1. RESULTS Business & CRS Overview March 2010 Presented by Mei-Ching Tsoi mtsoi@shaw.ca

2. RESULTS – Learning Objectives Provide overview of RESULTS Business Views Understand RESULTS Spatial coverage and limitations Overview of how to access data from Data Distribution Service (for non-government users) Overview what CRS Reports are available and how to run them

3. RESULTS Scope  Area harvested under tenure – basic obligations  Major licensee  BCTS  Woodlots, Community Forest Agreements  Areas harvested with no silviculture obligations but reported due to specific reporting policies (eg. small scale salvage)  Free growing stands if managed under silviculture obligation or managed by the Ministry  Natural disturbance areas managed by the Ministry  Backlog areas (pre-1987 areas)  Shell openings where there are requirement to report to RESULTS (eg. Aerial fertilization, MSMA treated areas)

4. RESULTS http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/his/results/ Business documentation Technical documentation Spatial Views Training materials Application support

5. RESULTS Business guidance  RESULTS Information Submission Specifications – Licensee Submissions  Silviculture Information Submission Specifications – Government Funded Silviculture Activities  Woodlot Licence Guide to Submission of Silviculture Reporting Requirements to RESULTS via ESF  Post Harvest Reporting Requirement for Small Scale Salvage Licences to Cut

6. RESULTS http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/his/results/spatialviews.htm

7. Overview provides RESULTS business context, description of views, historical context of spatial information availability, assumptions and limitations in business view usage.

8. RESULTS http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/his/results/RESULTS_BVIViews.pdf http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/his/results/RESULTS_BVIViews.pdf RESULTS http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/his/results/RESULTS_BVIViews.pdf http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/his/results/RESULTS_BVIViews.pdf RESULTS Business Views Data Dictionary

9. RESULTS – Four Core Layers of Spatial Coverage in LRDW Raw LAYERCONTENT OPENING POLY Derived outer opening boundary based on supplied standard unit boundaries supplied through opening definition. STOCKING STD UNIT POLY Boundary of the standards unit with assigned stocking standards for the net area to be reforestation. ACTIVITY TREATMENT UNIT POLY Location of the disturbance or silviculture treatment area within an opening or over a broad area. FOREST COVER POLY Location of a forest cover polygon assigned to an opening.

10. RESULTS – Raw Normalized Tables ACTIVITY_TREATMENT_UNITRESULTS_DETAIL CUT_BLOCK_OPEN_ADMINRESULTS_EVENT CUT_BLOCK (FTA) STANDARDS_REGIME FOREST_MGMT_UNITSTANDARD_REGIME_LAYER FOREST_COVERSTANDARD_REGIME_LAYER_SPECIES FOREST_COVER_LAYERSTOCKING_STANDARD FOREST_COVER_LAYER_SPECIESSTOCKING_ECOLOGY FORHEALTH_RSLTSTOCKING_LAYER OPENINGSTOCKING_LAYER_SPECIES PLANTING_RSLTSTOCKING_MILESTONE PROV_FOREST_USE (FTA) More tables not listed Note all Tables/Layers are represented. Illustration of how all the bits and pieces are stored and previous requirement for end-users Identify data in which table and understand how to link.

11. RESULTS Business Views released in December 2008 “Flattened” datasets to simplify data access to minimize post- processing reduces complex table joins (improves ease, access and performance) Limitation in column widths requires still some joins Geometry Exist Indicator will make assessment of spatial data availability during analysis & reporting more obvious. RESULTS - New Business Views

12. RESULTS – Efficiencies Gained through New Business Views - Examples RSLT_OPENING_SVW CONTAINS INFORMATION FROM OPENING CUT_BLOCK_OPEN_ADMIN PROV_FOREST_USE FOREST_MGMT_UNIT ACTIVITY_TREATMENT_UNIT STOCKING_ECOLOGY ORG_UNIT CLIENT OPENING_POLYRSLT_FOREST_COVER_INV_SVW CONTAINS INFORMATION FROM FOREST_COVER FOREST_COVER_LAYER FOREST_COVER_LAYER_SPECIES STOCKING_STANDARD STOCKING_ECOLOGY FOREST_COVER_POLY

