Forest Misc. Damage Event Coordinate system: 4269 - "NAD83" Abstract: Revision Note: Please note that this dataset has been revised and is available from the Land Information Ontario (LIO) Warehouse. This dataset includes forest damage events that cannot be singly attributed to a specific abiotic, insect or disease agent or event. These miscellaneous events are often the result of the cumulative effect of a combination of these aforementioned event types. For example, Aspen Decline where repeated infestations of Forest Tent Caterpillar combined with several seasons of prolonged drought resulted in tree mortality. Supplementary look-up table descriptions are available in the Data Description document, which is available for download from the additional documentation section. Additional Metadata: http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Forests/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_166920.html

Additional Documentation

• Metadata Information

  Language: eng; CAN

  Last Update: 2013-03-12

  Other Maintenance Requirements:

  21f63a30-f910-48ee-b44b-e5e8013c1454

  Metadata Contact:

  Scholars Portal, Ontario Council of University Libraries Toronto Ontario, Canada

  Contact Instructions:

  gis@scholarsportal.info

  Metadata Standard:

  North American Profile of ISO19115:2003 - Geographic Information

• Citation Information

  
  
  

  Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Peterborough Ontario, Canada

  Themes or Categories of the Resource: biota

  Keywords:

  DAMAGE, FOREST DAMAGE, FOREST CONSERVATION, FOREST INFLUENCES, FOREST MANAGEMENT, FOREST HEALTH, FORESTRY

  Deforestation, Déboisement, Gestion forestière, Forest management, Invasive species, Espèce envahissante, Drought, Sécheresse

  Place Keywords:

  Continent > North America > Canada > Ontario

  Purpose:

  Intended Use: The main use of the information stored in this data class will be to: - Externally calculate gross Timber Volume loss estimates caused by these events, -Monitoring the subsequent extent of damage for forest fire, prevention purposes (OMNR's Fire Program), - Generate summary maps for these events at a general or provincial scale, - Storing forest abiotic damage event history in one standardized layer that is readily accessible via NRVIS and LIO data Warehouse.

  Dataset Language: eng; CAN

  Status: onGoing

  Update Frequency: asNeeded

  Spatial Representation Type: vector

  Processing Environment:

  This layer is a data class stored in the Natural Resources Values Information System (NRVIS) database and published to the Ontario Land Information Warehouse (LIO)

  Extent

  West Longitude: -95.153516

  East Longitude: -75.111489

  North Latitude: 52.656644

  South Latitude: 42.620952

  
  

  Supplemental Information:

  This layer is maintained by the Forest Health and Silviculture Section of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR) under the auspices of the Forest Health Program - a cooperative venture between the OMNR and Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN). Legislated or Legal Authority for Collection: Forest information Manual (FIM) deliverable to Forest Industry on an annual basis. Additional Time Period Information: Forest damage event information is collected on an annual basis. The depicted information reflects reported forest damage events that have taken place for a given year. This data class accommodates history, holding miscellaneous forest damage event types spanning several years. Data is collected on an on-going basis, therefore the time period 'end date' may be more recent than indicated above. Changes made as needed, usually on an annual basis (mid-winter).

• Spatial Representation - Vector

  Geometric Objects:

  Object Type: composite

  Object Count: 552

• Reference System Information

  Reference System Identifier

  Value: 4269

  Code Space: http://www.epsg-registry.org/

• Data Quality Information

  Scope Level: dataset

  
  

  Event data collected in the field by Forest Health Technicians/Technologists on an annual basis.

• Distribution Information

  Distributor:

  Ontario Geospatial Data Exchange, Ministry of Natural Resources Peterborough Ontario, Canada

• Related Links

  • Forest Health Management (Ministry of Natural Resources)