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Author: ctoney

README.Rmd

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 The Forest Inventory and Analysis Program ([FIA](https://research.fs.usda.gov/programs/nfi)) of USDA Forest Service provide tree-level measurements from a systematic grid of field plots across all forest ownerships and land uses in the US.
 
-**FIAstemmap** is an R package for mapping tree stem locations on FIA plots, modeling individual crown dimensions, and generating plot-level estimates of fractional tree canopy cover. Several stand height metrics can be calculated. Spatial analysis of tree point pattern is facilitated for the standard FIA four-point cluster plot design. Efficient data processing supports national applications. The package provides an updated implementation of the software originally described by Toney et al. 2009 [[1]](#references). The original implementation for modeling plot canopy cover from individual tree measurements has supported several applications of FIA data, including:
+**FIAstemmap** is an R package for mapping tree stem locations on FIA plots, modeling individual crown dimensions, and generating plot-level estimates of fractional tree canopy cover. Several stand height metrics can also be calculated. Spatial analysis of tree point pattern is facilitated for the standard FIA four-point cluster plot design. Efficient data processing is intended to support national applications. The package provides an updated implementation of the software originally described by Toney et al. 2009 [[1]](#references). The original implementation for predicting canopy cover from individual tree measurements has supported several applications of FIA data, including:
 
-* vegetation type classification and tree canopy cover mapping in the LANDFIRE Program [[2, 3, 4, 5]](#references)
+* LANDFIRE vegetation classification and tree canopy cover mapping [[2, 3, 4, 5]](#references)
 * National Land Cover Database (NLCD) Tree Canopy Cover science and development [[6, 7]](#references)
 * wildlife habitat analysis [[8, 9, 10]](#references)
 * mapping erosion risk [[11]](#references)

README.md

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 **FIAstemmap** is an R package for mapping tree stem locations on FIA
 plots, modeling individual crown dimensions, and generating plot-level
 estimates of fractional tree canopy cover. Several stand height metrics
-can be calculated. Spatial analysis of tree point pattern is facilitated
-for the standard FIA four-point cluster plot design. Efficient data
-processing supports national applications. The package provides an
-updated implementation of the software originally described by Toney et
-al. 2009 [\[1\]](#references). The original implementation for modeling
-plot canopy cover from individual tree measurements has supported
-several applications of FIA data, including:
-
-- vegetation type classification and tree canopy cover mapping in the
-  LANDFIRE Program [\[2, 3, 4, 5\]](#references)
+can also be calculated. Spatial analysis of tree point pattern is
+facilitated for the standard FIA four-point cluster plot design.
+Efficient data processing is intended to support national applications.
+The package provides an updated implementation of the software
+originally described by Toney et al. 2009 [\[1\]](#references). The
+original implementation for predicting canopy cover from individual tree
+measurements has supported several applications of FIA data, including:
+
+- LANDFIRE vegetation classification and tree canopy cover mapping [\[2,
+  3, 4, 5\]](#references)
 - National Land Cover Database (NLCD) Tree Canopy Cover science and
   development [\[6, 7\]](#references)
 - wildlife habitat analysis [\[8, 9, 10\]](#references)