13. RSLT_STANDARDS_UNIT_SVW CONTAINS INFORMATION FROM STOCKING_STANDARD_UNIT STOCKING_LAYER STOCKING_LAYER_SPECIES STOCKING_ECOLOGY STOCKING_MILESTONE STOCKING_STD_UNIT_POLY RESULTS – Efficiencies Gained through New Business Views - Examples

14. RESULTS - Business Views RSLT_OPENING_ SVW Opening information with tenure, client, generalized ecology based on largest, generalized disturbance (2), site preparation (2), planting (2), brushing (1), spacing (1), fertilization (1) and pruning information (1). Attribute and Spatial (if exists) One opening per row. RSLT_OPENING_VWOpening information attribute only with tenure, client information for use to join with other spatial views. Attribute Only One opening per row. RSLT_STANDARDS_ UNIT_SVW Opening standards unit with stocking standards, ecology and milestone & declaration information Both even-aged and uneven-age represented. Attribute and Spatial (if exists) One SU per row.

15. RESULTS - New Business Views RSLT_ACTIVITY_ TREATMENT_SVW Disturbance activities and planned or completed silviculture activities. Attribute and Spatial (if exists) One activity per row. There can be more than one activity per opening. RSLT_PLANTING_SVWPlanned or Actual planting tree species details for planting activity – seedlot, species and genetic class Each species/seedlot per activity is represented as one row. There can be more than one species/seedlot per activity Attribute and Spatial (if exists) RSLT_FOREST_COVER_ RESERVE_SVW Established for FTA clearance reporting in ILRR. Based on Forest Cover polygon with reserve codes of W, R or O. – not reflective of new procedures! “W”-Wildlife Tree Retention Areas “R” – Riparian Areas “O” – Other One forest cover reserve polygon per row. There can be more than one reserve polygon per opening. Forest Cover Spatial

16. RESULTS - New Business Views RSLT_FOREST_COVER_INV_SVWDe-normalized forest cover for inventory component. Contains both even-aged and uneven-aged stand characteristic. Only first 5 species provided with indicator if more than 5. One row per forest cover polygon for an opening. Forest Cover Polygon spatial RSLT_FOREST_COVER_SILV_SVWDe-normalized forest cover for silviculture component. Contains both even-aged and uneven-aged stand characteristic. Only first 5 species provided with indicator if more than 5. One row per forest cover polygon for an opening. Forest Cover Polygon spatial

17. RESULTS - New Business Views RSLT_FOREST_COVER_SPECIES_VWAll Forest Cover Species. Provides all submitted forest cover species. Useful if require more than 1 st five species for analysis. Each row represents each species identified for the forest cover polygon. Attribute Only – must link to RSLT_FOREST_COVER_INV_POLY or RSLT_FOREST_COVER_SILV_POLY Link via FOREST_COVER_ID

18. RESULTS – Spatial Genesis Pre-RESULTS (ISIS)  Attribute only database.  No spatial in system.  All mapping done through inventory. RESULTS  November 2003 created capability for ESF spatial data capture  Attempt to mine inventory maps to recreate spatial information - use mapsheet & opening number if matched - merged forest cover inventory polygons to create opening boundary - successful conversion populated OPENING_POLY with meta-data as RESULTS Opening Spatial Conversion Entry Userid: “ROSC-AGENT” - limited TFL spatial data to convert

19. RESULTS – Spatial Genesis  RESULTS – Inventory Conversion created 111,000 spatial records in OPENING_POLY (out of 186,000 openings in 2004). There is currently 226,000 openings.  Linework originated from MOFR inventory mapping based on digitizing off of paper maps.  Must be careful about data origin if concern about data quality – need to review meta-data on Update Userid – ROSC vs. licensee submission? Should not ask licensee to correct ROSC spatial linework as this was done by MOFR.

