Resources Information Standards Committee: 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.

Note:  For information on the TEM Alternatives Task Force click here.

Manual Title
Date
Gov't Publications
Order #
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VRI – Photo Interpretation:

  

  

  

Vegetation Resources Inventory Guidelines for Preparing a Project Implementation Plan for Photo Interpretation Version 2.0

 Apr. '06
7680002208 

Vegetation Resources Inventory The BC Land Cover Classification Scheme Version 1.3

 Mar. '02

7680001767

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)

Vegetation Resources Inventory Photo Interpretation Procedures Version 2.4

Mar. '02

7680001709

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)

Vegetation Resources Inventory Photo Interpretation Standards and Quality Assurance Procedures Version 3.0

Apr. '06

7680002207 

Adobe Acrobat (PDF) 
114 KB

Vegetation Resources Inventory Air Call (Air Calibration) Data Collection Procedures and Standards Version 2.0

 Mar. '03

7680001887

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
153 KB 

Vegetation Resources Inventory Ground Call (Ground Calibration) Data Collection Procedures and Standards Version 3.0

 Mar. '04

7680001980

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
142 KB  

Vegetation Resources Inventory Photo Estimation Retrofit Procedures Version 1.0

Mar. '98

7680000633

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
134 KB   

Standard and Procedures for Integration of Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM) and Vegetation Resources Inventory (VRI) in British Columbia Version 1.0

Feb. '02

7680001776

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
169 KB

VRI – Ground Sampling:

  

  

  

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

Vegetation Resources Inventory Sample Selection Procedures for Ground Sampling Version 3.3

Dec. '02

7680001864  

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)

Vegetation Resources Inventory Sample Selection Procedures for Ground Sampling Version 3.3 Errata No. 1

Apr. '05

  

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)

Vegetation Resources Inventory Ground Sampling Procedures Version 4.5

Mar. '04

7680001982 

Adobe Acrobat (PDF):
Manual
(2,317 KB)
Appendices
(12,425 KB)

Vegetation Resources Inventory Ground Sampling Procedures Version 4.5 Errata No. 1

Feb. '05

 

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
14 KB

Vegetation Resources Inventory Quality Assurance Procedures for VRI Ground Sampling Version 3.0

Mar. '04

7680001983

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
211 KB

Vegetation Resources Inventory Data Collection Standards for VRI Ground Sampling Version 2.1

Mar. '06

7680002184

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
136 KB
Vegetation Resources Inventory Ground Sampling Data Collection Procedures for Inaccessible Samples Version 1.0
Mar. '03
7680001890

Net Volume Adjustment Factor Sampling Standards and Procedures Version 4.1

Mar. '06

 

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
1065 KB

Vegetation Resources Inventory Within-Polygon Variation Sampling Procedures Version 1.1

Jan. '03

7680001865  

Adobe Acrobat (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 

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
953 KB

Vegetation Resources Inventory Localization Procedures Version 2.0

 Mar. '05

7680002022 

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
107 KB

Monitoring:

 

  

  

National Forest Inventory BC Change Monitoring Procedures for Provincial and National Reporting Version 1.4

 Mar. '05  
7680002013
Adobe Acrobat (PDF):
Manual
(4.977 KB)
Appendices
(7,314 KB)

Change Monitoring Inventory Ground Sampling Quality Assurance Procedures Version 1.1

Mar. '02

7680001703

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
186 KB

Change Monitoring Inventory Ground Sampling Quality Assurance Standards Version 1.1

Mar. '02

7680001774 

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
146 KB

National Forest Inventory - British Columbia Data Collection Procedures for Inaccessible Grid Locations Version 1.0
Mar. '03
7680001886

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
467 KB

Other Vegetation Documents:

  

 

 

Vascular Plant Taxonomy Digital Database

Mar. '02

  

 

Forest Health Aerial Overview Survey Standards For British Columbia Version 2.0

June '00

7680001179

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)

Forest Inventory and Monitoring Program: Growth and Yield Standards and Procedures Version 1.0

Mar. '03

7680001893

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)

Forest Inventory and Monitoring Program: Growth and Yield Standards and Procedures Version 1.0 Errata No. 1

Oct. '05

 

Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
Software:  
 
Tree Volume Compiler Software System (TREEVOL)
Jan. 03
N/A
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