NWCG Geospatial Sub Committee GISS Webinar Wednesday February 18, :00 PM Eastern 12:00 Noon Central 11:00 AM Mountain 10:00 AM Pacific National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Geospatial Subcommittee (GSC)

Today’s Presenters Emmor Nile, OR (State) Andrew Bailey, DOI WFM-RD&A Cameron Tongier, USFWS Jill Kuenzi, USFS Kathie Hansen, NPS Lorri Peltz-Lewis, USFS Elizabeth Lile, USGS Tom Mellin, USFS

Objective: To inform wildland fire incident GIS resource people about the status of topics impacting the 2015 fire season. Overview: Sponsored by Geospatial Sub Committee (GSC) Questions submitted via or Webinar chat One hour in length Qualified GISS and GISS-T invited Situation unit leaders invited Webinar recording to be posted at gis.nwcg.gov

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Federal ArcGIS version status 10.X USFS – ArcGIS 10.2 NPS – ArcGIS 10.2 FWS – ArcGIS 10.1 (10.2) BLM – ArcGIS 10.1 (10.2) Tribes & BIA – ArcGIS 10.1 (10.2)

States’ ArcGIS Status 10.3 – RI 10.2 – AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, GA, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MS, NE, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, SD, VA 10.1 – ID, MD, ME, MT, NC, NH, OH, TN, TX, UT, WA, WV 10.0 – FL, HI, MO, SC, WI 9.2 – AR Unknown – IA, IL, IN, ND, VT, WY

ArcGIS in 2015 Poll

NIFC Fire Enterprise Geospatial Portal (EGP) Situation Analyst Fire Globe Geospatial Dashboard

Fire Incident Mapping Tool for version 10.x Jill Kuenzi 10.0.x (May 2015) full version release 10.0.x (June 2015) full version limited release ArcGIS Add-in, no longer an extension Works with 10.0 and up

FIMT Limited Release in June 2015 Includes: Collector & EGP upload

Training, S-341 Emmor Nile, Oregon

2015 GISS Trainee preparation Availability in ROSS GACC Priority Trainee list Be Proactive, make contacts & network Volunteer locally to get experience Prescribed fire Search & Rescue Other ICS incidents

GIS STandard Operating Procedures on Incidents PMS 936 September 2014 publication date 2014 version DID NOT change GISS PTB (2009)

GSTOP Key Points! “... will be met by all NWCG participating agencies.” Data management, symbology and map products, data sharing, team transition 2014 main updates: Ch. 2 (data mgmt.), Ch. 5 (symbology), and Ch. 6 (maps) Ch. 7 reminder: datasets shared on a daily basis are fire perimeter and fireline layers Post data on a the NIFC ftp site, ftp://ftp.nifc.gov ftp://ftp.nifc.gov Many applications and sites depend on this:

GPS & Mobile Technology on Incidents *DNRGPS (DNRGarmin 5.4.1) *GSC web site, Online Garmin GPS Training: GPS Overview, Set up/use of the GPSMap76S, DNRGarmin GPS for Fire Management Operations & ICS: Garmin GPSMAP 60C/76C & DNR Garmin Tools & Job Aides: Garmin Pocket cards, etc. Mobile Technology in Fire & Aviation

Technology Rentals Lorri Peltz-Lewis - USFS R5, California GIS Contracts for 2015: Hartford (CA) includes: Computers, Plotter, Printers, etc. SmartSource (National) includes: Computers, Printers, etc. GISS Computer: Win7 (64-bit), Intel i7, 16 GB RAM, 1280x960 resolution, Ethernet/WiFi/Bluetooth, etc. GISS Software: ArcGIS or 10.3 (TBD), 10 licenses, FIMT, DNRGPS, xTools, CALFIRE Tools, Google Earth, etc. Ordering tip sheet will be available on Full list of specifications – (916) GIS software not working contact Lorri ASAP!

2015/2016 GIS Licenses – All Hazard Support Lorri Peltz-Lewis - USFS R5, California GISS Advanced ArcGIS – single installs - single use, authenticates to Esri, includes all Category A extensions (Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, etc) GISS-L Advanced ArcGIS * – server installs – concurrent use, 10 licenses, requires license manager install, authenticates to Esri, includes all Category A extensions *Fire Rentals have the GISS-L license pre-installed 2014/2015 licenses expire April 1, /2016 license request - available by early March 2015 Need a license? Contact – (916)

Incident GIS Support services FTP.NIFC.GOVFTP.NIFC.GOV Same SOP as prior years. Folders on FTP Site: Incident_Specific_Data – for posting products IMT – Each IMT has their own folder GACC – A folder for each GACC under Base_Info Forest Visitor Maps – Geo-referenced for mobile use NPS – New folder for the Park Service WFIT –Wildland Fire Information Technology

GEOMAC - USGS Comments, questions?

REST Services Dynamic KML Downloads

Rapid Data Delivery System - RDDS Web-enabled data viewer for the preview and downloading of raster data. Users can quickly specify area of interest (AOI) and then download the selected raster data directly to their desktop. Incident Support Layers  Active Earthquakes > 4 magnitude  Active Volcanoes  Active Wildfires  Active Wildfire Perimeters  Historic Fire Perimeters (2001-current)  Thermal MODIS  Remote Automated Weather Stations Downloadable Raster Products  Ortho Imagery  Digital Raster Graphics (24k/100k topo)  Shaded Relief  Digital Elevation Models  Terrestrial Ecosystems (U.S./Africa)

Request an account as a “Viewer” read access to WFDSS Non-Fed Government employees will have to take USFS IT Security Training Geographic Area (GA) Editor can sponsor state users Incident data downloads KMZ shapefile includes any perimeters in the system W ildland F ire D ecision S upport S ystem Update (Andrew Bailey, DOI - WFM RD&A)

New! NWCG Data Standards Updates New/Updated Data Exchange Standards: Wildland Fire Locations (point) Wildland Fire Perimeters (polygon) Fuels Treatments (polygon) Aviation Hazards – Obstacle/Activity (point, line, polygon)

Webinar URL List: NWCG Geospatial Subcommittee (GSC), FIMT, FIMT training, GPS training, GSTOP 2014, Incident GIS Support services (NIFC FTP), ftp://ftp.nifc.govftp://ftp.nifc.gov Inciweb, NWCG Data Standards, Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS), GEOMAC, GEOMAC REST Services, Rapid Data Delivery System – RDDS, S-341 Training (GISS), National Infrared Operations, Wildfire Lessons Learned Center, Questions received via and webinar chat

States GSC Representatives Eastern: Curt Stripling (TX) Jason Braunstein (VA) Western: Joe Stansbury (NE) Darin McFarlin (CA)

Federal GSC Representatives NPS - Dave Hammond BIA - Joe Kafka USFS - Jill Kuenzi BLM - Dianna Sampson FWS - Cameron Tongier DOI-OWF - Susan Goodman USGS - Liz Lile USFS - Research - Andrew Wilson

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