US Migrating
type: Agent

USFS-flavored ISO-19139 metadata
type: Distribution
access URL: https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/bc09d4e07dbb4d539a8e46dd3639b5fe/info/metadata/metadata.xml
description: The geospatial metadata description of this dataset.
format: XML
issued: 2022-03-06T09:02:05.405589
modified: 2025-11-20T18:49:22.347122

Forest Inventory and Analysis Database
type: Dataset
contact point: Organization
  fn: USFSEnterpriseContent
keyword: geoss
keyword: united-states
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: ngda
keyword: open-data
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: ckan
keyword: land-use-land-cover
keyword: forest-inventory-and-analysis
keyword: geo
keyword: national-geospatial-data-asset
keyword: fia
keyword: national
keyword: north-america
theme: "ISO 19115 Topic Category"}
theme: "Land Use Land Cover Theme"
theme: {"National Geospatial Data Asset"
theme: NGDA
description: The Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) research program has been in existence since mandated by Congress in 1928. FIA's primary objective is to determine the extent, condition, volume, growth, and depletion of timber on the Nation's forest land. Before 1999, all inventories were conducted on a periodic basis. The passage of the 1998 Farm Bill requires FIA to collect data annually on plots within each State. This kind of up-to-date information is essential to frame realistic forest policies and programs. Summary reports for individual States are published but the Forest Service also provides data collected in each inventory to those interested in further analysis. Data is distributed via the FIA DataMart in a standard format. This standard format, referred to as the Forest Inventory and Analysis Database (FIADB) structure, was developed to provide users with as much data as possible in a consistent manner among States. A number of inventories conducted prior to the implementation of the annual inventory are available in the FIADB. However, various data attributes may be empty or the items may have been collected or computed differently. Annual inventories use a common plot design and common data collection procedures nationwide, resulting in greater consistency among FIA work units than earlier inventories. Links to field collection manuals and the FIADB user's manual are provided in the FIA DataMart.
issued: 2017-04-14
modified: 2022-01-05
spatial: Location

ArcGIS Hub Dataset
type: Distribution
access URL: https://data-usfs.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/bc09d4e07dbb4d539a8e46dd3639b5fe
description: ArcGIS Hub Dataset
issued: 2022-03-06T09:02:05.405586
modified: 2025-11-20T18:49:22.346728

FIA Datamart
type: Distribution
access URL: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/fia/datamart/datamart.html
description: The FIA Data Mart allows visitors to download raw data files, standard tables, SQLite databases, and a desktop EVALIDator reporting tool. Data Mart also provides access to the FIA State reports, FIADB most recent load history, API EVALIDator, and FIADB User Guides.
format: HTML
issued: 2022-03-06T09:02:05.405583
modified: 2025-11-20T18:49:22.346311

ArcGIS Hub Dataset
type: Distribution
access URL: https://data-usfs.hub.arcgis.com/documents/usfs::forest-inventory-and-analysis-database
media type: text/html
format: HTML
issued: 2022-03-06T09:02:05.405573
modified: 2025-11-20T18:49:22.345869