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...
Hello, There is a thread started on the hotlist about the history of incident mapping. http://wildlandfire.com/hotlist/showthread.php?t=12805 Here is something...
Could you tell me how exactly you capture the fire perimeter data? We had a flood in GA recently and I'm thinking your method for collecting fire data might...
Fire perimeter data is captured by on the ground capture (map or GPS), aerial reconnaissance (map or GPS), or Infrared camera. I have never seen a predictive...
John, Way back when, in the 90s, I was on a flash flood event in Yosemite. We used ground capture and aerial reconnaisance as you mention below to identify...
Hi Mary, My name is Tim Ball. I am the president of a small company that does a great deal of fire and (less) flood mapping to support Incident Management...
USFS is still using 9.3 so you can probably expect to see that on federal fires. I know my type 1 team and others southwest gacc teams will likely run 9.3...
Same can be said for Region 5, we will be running 9.3.1. Chris On May 24, 2010, at 10:56, Max Wahlberg <maximillianwahlberg@...> wrote: USFS is still...
The 9.3 version will NOT work with ArcGIS 10. As soon as we get this version released here in the next several weeks, we will begin on adjusting it to work...
Teams in the Southern Region will be using ArcGIS 9.3.1 this season (not 9.2 for those who have not upgraded) Eric Schmeckpeper SA Red Team (T1) Lead GISS ...
