document to understand the data. This document also describes the forest health rating systems used for ground survey data entered into FIRES. | Feb. 21, 2002 | groundsurvey.pdf | 53 K |
