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 ...
BLM has also standardized on 9.3.1 for this fire season. Due to all the differences in the new version, I wouldn't even attempt to bring a machine with Arc10...
With my new FS-issued HP laptop not having a 9-pin serial port, I'm wondering what others have done/used to ensure they can connect with non-USB GPS units....
*In the words of the NWCG Geospatial Task Group:* * * *http://gis.nwcg.gov/documents/gtgdocuments/GTG_Newsletter_Spring_2010.pdf* * * *ArcGIS 10.0 *- is...
We have also had good success with the USB to serial converters although some buying teams don't like to purchase them. Might not be a bad idea to add one or...
It's been a busy fire season so far in Kern County. This year is the first year we've also utilized our I.M.U. (Incident Mapping Unit). It's been to the...
Richard, In NC we have an annual survey on printing, data distribution, and other GIS costs. This is mostly related to county government operations where the...
Has anyone given presentations for local GIS folks working at EOCs or for the local jurisdiction on working with IMTs? I am thinking about situations when the...
I am wondering where the feds are on implementation of ArcGIS 10. Will it be used this summer at fires? If so, how does the mapbook generator work compared to...
Last years version of FIMT 9.3.0.9 was a total rewrite written in C# .Net. - converted from VB6 code. It is not totally compatible with ArcGIS 10. However,...
Hello Group, RedZone Software has 4 job positions available in our new San Diego office. These positions are for perfect for a GISS who is looking to get out...
Hello, This is Zeke Lunder - former GIS Manager at NorthTree Fire GIS. NorthTree Enterprises is reorganizing, and getting out of the incident mapping business....
Hello folks, What are the ways you reach out to the public (with PIO approval of course)? This can be for any level of fire- type one to local single agency...
I think an important follow-up question is, have any of your public information/outreach activities required additional GIS staff on incidents?, and if so, how...
I only received on reply to my query (which was sent to the group). I thought I'd send this out as something to look at. Here is an example of a map- done by...
Everyone- please provide feedback... did GSTOP ever help you? do you like things? are there missing essential maps that you do now all the time that you didn't...
We are looking for a qualified GISS for the SOCAL Team 2 (Type 2) team. Please contact me at suzbill95@... if you are interested. Thanks, Suzann (GISS-T)...
I'm particularly excited about these two products currently: http://geonode.org/ http://mapbox.com Since they're both Open source, the startup costs are lower...
