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> From: Gwen Curtis <[log in to unmask]>
 
> I'm trying to catch up on some cataloging problems and could use some
> advice.  Can anyone tell me what "compartment boundaries" are that appear
on
> a map of Homochitto National Forest Mississippi, 1989 (A 13.28:H 75/989).
 
 
Compartments are geographic units defined for the purpose of forest
administration and inventory.  The boundaries generally follow permanent
physical features or legal demarcations.
 
Bill Belton
USDA-Forest Service
Remote Sensing Program
Washington, DC