Ministry of Forests and Range Inventory Projection

Standards and Procedures

General Content

• Permanent Sample Plots
• Yield Models
• Tree Volume Estimation

Software Information and Downloads

• Growth and Yield Host and Handheld System
• Forest Productivity Council Permanent Sample Plot Header Database Reporting System (FPCHDRS v4.3)
• National Permanent Sample Plot Catalogue (NPSPCAT v1.03) NPSPCAT user guide is included in the system's Help files.
• Variable Density Yield Prediction System (VDYP) for Windows
• Volume and Decay Host and Handheld System (NVAF) (Zipped file 1,142 KB)

Users Guide

• Growth and Yield Host and Handheld System
• Variable Density Yield Program Batch
• Interactive Guides
• Volume and Decay Host and Handheld System (NVAF) (Zipped file 1,713 KB)

Other Available Software

• SYLVER
• TIPSY
• Site Tools
• STIM

Permanent Sample Plots Standards and Procedures To obtain the RISC Growth and Yield, Permanent Sample Plots document (Chapter 1 to 4 and accompany appendices - in one document), you can go to the following link here (version 2 November 2007) Otherwise, we have made available below separate chapters (which is not available on the RISC site).

Establishing Permanent Sample Plots in Natural Stands (2003) (Chapter 1) [pdf format download ] [powerpoint presentation download ]

Remeasurement of Permanent Sample Plots in Natural Stands (2003) (Chapter 2) [pd format download] [powerpoint presentation download]

Remeasuring Experimental Plots in Natural Stands (2003) (Chapter 3) [pdf format download] [powerpoint presentation download]

Appendices [download here] Growth Sample Record Sheet for Natural Stands [download here]