organisation	Joensuu
user_name	Ari Talkkari
user_organisation	University of Joensuu Faculty of Forestry P.O. Box 111 FIN-80101 JOENSUU FINLAND
date	3rd June, 1996
data_set_name	Finnish Test Area
data_date	Stand attribute data updated 1st January, 1995
description	Finnish Test Area located in mid/north-eastern Finland. Forest stand boundaries and attribute data, altogether 12 departments located close to each other. Digital elevation model for whole area.
raster_vector	VECTOR
filename	Naming convention according to the number of corresponding department.
software	ARC/INFO 7.03
formats	Formats provided by ARC/INFO and ERDAS/IMAGINE
operating_system	SUN OS 4.1.3
format	ARC/INFO export for vector data ERDAS 7.4 for raster data
projection	Projection: Tranverse Mercator Spheroid: International 1909 Central Meridian 27°E (easting 500 km) False easting 3500 km Latitude 0 False northing 0
data_quality	NO
resolution	Mapscale 1:10000 or 1:20000 for vector Resolution 25m for raster
attributes	Stand attributes Department Stand number Landuse Main group (forest land, scrub land, waste land, roads etc) Sub group (Mineral soil, peatland) Vegetation class Soil texture Development class (young, mature forest etc) Tree attributes (there can be many tree layers in one stand) Tree layer Tree species Basal area Density Mean height Mean diameter Mean age
methods	Forest data were measured 1992 and updated using growth models 1995
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contact	Ari Talkkari Email: talkkari@gis.joensuu.fi Phone: +358-73-151 4411 Fax: +358-73-151 4444