20. RESULTS – Spatial Completeness Opening & Forest Cover Category Converted & New ---------- Opening Poly (Spatial) New ----------- Forest Cover Poly (Spatial) Combined Opening & Forest Cover Poly (Spatial) All Attribute Converted & New ---------- Opening Poly % (Spatial) New ----------- Forest Cover Poly % (Spatial) Combined Opening & Forest Cover Poly% (Spatial) All TFLs6,60012,60014,20029,00030%56%63% All TSAs126,80089,200150,300172,40074%52%87% All District (including not tenured)155,00089,200187,000223,90069%47%84% Scenarios: - No Opening and no Forest Cover spatial; attribute only - Opening only, no Forest Cover spatial - No Opening, Forest Cover spatial only - Both Opening and Forest Cover spatial

21. Silviculture Activity Activity Attribute Activity Spatial Activity Spatial % Brushing77,8002,8004% Denudation241,40041,20017% Fertilization9,3004785% Juvenile Spacing23,000720% Planting244,4001,1000% Pruning3,100110% Site Preparation184,4002,6001% Surveys624,0003,5001% RESULTS – Spatial Completeness Activity Treatment Unit (optional)  Some form of generalization will need to occur to infer where an activity took place using some other spatial information

22. RESULTS – Legislative Reporting PhaseAttributeRaw Spatial Layer Attribute Requirement Spatial Requirement At Harvest Completion Opening DefinitionOPENING_POLYMandatory Standards Unit & EcologySTOCKING_STD_UNIT_POLYMandatory Disturbance ReportingACTIVITY_TREATMENT_UNIT_POLYMandatoryOptional Forest CoverFOREST_COVER_POLYMandatory Achieved RegenerationForest CoverFOREST_COVER_POLYMandatory Regen DeclarationN/AOptionaln/a Achieved Free GrowingForest CoverFOREST_COVER_POLYMandatory FG DeclarationN/AOptionaln/a Annual Silviculture Reporting Silviculture ReportingACTIVITY_TREATMENT_UNIT_POLYMandatoryOptional

23. RESULTS - Data Quality & Completeness Scenario 1: Missing RESULTS Spatial  There are approximately 36,000 Openings in RESULTS that do not have ANY spatial represented  Depending on type of analysis, there may be requirement to quantify records missing in spatial component. Example Opening ID’s: -499850000

24. RESULTS - Data Quality & Completeness Scenario 2: ESF Opening & Submitted FC Opening Spatial (red) and Forest Cover Spatial (grey) matches. ESF submission of both spatial. Meta Data Entry User ID = “idir” or “bceid” Example Opening ID’s: 71586, 83174, 97500

25. RESULTS - Data Quality & Completeness Scenario 3: SP – ROSC Spatial Only (outline) ROSC is based on matches with inventory spatial based on matches of mapsheet and opening numbers. If opening number matched, all associated forest cover polygon for the opening was merged to create outer opening boundary. No internal linework for Standards Units available. Example Opening ID’s: 49707, 92973

26. RESULTS - Data Quality & Completeness Scenario 4: No Opening Spatial & Submitted FC No Opening Spatial ROSC conversion was not successful or Opening spatial not required yet. All Forest Cover Spatial submitted by ESF Meta Data Entry User ID = “idir” or “bceid” Mapview search is uses Opening spatial and therefore would not locate this opening. Example Opening ID’s: 1249, 4371, 27077, 32719

27. RESULTS - Data Quality & Completeness Scenario 5: ROSC Converted Opening & Submitted FC Opening spatial (red) – RESULTS Opening Spatial Conversion (ROSC) derived linework based on vegetation inventory based on Mapsheet & Opening number match. Meta Data Entry User ID = “ROSC_AGENT” --------------------------------------------------------- Forest Cover boundary (grey) – submitted By ESF Licensee, contractor working on behalf of Licensee, MOF staff, or MOF contractor. Meta Data Entry User ID = “idir” or “bceid” ---------------------------------------------------------- Must check on meta data where data quality is questioned. Cannot request to fix ROSC linework! Example Opening ID’s: 27419, 95607, 102089

28. RESULTS – Spatial data completeness  Wide range of spatial completeness (by org unit, by management, by time period)  Mandatory opening definition and forest cover submissions with map for most forest tenure openings as of April 2007.  Best coverage is to use combined OPENING_SVW & FOREST_COVER_INV/SILV_SVW – but there are trade offs in terms of level of resolution and “generalizations”.  Must verify against attribute only to determine % of spatial coverage available to inform level of spatial data completeness.  GEOMETRY_EXISTS_IND helps with qualifying of spatial information in analysis

29. RESULTS – Moving Forward  RESULTS Strategic Data Clean up Project located missing Forest Cover attribute reporting for not free growing stands where data was obtainable.  Assumption is that missing forest cover attribute indicates that inventory does not have any information regarding these openings (no depletions and potential over-estimation of volume in current inventory)  If opening is missing forest cover spatial, if not yet free growing, we will get this through normal reporting cycle (at regeneration or at free growing.

