This workshop will provide an overview and some depth into data and tools that are developed and widely used by the U.S. Forest Service: the Forest Inventory and Analysis database (FIADB), the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS), and TreeMap. The data and tools covered by the course are freely available to the public. Therefore, it is not necessary to be part of the U.S. Forest Service to use them; they are widely used by other government agencies, NGOs, academia, and private entities.

FIADB, FVS, and TreeMap can be used together to produce fine-grained simulations of forested land across all types and ownerships of the U.S. Participants will finish the course with a basic understanding of these data and tools, as well as how to explore and manipulate the data in a database and GIS environment.

March 28 + April 4, 11, 18, 25 (Thursdays) from 1-3 MDT! Please email courtney.king@western.edu to RSVP by March 14, 2024, and for more information including details about data/tools to be covered.

Limited to 12 spots! Current students, industry partners, and other aspiring forest data analysts -- we hope to see you there!