FVS Data

The Forest Vegetation Simulator simulates vegetation change based on forest inventory or stand examination information about the forest, stand, and trees. Data can be input into FVS through text files or an input database. FIA data or data stored in the Forest Service Field Sampled Vegetation (FSVeg) database can easily be translated into FVS-format.

• Input Text File Format
  Description of the FVS input files.
• Input Database Format
  A link to the "Users Guide to the Database Extension of the Forest Vegetation Simulator Version 2.0" web page.
• Forest Inventory & Analysis (FIA)
  The home page of the USDA Forest Service unit responsible to develop, analyze, and maintain forest resource information. The FIA website does not include FVS-ready data, but it is a source of data we have processed for use with FVS.
  • Forest Inventory Mapmaker
    A utility provided by FIA to create report tables, maps, and FVS-ready dump files.
• FSVeg
  The Natural Resources Information System (NRIS) Field Sampled Vegetation (FSVeg) contains: data collection protocols, national data codes, data entry forms, Oracle database, and reports. FSVeg is designed to implement Forest Service data standards and remote sharing of field sampled vegetation data. The data stored in FSVeg includes data about trees, fuels, down woody material, surface cover, and understory vegetation.
• Inventory Data Files to Run in the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) for the Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5)
  FVS-ready data files derived from FIA inventory data sets for Region 5 National Forests.
• FVS Data Translators
  "FVS Pre-Processor" software to translate select database information to FVS-ready files.
• Create or Change a Suppose Shortcut
  Instructions for creating new Suppose shortcuts or changing the default start directory for Suppose. Provides default access to a specific FVS dataset.

Last modified: Tuesday, 20-May-2008 16:40:58 EDT