Use of new technology:

Parameters of ecological relevance
In addition to forest-related parameters the Forest Inventory carried out during the years 1992/96 identified also parameters of ecological relevance:

• Surveys in the non-productive forest - for the first time
• Natural regeneration

Comparability of Forest Inventory - Forest Damage Monitoring System
In order to be able to better compare the results of Forest Damage Monitoring with those of the Forest Inventory the systematic sample grid was unified.

Mobile Data Collection
Since 1992 mobile data collection technology is used for field surveys. As a result, a quick assessment of the forest inventory data is possible and data interpretation from subprogrammes which have not been considered so far.

Forest Inventory 1992/96 on CD-Rom
The results of the Austrian Forest Inventory are available on CD-Rom for the federal and provincial authorities and the district forest inspection authorities. The CD contains both the results from 1992/96 and 1986/90. A special programme allows to retrieve single pages easily and without problem. Department of Forest Inventory of the Federal Forest Research Centre

The CD can be ordered from:
Department of Forest Inventory of the Federal Forest Research Centre
Email: klemens.schadauer@bfw.gv.at
Tel. +43-1-878 38 / 1223
Kosten: ATS 1200.-