RISC: Standards

Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vegetation

Data Custodian Contact: Jon Vivian

Field work requires a complete manual. Some RISC manuals with large size charts, colour images, etc. may not be entirely downloadable.

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Manual TitleDateGov't Publications Order No.Download Files
VRI – Photo Interpretation
Vegetation Resources Inventory Guidelines for Preparing a Project Implementation Plan for Photo Interpretation Version 2.2 May '08   [PDF]
Vegetation Resources Inventory The BC Land Cover Classification Scheme Version 1.3 Mar. '02 7680001767 [PDF]
Vegetation Resources Inventory Photo Interpretation Procedures Version 2.4 Mar. '02 7680001709 [PDF]
Vegetation Resources Inventory Photo Interpretation Standards and Quality Assurance Procedures Version 3.1 May. '08 7680002207 [PDF]
Vegetation Resources Inventory Air Call (Air Calibration) Data Collection Procedures and Standards Version 2.1 Jun. '07 Internet Only [PDF]
Vegetation Resources Inventory Ground Call (Ground Calibration) Data Collection Procedures and Standards Version 3.1 Jun. '07 Internet Only [PDF]
Standard and Procedures for Integration of Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM) and Vegetation Resources Inventory (VRI) in British Columbia Version 1.0 Feb. '02 7680001776 [PDF]
VRI – Ground Sampling:
Guidelines for Preparing a Project Implementation Plan for Ground Sampling and Net Factoring Jun. '07   [PDF]
Vegetation Resources Inventory Guidelines for Preparing a Project Implementation Plan for Ground Sampling and Net Volume Adjustment Factor Sampling Version 2.0 Mar. '06 7680002206 [PDF]
Vegetation Resources Inventory Sample Selection Procedures for Ground Sampling Version 3.3 Dec. '02 7680001864 [PDF]
Vegetation Resources Inventory Sample Selection Procedures for Ground Sampling Version 3.3 Errata No. 1 Apr. '05   [PDF]
Vegetation Resources Inventory Ground Sampling Procedures Version 4.8 May '08   [PDF]
Vegetation Resources Inventory Data Collection Standards for VRI Ground Sampling Version 2.1 Mar. '06 7680002184 [PDF]
Vegetation Resources Inventory Ground Sampling Data Collection Procedures for Inaccessible Samples Version 1.0 Mar. '03 7680001890 [PDF]
Vegetation Resources Inventory Within-Polygon Variation Sampling Procedures Version 1.1 Jan. '03 7680001865 [PDF]
Vegetation Resource Inventory Quality Assurance Procedures and Standards for VRI Ground Sampling March '08 [PDF]
VRI – Analysis and Adjustment:
Vegetation Resources Inventory Procedures and Standards for Data Analysis Attribute Adjustment and Implementation of Adjustment in a Corporate Database Version 2.0 Mar. '04 7680001984 [PDF]
Vegetation Resources Inventory Localization Procedures Version 2.0 Mar. '05 7680002022 [PDF]
Monitoring:
National Forest Inventory BC Change Monitoring Procedures for Provincial and National Reporting Version 1.4 Mar. '05 7680002013 Manual [PDF]
Appendices [PDF]
Change Monitoring Inventory Ground Sampling Quality Assurance Procedures Version 1.1 Mar. '02 7680001703 [PDF]
Change Monitoring Inventory Ground Sampling Quality Assurance Standards Version 2.1 May '07   [PDF]
National Forest Inventory - British Columbia Data Collection Procedures for Inaccessible Grid Locations Version 1.0 Mar. '03 7680001886 [PDF]
Net Volume Adjustment Factors:
Net Volume Adjustment Factor Sampling Standards and Procedures Version 4.3 May. '08 Internet Only [PDF]
Addendum to Net Volume Adjustment Factor Sampling Standards and Procedures Version 4.2 RISC 2007 Apr. '07 Internet Only [PDF]
Other Vegetation Documents:
Vascular Plant Taxonomy Digital Database Mar. '02    
Forest Health Aerial Overview Survey Standards For British Columbia Version 2.0 Jun. '00 7680001179 [PDF]
Forest Inventory and Monitoring Program: Growth and Yield Standards and Procedures Version 2.0 Nov. '07   [PDF]
Software:
Tree Volume Compiler Software System (TREEVOL) Jan. '03 N/A Dowload Software
Taper 2.12.21.zip

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