Description
Aerial overview surveys are carried out by observers in fixed-wing aircraft flying at appropriate safe heights above ground level over the forest canopy. Surveys cover extensive areas to detect as many new FHDA-caused disturbances as possible. Surveyors record locations, extent, severity, possible causative agent and host tree species involved in the disturbances. Aerial surveys are cost-effective means of obtaining forest health damaging agent (FHDA) caused disturbance data at the landscape level. These surveys help to manage forests by providing early detection of FHDAs and once detected, by monitoring their trends. Aerial surveys are carried out to record locations, extent and severity of new, FHDA-caused disturbances. changes to known FHDA disturbances for historical and evaluation purposes. background information needed for planning management actions. and, forest health data at the forest area, regional and provincial levels for reporting and inventory update. This dataset contains data from 2011 to the most current data received. Data from 2010 and earlier is available as a separate dataset.
Updated
January 12, 2024
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Aerial Overview Surveys 2011 - Current - (HTML)
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Title and Dataset Information
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Aerial Overview Surveys 2011 - Current
Date Modified
2024-01-12
Update Frequency
Every 2 months
Publisher / Creator Information
Publisher
Agriculture and Forestry
Subject Information
Topic
Spatial Coverage
Resource Dates
Date Created
2022-12-05
Date Added to catalogue
2023-01-17T04:29:40.061253
Date Issued
2023-01-16
Date Modified
2024-01-12
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{"Alberta Forestry and Parks, Government of Alberta","Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, Government of Alberta"}