2018 National FIA User Group Meeting
The 2018 National FIA User Group Meeting, organized jointly by NCASI and the Society of American Foresters, was held in Albany, California. Presentations from the meeting are available on this website.
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Sustainability and Fiber Supply
Forest Monitoring and Assessment
The US Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program provides crucial information for the sustainable management of forests in both public and private sectors.
The Biometrics Working Group (BWG) advises Member Companies on issues related to forest measurements, monitoring, and assessment, and provides feedback to FIA to promote program relevance to the forest products sector. Substantial progress has been achieved through cooperative efforts of NCASI, trade associations, state forestry agencies, and the FIA program itself.
The BWG will continue its efforts such as co-sponsoring the FIA Science Symposium, convening the SAF’s FIA Users Group, monitoring FIA performance and data availability, and interacting with FIA leadership to improve the program’s utility to Member Companies. The BWG will work with FIA to improve the availability of data related to forest regeneration at state, regional, and national scales.
Staff will also participate in efforts put forth by the forest products sector to foster enhancements to broad-scale forest type and age data from remote sensing sources and will support Member Company efforts to explore approaches for utilizing remote sensing data in conjunction with FIA data to produce forest resource information at fine spatial scales.
Resources
2017 National FIA User Group Meeting
The 2017 National FIA User Group Meeting, organized jointly by NCASI and the Society of American Foresters, was held in Madison, Wisconsin. Presentations from the meeting are available on this website.
Learn MoreBiometrics Working Group
The Biometrics Working Group (BWG) is administered by NCASI. The BWG organizes meetings where knowledgeable forest biometricians from academia, government forestry agencies and industry discuss technical issues. Meeting topics are often related to the USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program; however, technical issues on carbon monitoring or sustainable forestry are also of interest.
Learn More2016 Biometrics Working Group Meeting
The 2016 National FIA User Group Meeting, organized jointly by NCASI and the Society of American Foresters, was held in Atlanta, Georgia. Presentations from the meeting are available on this website.
Learn MoreUS EPA & Other Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting
NCASI offers resources to assist with the EPA Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule requirements.
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