Field forms

Last updated on July 31, 2023

VRI and NFI field forms

Ground sampling and photo interpretation field cards and guides

The VRI [phase 1] ground call field cards can still be ordered from the DCV online store, i.e. Distribution Centre Victoria.  The only VRI field cards their warehouse stores are the FS176A, FS176B and FS176C.  The supply is limited.  Anyone external to government [or within government] can order directly from them and pay with a credit card.  The toll free phone number to contact them is 1-800-282-7955.

The current stock consists of:

card

amount

description

FS176A

475

packages of 25 per pkg

FS176B

275

packages of 25 per pkg

FS176C

75

cards

Photo interpretation field cards

Field Card Description Card No Stock No
VRI Ground Call Summary (VS) 1 FS176A
VRI Ground Call Work Space (VW) 2 FS176A
VRI Measure / Count Point (VM) 3 FS176B
VRI Ground Call Information Sheet (VI) 4 FS176C
Forest Cover Data Entry (Out of Print) 5 FS810A

 

 

 

 

 


Ground sampling field cards

Field Card Description Card No Stock No
VRI Header Card 1 FS505I
VRI Compass Card (CP) 2 FS505N
VRI Cluster Layout (CL) 3 FS505O
VRI Range Sampling (RS) Shrub Transect #1 4 FS505G
VRI Range Sampling (RS) Shrub Transect #2 5 FS505H
VRI Coarse Woody Debris (EW) Transect #1 6 FS505F
VRI Coarse Woody Debris (EC) Transect #2 7 FS505P
VRI Tree Details (TD) 8 FS505K
VRI Tree Loss Indicators (TL) 9 FS505J
VRI Small Tree, Stump & Site Tree Data (TS) 10 FS505L
VRI Auxillary Plot Card 11 FS505M
VRI Ecological Description 1 (EP) 12 FS505A
VRI Ecological Description 2 (ED) 13 FS505B
VRI Tree & Shrub Layer (ET) 14 FS505C
VRI Herb & Moss Layers (EH) 15 FS505D
VRI Succession Interpretations (EO) 16 FS505E
NFI  Fine Woody Debris Tally 17 NFI-17
NFI  Soil Bulk Density, Forest Floor Organics
and Mineral Soils
18 NFI-18
NFI  Surface Substrate Tally - Woody Debris, Transect 1 19 NFI-19
NFI  Surface Substrate Tally - Woody Debris, Transect 2 20 NFI-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ground sampling field guides

Field Card Description

Availability

VRI Field Guides  Online only (PDF, 1.4MB)

 


 

 

NFI and VRI use the same field forms. Go to the above tables to access the listing (Cards No. 1 to 16) and to download those forms. National Forest Inventory (NFI) Field Forms uses four additional ground sampling field forms (Cards No. 17 to 20 above) not used in VRI.

 

Contact information

For more information on VRI Field Forms contact the Sample Data Coordinator.