Plot Level Variables National Manual Version 1.55

State Arkansas 05Georgia 13 No change

County

Plot Number Plots numbers are now 4 digits: Standard field plots Intensification plots Temporary and supplemental plots

P3 Hexagon Number No change, P3 plots only

P3 Plot Number No change, P3 plots only

Sample Kind 1Initial plot establishment (new plots) 2Fixed plot remeasurement 3Replacement plot (lost plot) 9 Prism plot remeasurement/ Fixed plot establishment Arkansas: SK 1, 3, and 9 Georgia: SK 1, 2, and 3

Manual Version Version 1.55, Updated May 25, 2001

Current and Past Dates Format: Year, month, day Example:

QA Status 1Standard production plot 2Cold check 3Reference plot (off grid) 4Training/practice plot (off grid) 5Botched plot file 6Blind check 7Hot check of production plot Usually use code 1 If working with QA on a plot, code 7

Crew Type 1Standard field crew 2QA crew (at least one QA person on plot

Cruiser Number No change

Number of Accessible Forest Land Conditions No change

Number of Tree Entries Only includes trees and saplings Seedlings are tallied separately Still record an entry for no tree and sapling tally

Number of Prism Points Remeasured or Subplot Centers Reverted No change (SK 9 ONLY)

Trails or Roads Code the nearest trail or road within 1 mile of plot center: 0None within 1 mile 1Paved road or highway 2Improved gravel road 3Improved dirt road 4Unimproved dirt road 5Human access trail

Road Access Record the first road access restriction encountered while traveling to the SP: 0None 1Road blocked by locked gate or cable 2Road blocked by human-made obstruction 3Road blocked by natural occurrences 4Posted no motorized vehicle signs 9Other

Public Use Restrictions Record restrictions posted for the plot area: 0None 1Keep out/ no trespassing 2No hunting or fishing 3No dumping 9Other

Recreation Use 1,2,3 Record up to three signs of the following recreation use on the four subplots: 0No evidence of recreation use 1Motor vehicle (4-wheel drive, ATV, motorcycle) 2Horse riding, dog team trails, ski trails 3Camping 4Hiking 5Hunting/ shooting 6Fishing 7Boating– launch site or dock 9Other

Human Debris No change

Water on Plot Water sources on the four subplots that are not already identified on the plot: either too small to qualify as non- census water, or water in an accessible forest land condition: 0None 1Permanent streams/ponds 2Permanent swamp, bog, marsh 3Ditch/ canal 4Temporary streams 5Flood zones 9Other temporary water

Horizontal Distance to Improved Road No definitional change Codes are now one digit categories: 1100 ft or less 2101 to 300 ft 3301 to 500 ft 4501 to 1000 ft to 0.5 mile 6>0.5 to 1 mile 7>1 mile to 3 miles 8>3 miles to 5 miles 9Greater than 5 miles

Horizontal Distance to Urban or Built-Up Land No definitional change Use the new one digit distance codes

Horizontal Distance to Agricultural Land No definitional change Use the new one digit distance codes

Size of Contiguous Forest Land No change

GPS Coordinates Average 180 readings Try to keep error reading no more than +/- 70 feet Elevation is recorded in feet, and above mean sea level New option of reporting offset coordinates

GPS Unit New item Codes: 0GPS coordinates not collected 1Rockwell PLGR 2Other brand capable of field averaging 3Trimble GeoExplorer or Pathfinder Pro 4Recreational GPS (Garmin, Magellan, etc.)

GPS Serial Number New item Record 6 digit serial number of the GPS unit

Latitude No change

Longitude

GPS Elevation Change: Now recorded in feet and mean sea level

GPS Error New item Make every effort to collect readings with <= 70 ft of error

Number of Readings New item Make every effort to average 180 readings

Azimuth and Distance to PC New items Do not code if coordinates are collected at PC Do not code if coordinates are range calculated with a PLGR unit within 200 feet of plot center If position is obtained more than 200 feet from plot center, record coordinates of where you are standing and the azimuth and distance to plot center

Plot Level Notes

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