A former helicopter pilot has "discovered" the value of GIS/GPS and real time fire mapping in Los Angeles. This is a boost for the uninformed or skeptical for...
No disrespect to LA or the "pilot" but this is nothing new and the reporting is pretty "sensationalist". According to the IC Team and others on the Topanga...
Totally bogus. I was with CDF Team 7 on this fire for a week and we never heard or saw this system or any of its products. Someone really knows how to write...
Sure doesn't sound bogus. It's too detailed. I know most of these technologies from the flight simulation field and it sounds like a legitimate mix of...
Regarding the NPR newsclip: In the next two weeks I will try and find the interviewee of the newsclip and speak to them- remember just because NPR finds it...
The GISS Task Book (which is required for qualification as a GISS) is scheduled to be published on the web February 1, 2006. The PMS 310-1 is scheduled to be...
I'm looking for any kind of script or free extension (3.2 or 9.1 ArcView) to help me figure out first-in-response based off road network. I've used Network...
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GISS_group@yahoogroup...
Apr 1, 2006 12:39 am
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the GISS_group group: Have you transitioned into the new GISS qualification on your red card? o Yes. o...
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GISS_group@yahoogroup...
Apr 16, 2006 8:33 am
The following GISS_group poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Have you transitioned into the new GISS qualification on your red...
The official NWCG taskbook for the GISS position has been posted at: http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/taskbook/planning/giss.pdf This can also be accessed by going to...
Hello all- The latest releases are all linked through the new and improved Geospatial Task Group (GTG) website. http://gis.nwcg.gov Check out: The FIMT...
Two positions will be coming available for GIS with Riverside County Fire Department / CDF Riverside County Unit. The GIS section at RVC has great staff and...
hello all, Northtree Fire is looking for qualified GIS techs for call-when-needed work operating our Mobile Mapping Trailers on incidents in Northern ...
Hello all, I am interested in getting a discussion started about how various users are implementing the FIMT tools this year, kind of a mid-season review. How...
I just finished a two week stint providing GIS support to a fire use fire in Washington State. I tried my darndest to keep with all the protocal that was...
Hi all- After spending two days at the ESRI User's Conference helping ESRI teach FIMT I heard a couple things worth passing along that maybe of help to you...
Good to hear you are trying to use the tools. Sorry there still are some bugs to work out. 1. NO MORE EXTENSIONS LOADED THAN ABSOLUTELY NEEDED. In any ...
All. I'm forwarding John Varner's response to several FIMT issues that I asked him about. I expect these issues aren't news to FIMT users, but his responses...
I've used FIMT on four incidents so far this season. As far as the out of bounds, as long as I "Select" the "Spatial Reference Properties" when I first create...
I forgot to mention a couple of other things. The work around to the topolgy edit, polygon/fireline, is also part of the second subject as well. The order of...
I'm in region 6 - forest service - we are using a custom projection - Albers 83 which is not, of course, in ESRI's predefined projections. So I can't use the...
The answer to needing to move labels (that have been converted to annotation) for different maps is to make annotation for each map. I haven't tried this in...
If you have a coverage, Personal Geodatabase, or SDE layer that you are very comfortable with the extent, you can import from that layer. What happens with...
You can download a script to remove the unused symbols at esri site. The link is http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=13845 It has to be done on a...
There is a need for a GISS specialist on the Emerald Hills fire near Billings, Montana. If you are interested in this assignment, please contact Anne...
I found out this week that bringing in multi-part polygons into the FirePolygon theme can cause problems with the maintenance of the PerimeterSector and...
I am new to this group and I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Samantha and I have been working as a GIS tech for almost 2 years now. I am also new to the...
I have found an undocumented feature with the Fire Incident Mapping Tools. Working within the tools, one is fine, it is when people go outside of the tools....