30. RESULTS – Moving Forward  Licensee can submit and update their spatial information at any time.  New openings: Licensee must supply Opening/Standards Unit & Forest Cover map for any new harvesting.  Not free growing openings: Licensee do not have to supply any spatial for any older components (eg. Opening/Standards unit boundaries unless undergoing an amendment which impacts SU boundaries) but must meet mandatory requirements for any s.86 reporting requirements or RG/FG forest cover updates with map.  Combination of Opening/Standards Unit Poly and Forest Cover Poly will give the most complete coverage.

31. LRDW has no checks on your outcomes Your responsibility will be to review outcome against RESULTS to check correct methodology and assumptions. RESULTS - Verify Analysis Outcomes Against Data Source

32.  Spatial Data Quality is specified in submission requirements document within Mapping Standards section.  Geomatics staff are front-line people working with RESULTS Spatial Data and would potentially identify issues with spatial data quality.  Any obvious errors beyond mapping standards tolerances should be tracked. Remember that ROSC - is based on Ministry’s old inventory data - therefore no authority to ask licensees to correct. RESULTS - Spatial Data Quality

33. RESULTS – Quality Assurance http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/his/results/business.htm#Quality_Assurance Protocol provides direction to MOF staff how to resolve any attribute or spatial errors.

34. RESULTS Spatial Data:  RESULTS LRDW Business Views will be available to any users who can accesses the LRDW  RESULTS Forest Cover information is being leveraged by Vegetation Resource Information Management System (VRIMS). More timely data to support inventory update process & Timber Supply Review.  Most up-to-date information on forest management on Crown land accessible for wider audience – “on demand” reporting RESULTS - Spatial Data Evolution

35. Overlapping allowed as response to MPB and Catastrophic Fires over pre-existing openings Presents challenges for spatial analysis RESULTS - Spatial Analysis – Special Cases – Overlapping Openings

36. RESULTS - Spatial Analysis – Special Cases – Aerial Fertilization Vast Areas Activity Areas RESULTS openings used as shells to track aerial fertilization application reporting. Coded as: Base = FE Technique = CA Irregular line work is due to GPS of the swaths during aerial application. Objective is to track these stands as they should not be logged until volume gains have been realized otherwise investment is not optimized. For new shell openings – there will not be any Opening or Forest Cover Spatial. Example Opening ID’s: 1097310,1091836, 1113376

37. RESULTS - Spatial Analysis – Special Cases – MSMA* “ Crop Circles” – Odd Shape Activity Maps reported into RESULTS for MSMA* Tracking. Based on Policy Requirement that trees treated with MSMA must not be harvested. Used by ILRR. Coded as: Base = PC Technique = CG Method = MSM *Monosodium Methanearsenate Treatments Example Opening ID’s: 1186282, 1162950, 88644

38.  Retirement of old openings Opening Status Code – RMD (Removed) Linework remains but considered to no longer be applicable but kept for historical reference purposes/  There very few openings 112. RESULTS - Spatial Analysis – Special Cases – Retired Openings

39. RESULTS – Business View Model (1)Not all forest cover polygons have SU link, only use if required, must create an outer join/link (2)If require additional forest cover information, must connect through OPENING_VW & FOREST_COVER_INV_SVW Attribute View Spatial View Join/Key/Link Key OPENING_SVWOPENING_VW STANDARDS_ UNIT_SVW ACTIVITY_ TREATMENT_SVW PLANTING_SVW FOREST_COVER_INV_SVW FOREST_COVER_SILV_SVW FOREST_COVER_ RESERVE_SVW (2) FOREST_COVER_ SPECIES_VW join via Opening ID join via Forest_Cover_ID Forest_Cover_Layer_ID join via stocking_standard_unit_id(1)

40.  In government Citrix https://dts.gov.bc.ca/Citrix/AccessPlatform/auth/login.aspx https://dts.gov.bc.ca/Citrix/AccessPlatform/auth/login.aspx IDWPROD1 RESULTS – Accessing Business Views

