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INTEGRATION OF FOREST GROWTH AND YIELD PREDICTION WITH FOREST INVENTORY SYSTEMS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 14749
Amount: $180,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1992
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
PO Box 812 Airport Estates
Walker, MN 56484
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Lee Westfield
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Research Institution
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Abstract

NUMEROUS LAND MANAGERS REQUIRE ACCURATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOREST RESOURCE SUPPLY. HISTORICALLY, LITTLE WORK HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOREST GROWTH AND YIELD MODELS WHICH CAN BE BOTH DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED FORM EXISTING INVENTORY DATA. FURTHER, EFFORTS TO INTEGRATE THE MODELS INTO THE DATA BASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OF LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCIES HAVE BEEN WEAK AND SCATTERED. IN THIS PROJECT, STAND-LEVEL, EMPIRICAL GROWTH AND YIELD MODELS WILL BE DEVELOPED FROM THEOPERATIONAL INVENTORY DATA OF SEVERAL MINNESOTA COUNTIES. THE MODELS WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR THE MAJOR COVER TYPES IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND THEN THEY WILL BE INTEGRATED INTOA DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THE MODEL OUTPUT CAN BE EITHER NUMERIC, OR GRAPHICAL THROUGH THE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION. BENEFITS WILL BE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED TIMBER SUPPLY AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION FOR SHORT AND LONG TERM PLANNING. RESULTS WILL LEAD TO 1) INCREASED FOREST MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY, 2) IMPROVEMENT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 3) IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF CONFLICTS BETWEEN RESOURCE USES AND 4) ENHANCEMENT OF NON-TIMBER BENEFITS FROM FOREST LANDS.

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