1. Draft LiDAR Strategy Pacific Northwest Region

2. Regional Strategy Team Pete Heinzen, DRM Brian Wing, Pacific Southwest Station Tom DeMeo, NR Leah Rathbun, NR Kim Mellen-McLean, NR Robyn Darbyshire, NR Josh Chapman, NR Dorothy Thomas, DRM Mike Simpson, Deschutes NF

3. Why Needed? Coordinate efforts for efficiency and knowledge transfer Provide for processing and storage of LiDAR data Provide standard outputs which are relatively user friendly and easily used with other corporate data/tools

4. Why Needed? Guidebook for the LiDAR data collection process Increase opportunities for funding and interagency cooperation Create opportunities for shared model development

5. Strategy components LiDAR acquisition LiDAR data processing LiDAR data storage Standardized outputs from LiDAR data

6. Strategy components Vegetation field data Support for model development Integration with mapping Training opportunities

7. LiDAR acquisition DRM will continue to leverage our current relationship with BLM to acquire data in Oregon through the Oregon LiDAR Consortium (DOGAMI) Exploring IDIQ contracts with USGS for Washington acquisitions P

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9. LiDAR data processing Products provided from DRM  Bare Earth DEM  Bare Earth Hillshade  Canopy Surface  Canopy Surface Hillshade  Crown Closure  Tree Points  LAS files P

10. Data Storage Current and future options for storing the raw and processed LiDAR data  Local storage, e.g., NAS drives  T: drive availability (except LAS)  Image server options  NRM proposal P

11. Standardized outputs Standardized outputs which do not require field data:  Digital Elevation Model  Canopy Cover  Canopy Structure (Single Story vs. Multi-Story)  Mean Tree Height  Maximum Tree Height  Individual Overstory Tree Layer  Understory Cover (Shrubs & CWD combined)  Generic Stream Classification  Improved Road Layer  Topography & Aspect T

12. Standardized outputs Standardized outputs which require field data:  Stand density index (SDI)  Herbaceous cover  TPA by size class  Wetland delineation  Canopy structure class  Riparian vegetation condition  Understory vegetation cover  Road condition and erosion risk  Live tree density & stem maps  Improved soil inventory  Snag density & stem maps  Stream classification  DWD presence  Historic stream channel migration  Crown fuel weight  Landslide occurrence and risk  Canopy bulk density  Identification of scarps,  Canopy base height areas of avalanche concern, and rock outcrops T

13. Vegetation field data Collection  Coordination with RO is available to leverage existing monitoring data and for support in sampling design development and field data collection software Storage  Corporate database FSVeg should be used to allow for data sharing and ensure data is available for future projects. L

14. Vegetation field data Coordination with RO is available to link different datasets together and to help process data L

15. L Integration with mapping

16. Support for model development Multiple partnership opportunities exist to develop models which link field, LiDAR, and remote sensed data:  RSAC  PNW Research Station  RO It is important to understand the dimensions of working with each group L

17. Training (Existing) Websites and webinars  Geospatial Training and Awareness website: http://fsweb.geotraining.fs.fed.us/www/index.php?logout=true http://fsweb.geotraining.fs.fed.us/www/index.php?logout=true  RSAC: http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/rsac/lidar_training/ http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/rsac/lidar_training/ Workshops  Bend, OR February 2015  La Grande, OR March 2015 L

18. Training (Future needs) Troubleshooting Technical and general audiences Online resources DRM, Ecology, Inventory, Eastside Strategy, others to provide L

19. Next steps Your review comments by January 15 Strategy team edits based on comments Proposed final draft January 31 Present to leadership