41. Non-government  Requires bceid account  Data Distribution Service  https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/dwds/acceptTerms.do https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/dwds/acceptTerms.do RESULTS – Accessing Business Views

42. Access to Business Views – Limitations Data Distribution Service – Access OPENING_VW – dumps entire province’s data *_SVW – is based on spatial overlay process ------------------------------------------------------- As of April 1, 2010 – Temporarily disabled availability for ACTIVITY_TREATMENT_SVW until further notice

43. Search for “RESULTS” to get RESULTS Business Views Click on “Add” for layer of interest. Then “View Your Order” Access to Business Views – External Data Distribution Service

44. For Spatial Views have three options: Enter Mapsheet Draw Custom Area of Interest (AOI) Upload Shapefile Access to Business Views – External Data Distribution Service

45. Access to Business Views – External Data Distribution Service – Using Draw a Custom AOI Draw a Custom AOI Click Draw AOI Icon Draw area of interest Select OK Select Accept AOI Draw AOI Icon Accept AOI

46. Access to Business Views – External Data Distribution Service – Using Draw a Custom AOI Submit AOI Order Enter email details then Submit Order

47. Access to Business Views – External Data Distribution Service Order will appear in the email specified

48. Access to Business Views – External Data Distribution Service Demo

49.  Managing spatial data is a new challenge for the Project Team.  Process will be evolving – will get feedback on new business views.  Increasing interest in the data usage – sharing business understanding, training and communication.  New Business Views simplifies data access but does not take away requirement for baseline business knowledge on how to relate the data, data context and data limitations when performing analysis. RESULTS - Future

50. Corporate Reporting System (CRS) RESULTS authorities are linked to CRS

51. CRS – Report Parameters Enter Parameters as needed. Formats available are only: PDF CSV Don’t use the others!

52. CRS – Free Growing.pdf example

53. Corporate Reporting System (CRS) Access Currently working on making report access uniform for both idir and bceid account holders. No ETA for completion but is a priority. Currently demonstration is based on current idir access.

54. Corporate Reporting System (CRS) Report Listing Data Download (only csv format) Biological Regeneration Delay RDD001- Opening Report RDD002 – Standards Units Report RDD003 – Standards Unit Layer Report RDD004- Standards Units Layer Species Report RDD005 – Disturbance Report RDD006 – Activity Report RDD007 – Planted Report RDD008 – Forest Cover Report RDD009 – Forest Cover Layer Report RDD010 – Forest Cover Layer Species Report RDD011 – Milestone Report

55. Corporate Reporting System (CRS) Report Listing Opening Inquiry Reports % Permanent Access Structures – Opening Report (csv and.pdf) ISSAGM01 – Opening Details Report (.pdf only) RDD001 – Opening Detail Report (.csv) Wildlife Tree Retention Report (.csv and.pdf) – based “W”, “R” – reserve type code not reflective new July 2009 procedures Key Performance Indicators % Permanent Access Structures – Summary Report (for KOI Reporting) (.pdf) Achievement of Ministry Free Growing Obligations under Forest Stand Management Fund Report (.pdf only) Changes in Not Satisfactorily Restocked Land (.pdf)

56. Corporate Reporting System (CRS) Report Listing Milestone Reporting DAT0016-Declared Free Growing Stands with General Forest Cover Information (.pdf and csv) DAT0017-Declared Free Growingwith Detailed Standards and Forest Cover Information (.pdf and.csv) DAT004 – Max Density Exceeded (.pdf and.csv) ISSAWM01-Free Growing Report (.pdf and.csv) ISSAWM01-Regeneration Report (.pdf and.csv) RDD011-Milestone Report (.csv only) Standards & Approvals RDD012 – FDP & FSP Standards Report (.pdf and csv)

57. Corporate Reporting System (CRS) Report Listing Silviculture Accomplishment Planning and Project RACAM01 – Project Detail Report RACAM02 – Project Summary Report Recipient Silviculture Accomplishment into RESULTS Silviculture Five Year Complete Report Silvicultulture Five Year Planning Report Species Monitoring Report Billed Volume Based on RESULTS Openings Planted by Species Previous Leading Species for RESULTS Openings Regenerated Forest Cover

