NIMAC StatusChip Scott

Today’s TopicsStatesNational Forest SystemInternationalLeadership Changes

States: WisconsinContract crews are in the fifth

panel of the second cycle of data collection on their 514,000 ac.

Data and estimates are being made available using PC EVALIDator, including some P3 data.

Starting to plan for third cycle and the switch to latest manual.

Will likely add the P2+ regeneration protocol.

States: IndianaNIMAC developed a PC version of NIMS so that

Indiana can process the data themselves. Joey Gallion is doing a great job with occasional

help from NIMAC. We will discuss planning for the

third cycle in another year.

States: MissouriMissouri crews are finishing the fifth

season of field work on 600,000 acres of state forest land and thus completing the first cycle. 

The state is continuing to do the fieldwork in the off season.

NIMAC is processing the data.

States: MassachusettsMassachusetts-- has been doing CFI since

1960.  NIMAC is working with Bill Hill to load old

data and algorithms into PC EVALIDator, plus providing the tools to load new data on their own each year.

Part of the agreement is to add ratio estimation into EVALIDator – hopefully enabling volume per acre estimation for Massachusetts and other NIMAC customers.

NIMAC is building a tool to export the data to the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS).

Northeastern Fish &Wildlife ServiceThe F&WS chose to use SIBP2, which is a

comprehensive data collection, compilation, modeling and analysis toolkit that was developed by a Honduran in collaboration with NIMAC.

They conducted a field trial of the data collection module and will soon decide whether or not to use it or Forest Metrix.

National Forest SystemNFS continues to fund the development of

the Design and Analysis Toolkit for Inventory and Monitoring (DATIM).

FIA is now also contributing funding so that it can succeed FIDO.

DATIM should become available outside the FS in either July 2016 or January 2017.

DATIM has components for the design, compilation, estimation, and spatial queries of the FIA data.

Overview of DATIMDesign Tool (DTIM) – to help identify information

needs (monitoring questions & indicators), design monitoring report tables, and perhaps the inventory design. Used by States and NFS to intensify.

DataMart and Compilation – import FIA and NFS data, then add FVS and other computed attributes.

Analytical Tool (ATIM) – analyze the inventory data to answer monitoring questions – similar functions to FIDO and EVALIDator

Spatial Intersection Tool (SIT) – perform spatial intersections of the data with maps to perform specialized analyses in ATIM

Resources Available

Live demo – contact us to arrange a virtual meeting

Resources AvailableTraining videos – we are working with San

Dimas Technology Development Center to develop online training modules.

Resources AvailableQuick Start Guide – we are almost ready to

post on the DATIM website

Resources AvailableOnline help

Resources AvailableUser’s manual

International:

NIMAC continues to work with tropical countries as part of REDD+ with USAID, State Dept. and UN FAO funding.

The goal is to reduce carbon emissions and encourage sustainable forest management, but this requires setting up a monitoring system.

Working with FAO on the Voluntary Guidelines for National Forest Monitoring.

Currently working with Bangladesh, Vietnam, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, Gabon, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Leadership ChangesI will retire Dec. 31. Jim Westfall will take over leadership of

NIMAC. He will focus on NIMAC’s domestic projects.

Andy Lister will take over my responsibilities for the international projects.

Liz Burrill will take over leadership for DATIM.

We have been transitioning over several months, so things should go smoothly.

NIMAC and its customers are in good hands.

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