GIS-23: GIS FOR FIRE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION

Order No:

GIS-23

Total Length:

90 minutes



GIS Management of Felled and Bucked Log Inventories Susceptible to Ambrosia Beetle Attacks

Reference No:

GIS 23-1

A particularly serious pest, the Ambrosia Beetle attacks felled logs by the thousands. This results in millions of dollars of loss for forest companies every year. The objectives of this project were to create a GIS which would: (1) establish risk; (2) estimate the potential value losses; (3) display the results graphically and, (4) incorporate monthly updates.

Lecturer:

  • Rick Hawe, Phero Tech Inc., Delta BC

Suitability for
Level of
Instruction:

  • University (Undergraduate)
  • Advanced Research
  • Professional

Duration:

21 minutes

Suggested
Presentations:

GIS-6, GIS-9-4, GIS-36-4

 

Evaluating Spatial Strategies of Wildfire Prevention

Reference No:

GIS 23-2

Effective management of wildland fires relies more on prevention than on suppression because preventive treatments costs much less than suppression measures. While suppression efforts demand quick-response actions, decisions on preventive treatments are harder to make unless their cost-effectiveness can be accurately evaluated. This presentation illustrates the use of GIS to evaluate alternative spatial strategies of prescribed burning, based on two criteria: the fire danger of the entire district and the spatial pattern of fire occurrence probability. Eight spatial strategies were evaluated and the most cost-effective strategy identified.

Lecturer:

  • Yue Hong Chou, University of California, Riverside, CA

Suitability for
Level of
Instruction:

  • University (Undergraduate)
  • Advanced Research
  • Professional

Duration:

15 minutes

Suggested
Presentations:

GIS-6

 

Integrating GIS Technology for Forest Fire Management Planning

Reference No:

GIS 23-3

To date, few decision-support systems for planning and real time decision-making have been successfully implemented in an effective and cost-efficient manner. The Intelligent Fire Management Information System (IFMIS), developed by Forestry Canada, is one exception. A prototype was developed to evaluate the feasibility and issues related to implementing a fully operational GIS forest fire preparedness planning tool. Specific models were developed using typical GIS toolkit functions and application programming interfaces (API) to address basic fire management concerns.

Lecturer:

  • Bryan S. Lee, Forestry Canada, Edmonton, AB

Suitability for
Level of
Instruction:

  • University (Undergraduate)
  • Advanced Research
  • Professional

Duration:

27 minutes

Suggested
Presentations:

GIS-6, GIS-24-6

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