2022-11-08 Meeting notes

 Date

Nov 8, 2022

 Participants

  • @Edmond Chuc (Unlicensed)

  • @Junrong Yu

  • @Arun Singh Ramesh

 Goals

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 Discussion topics

Marked in blue = derived

Time

Item

Presenter

Notes

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Item

Presenter

Notes

 

Basal area full and lite

 

  • circumference at breast height - plant occurrence, stem occurrence

  • diameter at breast height - plant occurrence, stem occurrence

  • field species name - plant occurrence

  • plant status - plant occurrence

  • stand basal area - plant community

  • tree trunk type - plant occurrence, stem occurrence



Basal area wedge



  • basal area count - plant community

  • basal area sweep hit type - plant occurrence

 

Plot description

 

  • aspect - landform

  • climatic condition - climate

  • cover - plant population

  • cover class - plant population (needs to update definition)

  • disturbance type - land surface disturbance

  • dominant species - vegetation stratum

  • fire history - vegetation disturbance

  • growth form - plant population

  • growth stage - plant community

  • height class - plant population(needs to update definition)

  • homogeneity measure - plant community

  • landform element - landform

  • landform pattern - landform

  • rock outcrop lithology - land surface

  • second dominant species - vegetation stratum

  • slope - landform

  • slope class - landform

  • structural formation - vegetation

  • surface strew lithology - land surface

  • surface strew size - land surface

  • third dominant species - vegetation stratum

 

Opportunistic observations

 

  • age class - animal occurrence

 Action items

Update feature types for basal area @Junrong Yu
Update feature types for plot description @Junrong Yu

 Decisions

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