Northeast Forest Inventory Network (NEFIN)

Overview:

This project builds on previous work conducted by the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative. Through its “Continuous Forest Inventory Program Comparison Tool”, FEMC assessed the methods and comparability of 10 CFI programs from the Northeast. Our team is building off this initial work in developing NEFIN. This product will (ongoing) provide forest managers and researchers a framework to aggregate and store standardized long-term forest inventory data that would offer numerous benefits to management and future research.

As a NEFIN team member, I provided data analysis and visualization of the desired database outputs and postulated the research applications and overall applicability usability of the final product. This included database standardization and normalization via custom python script which dealt with in-programmatic standardization through metadata meshing and field scalarization.

Products:

Metadata and programmatic standardization framework

Guidance for desired data structures and user-targeted features

Demonstrated standardized metrics and visualization

Explored research applications

Link to Webpage

Link to Dashboard

Database Architecture

Data Comprehension

Data Standardization

Research

Presentations:

Donisvitch, Soren, Pontius, J, D’Amato, Weiskittel, A, Duncan, J, Kosiba, A, Tait, E, Cooper, C (2020). The applications and utility of a unified continuous forest inventory network in the Northeastern United States. 2020 Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative Conference (PowerPoint Presentation). Virtual conference presentation. Dec 17.

Pontius, J, D’Amato, Weiskittel, A, Duncan, Donisvitch, Soren, J, Kosiba, A, Tait, E, Cooper, C (2021). FEMC Working Session - New England Forest Inventory Network (NEFIN) Working Session. 2021 Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative Conference (PowerPoint Presentation). Virtual conference presentation. Dec 17.

Webinar

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