The UpdateFireProgression script tool I posted to the "Files" area in April requires an ArcINFO-level license. My thanks to Alan on the East Zone Complex for...
Pass this on. BLM currently has three GIS vacancies located in Sacramento These are permanent full time positions. The salary range is $37,767.00 - $72,665.00....
The fire season has kicked off with a serious roar in CA and we're at Planning Level 5 nationally- as more people are deploying with incident management teams...
Victoria, A couple of years ago, we took a FIMT geodatabase and stripped all of the database structure (the 'schema') into an .xml format in ArcCatalog. You...
Victoria & all, I want to share one of my favorite tools: MapWindow GIS <http://mapwindow.com/> I just went through another situation where ArcGIS/Toolbox was...
It's winter- so it's time for standards and meetings and in between holidays... There are SOPs that were developed for wildland fire under the National...
Have you been on a fire from 2006 till now? Have you ever used the GIS Standard Operating Procedures on Incidents job aid on any fires? In meetings? To show...
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the GISS_group group. File :...
We are just about to finish up with a new version of FIMT. Attached is a document describing the current updates. It is for 9.2 and 9.3. There is one small...
I regret to pass on the sad news that one of our own, Corey Ferguson, has passed away(age 39) after a brain aneurysm on the night of March 11th. Corey has been...
Raster data retrieved from ftp://ftp.nifc.gov/BASE_INFO/Statewide_GIS_Data/ may lack a defined spatial reference. ... Warning - This is a blunt tool. Each...
In the past, I've used both Network Attached Storage (NAS) drives (like SnapServer, Buffalo LinkStation, etc.) and USB drives as GIS filing platforms. NAS...
Here, in theory, are the tech specs of the device speeds we are talking about: USB 2.0 Thumb Drives- 480 mbit (megabit) / second speed, 100bT Ethernet -...
The timeliness of this post is perfect..... We have outfitted our GIS Emergency Response Trailer with a Buffalo NAS running through a D-Link wireless router...
After spending an evening following "USB vs NAS" hits on Google, I came across a post that pretty well sums up most of the information I came across. Here it...
From Google again... Question : If Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is a 480 Mbps interface and FireWire is a 400 Mbps interface, how can FireWire be faster? Answer :...
Forest Service (maybe other agencies too) hardware keys for ArcGIS are typically configured with 50 licenses, more than enough to host several ArcGIS clients...
Not that anyone is getting many assignments these days, but... ... Limitations include a requirement for ArcGIS 9.2 (or higher) and an ArcInfo license. I...
My IMT has asked me for suggestions for a new plotter for deployments. In the office I'm using an HP5500ps 42" and an "old reliable" HP1055ps. Looking at...
Late last year, on a fire, we were renting a HPT1100. It was super fast. Took up extra room and had to be loaded from the back, but it was worth it. Most all...
Several 9.3 users have reported that UpdateFireProgression_2 raises an exception related to a syntax change in the UPDATE command made by ESRI between versions...
Hello, I am listed in ROSS as a GISS Trainee. I have half of my taskbook done. I am wondering if any of you have any advice how to get out on an incident to...
Sounds like a great idea, Don! Is anyone getting out right now? Are they calling for single-resources? Does anyone have the technology/resources to find out...
Yes, I agree, I too am getting impatient and I have been available on ROSS for about a year and a half and have my task book about half done. I don't know if...
I've seen one GISS request UTF'd (unable to fill) this summer. It was a request to the Rocky Mountain GACC for the Railbelt complex in AK, about a month...
Hello! I am new to the list and am hoping to get some experience as a GISS. Took the GIS for Incident Mgmt back in April 2009 and have several years of GIS...
It is probably going to be difficult getting assignments as GISS trainees on incidents. In a stressful situation most GISS leads want someone who is able to...
Thanks everyone for your input earlier. I finally got a short deployment on the Microwave Fire, in Oregon. Just long enough to finish my taskbook. I changed my...
Another factor is location- if the resources of the local GACC are depleted, they will move on to the next closest GACCs to find resources. That means for...
