Report on WP 4 statusReport on WP 4 status

NEFIS mid-term and work package 2/3 meeting

Vienna 24-25.05.04

Andreas Schuck

Structure of this presentationStructure of this presentation

• Objectives amd deliverables• Agreed data sets• Metadata• Some first linked examples• Timeline for WP 4 activities

ObjectivesObjectives

1. to identify a limited number of datasets for input to the EFIS

2. to prepare metadata records for Internet-, PC based datasets

3. to provide and prepare actual sample datasets available through the EFIS system

Deliverables and milestonesDeliverables and milestones

Deliverables

• D6: Metadata record for each provided dataset

• D7: Readily prepared sample datasets

Milestones

• Meeting for data provider group (12)

• Comprehensive set of metadata records for various types of forest data (Month 18)

• Prepared sample datasets from NEFIS partners (Month 21)

Agreed Agreed datasetsdatasets

(Kick-off meeting, (Kick-off meeting, Solsona)Solsona)

Statistical data No. Provider Coverage Kick-off meeting

International

UN-ECE/FAO: TBFRA 2000 4 Dresden/BFH Country presented Long-term forest resources assessment database (updated)

1 EFI Country, time series presented

EU socio-economic data (updated) 1 EFI Country/regional presented Forest products trade flow DB (updated) 1 EFI Country, time series presented Forest Research Capacities Database (updated)

1 EFI 18 countries presented

ICP-Forest data: Level 1 crown condition soil data foliage (1994-1997)

ICP/BFH Country Subcontractor

National NFI data 7 Inventaire Forestier

National regional presented; common set of variables

(plus other individual?) Forestry statistics

NFI roundwood price statistics

6 Finnish Forest Research Institute

regional presented inventory data (common set of variables)

Forestry statistics NFI data

9 Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

regional presented inventory data (common set of variables)

Forestry experimental data 8 Danish Forest and Landscape Research Institute

Country Agreed in phone conversation with DFLRI

NFI data 8 Danish Forest and Landscape Research Institute

Country/regional As decided in Solsona meeting (NFI subset); to be confirmed with DFLRI

Forestry statistics forest map Forest inventory Interventions made with Reg.

2080/92 fire risk Sub regional limits (mountain

areas; protected areas, Natura 2000)

11 Umbria (Italy) Regional Presented

Aggregated NFI data Trade in secondary wooden products Removals and production

Hungarian State Forest Service

Country presented inventory data (common set of variables)

Rural development and land use data Land Cover Map of Catalonia Land use classification in

Catalonia Agrarian Surface Distribution Age structure (population) Unemployment

13 The Forest Technology Centre of Catalonia

regional Presented

NUTS 0/1/2 2 JRC Standard projection available through EFI website and EFIS demonstrator

European country polygons 2 JRC available through EFI website and EFIS demonstrator (updates needed?)

Daily Fire risk maps 2 JRC Europe (June-Sept.) To be confirmed with JRC

Seasonal burnt-area map 2 JRC Europe To be confirmed with JRC

European forest map 2 JRC ArcView/ArcInfo comp. available through EFI website and EFIS demonstrator

DEM (75 m) 1st National Forest Inventory CORINE 4th thematic level Climatic raster maps (month

temperatures and rainfall) Forest type maps Rural Development Plans

12 Accademia Italiana Di Scienze Forestali

ArcView/ArcInfo; NFI data

presented inventory data (common set of variables)

Common sub-set of NFI dataCommon sub-set of NFI data

Provide data separately for:• Administrative regions within each country (data provider to

choose at what level; ~5-30 regions)• Forest types (free choice, preferably species related; ~3-10

types)• Age classes (0-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-100, 100+; also

‘irregular stands’

Parameters in the core datasets• Total land area• Total forest area• Total volume for each main species (including a class

”other”)• Total increment (per year) for each main species• Total number of stems for each main species (above a

country-specific threshold)• Average site quality

NOTE: Each of the above bullets will be one table (with a separate metadata description)

Common sub-set of NFI dataCommon sub-set of NFI data

Examples of parameters in optional datasets• The same tables for 1-2 previous time points• Tables of other features according to the same structure,

e.g. dead wood volume• Maps presenting specific features for the entire country• Graphs showing the development over time for specific

features• Data for individual plots

General issues:• Use the most recent data• Definitions of parameters will vary. Definitions should be

included in metadata description of the dataset or link given to an [accessible] document containing definitions.

• Provide data as tables (e.g. Excel worksheets)

Additional data sets (by partners)Additional data sets (by partners)

Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet – Dept. of Forest Resource Management and Geomatics (Partner 9)

NFI data:• Standard datasets for three additional time points (separated

by 5years) to allow time series displays

• A dataset with dead wood volumes according to the same structure as the standard NFI datasets

• Data at the level of single NFI plots describing the current state(volume by species, cut volume, and age), and plot level forecasts from 2000 to 2100

• Graph showing growth and removals in Sweden• Map showing the site quality in Swedish forests

Additional data sets (cont.)Additional data sets (cont.)

Regione Dell’UMbria – Servizio Programmazione Forestale (Partner 11)

• Dataset on interventions made under the reg. 2081/93 (5b) during the period 1995-1999. This dataset can be merged with that of Reg. 2080/92.

European Forest Institute (Partner 1)• Data set on economic accessibility of forests in the

Russian region of Novgorod

Any other voluntary additions?

MetadataMetadata

• All WP 4 partners have provided a first version of metadata accompanying the actual data

• Partners have documented their experiences• Mainly related to keyword lists, missing sub-

elements, quality and access rights• Metadata records and comments made available

to WP2 (minutes and document including all metadata records)

• Further elaboration based on outputs from WP 2

Linked data - some first examples (forest Linked data - some first examples (forest resources; forest products trade)resources; forest products trade)

Linked data - some first examples, Linked data - some first examples, cont. (ICP Forests Level I)cont. (ICP Forests Level I)

Linked data - some first examples, Linked data - some first examples, cont.cont.

(ICP Forests Level I) (ICP Forests Level I)

Query to database:Picea abies; all countries; year 2003; defoliation classes 2, 3 and 4.

Linked data - some first examples, Linked data - some first examples, cont.cont.

(ICP Forests Level I) (ICP Forests Level I)

Timeline for WP 4 activitiesTimeline for WP 4 activities

March 21-22.04 Data presentation Agreement on datasets Agreement on common variables for NFIs

April 15

Data preparation guidelines for VTK provided to all partners

24-25 May

Report on status of data preparation (Partners will be asked to prepare a short note on status to the WP coordinator by 15th of May).

July/August 04:

Data linking in full swing (short report on status will be requested by end of August)

Sept/October 04 Data links completed; checking of visualisation

Hamburg meeting (Nov. 04)

Brief presentation of the linked data and experiences of display and analysis options.

December 04 Data available through the VTK

Thanks for your attention

Andreas SchuckProgramme Manager 'Forest Resources and Information'

European Forest InstituteTorikatu 34

FI-80100 JoensuuFinland

email: Andreas.Schuck@efi.fi