58. CRSCRS Demo

59. CRS - Resources Technical documentation contains recent reports on how it is built. http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/his/results/webhelp/index.htm

60. CRS - Resources RESULTS Training page has resources on CRS reports http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/his/results/trainingMaterials.htm

61. Thank You Contact Information: Caroline MacLeod - RESULTS Lead: Caroline.MacLeod@gov.bc.ca Mei-Ching Tsoi – consultant:mtsoi@shaw.ca RESULTS - Spatial Views & Business Overview

62. Additional Reference Materials

63. RSLT_OPENING_SVW & VW  Merged tenure information if exists  VW – to be used to join to access general information to other SVW  Generalized Biogeoclimatic information based on the Largest Standards Unit (or first where net area is zero)  1st and 2nd disturbance (silv system, date, disturbance code)  1st and 2nd completed site preparation and planting (technique, date, area, count of SP & PL activities)  1st brushing, 1st spacing,1st fertilization,1st pruning  With technique, date, area, count of activities  Geometry Exists Indicator – ability to analysis attribute only records when performing spatial analysis  If required more detailed or accuracy of Biogeoclimatic and Disturb/Silv – go to Standards Units & Activity Treatment Unit tables.

64. RSLT_STANDARDS_UNITS_SVWRSLT_STANDARDS_UNITS_SVW  Will need to combine with OPENING_VW to get identification information  One row represents in standards unit (SU) and milestone information  Opening may have one or more standards unit  Even-age (“I”) and Uneven-Age (“I1*”,”I2*”,”I3*”,”I4*” stocking standards are shown in separate sets of columns  Standards Unit Type – derived data to allow sorting by “Even” or “Uneven” stocking standards.  Geometry Exists Indicator – ability to analysis attribute only records when performing spatial analysis  All opening with reforestation obligations must have SU.  Declarations are OPTIONAL.  Only those openings created since November 2003 will have detailed SU spatial.

65. RSLT_ACTIVITY_TREATMENT_UNIT_SVWRSLT_ACTIVITY_TREATMENT_UNIT_SVW  Will need to combine with OPENING_VW to get identification information  One row represents one disturbance and silviculture activity  Opening may have one or more activity  Activities can be planned or completed activity – use RESULTS_IND or ATU_COMPLETION_DATE  Activity maps are OPTIONAL  Activities may OVERLAP  Activities may overlap Standards Unit and Forest Cover Polygon boundaries  Geometry Exists Indicator – ability to analysis attribute only records when performing spatial analysis  MSMA & Aerial Fertilization treatments are mapped – may look odd

66. RSLT_ PLANTING_SVW  Will need to combine with OPENING_VW to get identification information  One row represents one species planted (completed)  A planting activity may have one or more species planted  An opening may have one more planted activity  Reporting of number of trees planted is by species but the treatment represents the entire planted area  Potential for stacking of spatial  Seedlot information is reported for trees planted while seedlot is use to acquire genetic information from SPAR  Same comments regarding: planting maps optional & overlapping allowed

67. RSLT_ FOREST_COVER_INV_SVW RSLT_FOREST_COVER_SILV_SVW  Will need to combine with OPENING_VW to get identification information  One row represents one forest cover polygon  There can be one or more forest cover per opening  Forest cover polygons are not allowed to overlap and must conform to SU boundaries (ie. forest cover polygon must not straddle SU boundary).  Forest cover polygon that is NSR or IMM – may have SU link provided – where provided – this derives the BEC information.  INV_SVW provides entire coverage for all forest cover polygons provided with inventory attribution only where applicable.  Silv_SWV provides entire coverage for all forest cover polygons provided with silviculture attribution only where applicable.  SILV_SVW has “IS_SILV_IMPLIED”. Polygons that combined inventory and silviculture as one polygon then is copied over to the silviculture component.

