Due to the nature of aerial surveys, the data will only provide rough estimates of location, intensity and the resulting trend information for agents detectable from the air. Many of the most destructive diseases are not represented because these agents are not detectable from aerial surveys. The data should only be used as a partial indicator of insect and disease activity, and should be validated on the ground for actual location and casual agent. Damage areas show locations where tree mortality or defoliation were apparent from the air. Intensity of damage is variable and not all trees in shaded areas are dead or defoliated.
By removing the contents of this package or taking receipt of these files via electronic file-transfer methods, you understand that the data stored on this media are in draft condition. Represented features may not be in an accurate geographic location. The Forest Service makes no expressed or implied warranty, including warranty of merchantability and fitness, with respect to the character, function, or capabilities of the data or their appropriateness for any user's purposes. The Forest Service reserves the right to correct, update, modify, remove, or replace this geospatial information without notification. Using this data for purposes other than those for which it was intended may yield inaccurate or misleading results.
The winzip files include the flown shapefile, damage shapefile, metadata files, and preview map image..
**Please note that all shapefiles are now projected in NAD 83 UTM 13 (06/2006)**
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Available Fall 2008 | Flown Area Metadata |
Damage Metadata |
Aerial Survey GIS HandbookVersion: November 2005 (484 kb) |
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2005 Accuracy AssessmentCompleted during the 2005 field season (255 kb) |
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Data Disclaimers for Aerial Survey MapsPlease use one of these suggested disclaimers on all maps that use aerial survey data (34 kb) |
If you have any questions or comments regarding these datasets
or the information they provide,
we would like to hear from you:
Bill
Schaupp -- Entomologist and acting aerial survey program
manager |
bschaupp@fs.fed.us |
605-716-2797 |
You may also contact your local Forest Health Management (FHM) Service Center for more information. There are three service centers in the Rocky Mountain Region providing assistance to federal resource managers. These offices are located in: Lakewood, CO, Gunnison, CO, and Rapid City, SD.
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