Access to exact National Forest Inventory plot locations must be carefully evaluated

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National forest inventories have sound scientific bases, but they are not primarily conducted for scientific purposes. Therefore, the general open access rules for sharing research data do not necessarily apply to them. If there is any risk that opening the data for scientific purposes could jeopardise its function for the original use, that is policy formulation and evaluation, the latter should always be prioritised.
Key words: National Forest Inventory (NFI), observer bias, plot coordinates, remote sensing, statistics code