68. RSLT_ FOREST_COVER_INV_SVW RSLT_FOREST_COVER_SILV_SVW  Even-aged and Uneven-aged are shown within the same view.  Even-aged inventory attribution = “I”  Uneven-aged inventory attribution = “1”,”2”,”3”,”4”  Even-aged silviculture attribution = “S”  Uneven-aged silviculture attribution = “1S”,”2S”,”3S”,”4S”  Species is provided up to the 1 st five – if need more than 5, then use FOREST_COVERS_SPECIES_VW. MORE_SPECIES_EXIST_IND is set to “Y” if there is more than 5 species.  Forest Cover Spatial only recently became mandatory for specific Opening Categories. There will be many cases of missing Forest Cover Spatial and thus must be qualified via GEOMETRY_EXISTS_IND.  Next best spatial to use would be OPENING_SVW – but no as detailed as forest cover.

69. RSLT_FOREST_COVER_SPECIES_VWRSLT_FOREST_COVER_SPECIES_VW  Each row represented by each species for a given inventory or silviculture component.  Must link via the FOREST_COVER_ID and also FOREST_COVER_LAYER_ID to associated with the correct layer.  Average Height and Age is only available for Species Order 1 – Dominant species.  Note that historical records may contain blank height, age or percent information.  This is Layer should be used only need to obtain more than 5 species.

70. RSLT_FOREST_COVER_RESERVE_SVWRSLT_FOREST_COVER_RESERVE_SVW  Isolates only those spatial forest cover polygons that have “W”, “R”, “O” Reserve Codes  Used by ILRR for encumbrance reporting  An opening may contain one or more reserves.  Openings with attribute “W”, “R”,”O” only records will not appear in this view.  To acquire more information for this view, must associated to via OPENING_ID to either OPENING_VW or FOREST_COVER_INV_SVW Note that Treed Retention Procedures release in July 2009 has different reporting procedures. The current view does not reflect these new procedures - this has been identified as pending work subject to funding availability.

71. Overview of Spatial Layers-Opening/Standards Units SU 1 SU 2 Standards Units represents a part of the opening for one or parts where there is similar soil disturbance, regeneration and free growing dates, stocking standards and free growing height that contributes to establishing free growing stand on the opening. Standards Units cannot overlap within the same opening. Opening 123 SU 1 SU 2

72. Overview of Spatial Layers-Disturbance & Silv Activities Activities can be harvesting and silviculture activities. Different activities may overlap each other within the same opening. Note that activity spatial are optional. Opening 123 Planting Site Preparation Brushing

73. Overview of Spatial Layers-Forest Cover Forest cover polygons cannot overlap each other within the same opening. Complete forest cover must be submitted for entire opening. Forest Cover polygons are separated due to differences in forest stand conditions. Forest cover polygon cannot straddle/overlap standard unit boundaries. More than one forest cover polygon can exist within the same standard unit boundary. Forest cover polygon boundaries exists for openings updated after Nov 2003. Poly 1 Poly 2 Opening 123 Poly 3 Poly 4 Poly 5 Poly 3 Poly 4 Poly 5 Poly 1

74. RESULTS – Generalization Activities OPENING_SVW & OPENING_VW Opening 123 SU 1 SU 2 Actual Opening SU 1 Net Area to be Reforested = 15.0 ESSF dc1 01 SU 2 Net Area to be Reforested = 20.0 ESSF dc1 04 Opening 123 Generalized BEC = ESSF dc1 04 in OPENING_SVW & OPENING_VW Opening SVW/VW Generalization Largest NAR BEC, or if NAR is the same, take first BEC and apply to entire opening

75. RESULTS – Generalization Activities OPENING_SVW & OPENING_VW Opening 123 Planting1 Planting2 Opening 123 Views provides 1 st and 2 nd planting only with count of planting activity in OPENING_SVW & OPENING_VW Planting3 Opening SVW/VW Generalizations BEC - largest Disturbance – 1 st and 2nd Site Preparation - 1 st and 2nd Planting – 1 st and 2nd Brushing – 1 st Spacing – 1st Fertilization – 1 st Pruning – 1 st Count of activities provided if require more details

76. RESULTS – Generalization Activities OPENING_SVW & OPENING_VW Opening 123 Planting1 Planting2 Actual Opening Planting1 = 10ha Planting2 = 15ha Planting3 = 30ha Opening 123 Views provides 1 st and 2 nd planting only with count of planting activity in OPENING_SVW & OPENING_VW Planting3 Opening SVW/VW Generalization Provides only the 1 st and 2 nd planting activities With Count indicating if there are more then go to ACTIVITY_TREATMENT_SVW if more details required