Supporting documents for the NFI

The information in these documents is relevant to the understanding and support of all the National Forest Inventory (NFI) reports across all themes.

This page has information on:

• NFI field survey supporting documents
• Woodland map supporting documents
• Inventory reports supporting documents
• Forecasts supporting documents
• Biomass estimates supporting documents

NFI field survey supporting documents

• NFI Mensuration Protocol (PDF)
• NFI Field Survey Manual

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Woodland map supporting documents

• NFI Map Protocol (PDF)
• NFI description of attributes (PDF)
• NFI method statement (PDF)

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Inventory reports supporting documents

• NFI Growing Stock Calculations (PDF)

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Forecasts supporting documents

• Felling and Removals Forecast (PDF)
• Forecast Types (PDF)
• Growing Stock Volume Forecasts (PDF)
• Interpreting NFI timber volume forecasts report (PDF)
• Interpreting NFI timber volume forecasts spreadsheet (Excel)
• NFI softwood forecasts methodology overview report (PDF)
• NFI softwood forecasts methodology overview spreadsheet (Excel)
• Restocking in the Forecast (PDF)
• Technical Glossary (PDF)
• Tree Species (PDF)
• Volume Increment Forecasts (PDF)

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Biomass estimates supporting documents

• BSORT (PDF)
• Technical specification for the biomass equations developed for the 2011 forecast (PDF)

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Last updated: 13th April 2016