Open AccessThe second national forest inventory of the Republic of Serbia
Author(s) -
Damjan Pantić,
Matthias Dees,
Dragan Borota
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
glasnik šumarskog fakulteta - univerzitet u beogradu/glasnik šumarskog fakulteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2217-8600
pISSN - 0353-4537
DOI - 10.2298/gsf2123145p
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , field (mathematics) , business , geography , environmental resource management , political science , environmental science , computer science , mathematics , programming language , pure mathematics
The forestry sector of Serbia, other users, as well as international organizations and conventions express the need for an increasing volume, specific structure and high reliability of information on the growing stock of Serbia. To meet these requirements, NFI-2 has undergone significant changes compared to NFI-1. In methodological terms, the changes are reflected in the fact that NFI-2 is a two-phase inventory. In the phase of photo-interpretation of the images, land categories are identified, changes occurred in the period 2006-2019 and field works are planned. Unlike NFI-1, all four circles on the cluster have a permanent character, the centers of the circles are better secured, which ensures their easy findings in NFI-3. The field phase is realized using high-precision instruments, digital records of measured or estimated values and online transfer to the database. The control of field works is performed through three levels, which significantly reduces the possibility of the appearance of rough and systematic errors. The scope of information has been significantly expanded, especially in the field of biodiversity assessment, nature protection, carbon storage, bioenergy, etc. Conceived in this way, NFI-2 is compatible with the inventories of most European countries, except in the area of its institutional organization in Serbia, which has not been resolved.