Forest datasets provide by Umbria Region Regione dellUmbria Servizio Programmazione Forestale, Faunistico-venatoria ed Economia montana Dott. For. F. Grohmann.

Forest datasets provide by Umbria Region

Regione dell’UmbriaServizio Programmazione Forestale, Faunistico-venatoria ed Economia montana

Dott. For. F. Grohmann

Umbria Region

• Regional surface 845.604 ha;

• Forest area 301.400 ha;

• Regional forested index: 35,6%; • national index 21,6%.

• Forest area is constantely growing: afforestation and natural reforestation

Forests in Umbria1. Background

• DTM

• Hydrography

• Soil

• Environmental restrictions

• Forest

• Vegetation

• Roads

• Satellite images (Landsat V; Ikonos)

Forest Information System

2. Background

• Forest type• Protective funcion• Tree specie• Canopy (20-50; 51-80; >80)• Evolution state (sylvicultural

system and age class)• Accesibility of the map unit (B:

good; S: scarce; I: insufficient) • Potential fire risk • Vulnerable specie • Bioclimate type• Vegetation type

Forest map3. Dataset

• Forest type• Tree specie• Canopy (20-50; 51-80; >80)• Evolution state (sylvicultural

system and age class)• Accesibility of the map unit• Localization: altitude, slope,

exposure, etc.• Soil parameters• Property• Function• Age• Dominant heigh• Dendrometric parameters

Forest Inventory4. Dataset

• code of the application• year• land register sheet, unit, sub-unit• measure type: 4: coniferous

afforestation; 6: broadleaves afforestation; 7: silvicultural intervention; 9: forest road

• intervention type

Interventions made with Reg. 2080/925. Dataset

• Date of the forest fire• Fire cause• Total burned surface in

hectare• Hectare of burned forests• Hectare non forests burned• Warning hour• Duration hour• Personnel

(about 70 columns)

Forest fire6. Dataset

Fire risk

• Mountain communities

• Protected area

• Natura2000

Sub regional limits