Forest Inventory and Analysis - Southern Research Station

Spatial Data Services

Special Circumstances for Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Site Visitation

Special Circumstances for MOU’s

Plot locations and ownership information can only be given out if a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been acquired by the requestor.  MOU’s are extremely difficult to obtain and can only be given out by:

a: If the research involved, shows a clear benefit to the mission statement of FIA and the USDA Forest Service (these research must clearly benefit FIA).

b: To be determined “Special Circumstances” for an MOU by SRS FIA Project Manager, Bill Burkman.

Then and only then, will plot location or ownership information be handed out.

 

 

Site Visitation

Plot locations and ownership information can be used by the requestor at SDS/FIA offices in Knoxville.  Southern Research Station, FIA Spatial Data Services will work with customers who would like to more directly utilize the FIA plot location and ownership information.  We will attempt to provide the customer with a workspace, computer and GIS software access, and information on lodging and transportation. Any customer coming into direct contact with the plot location and ownership information will be under supervision of SDS staff at all times, and will be forbidden from creating a copy of plot information for any use outside of the building. Requestor’s will leave with only a summary of needed
information for their research and not with plot location or ownership information.

Requests for site visits will be evaluated based on space availability and the availability of SDS staff, and will be subject to the same procedures identified above under ‘Data Request Procedures’. To make a formal request for visitation, please click here. For directions to our office, please click here.

 

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