{"id":366432,"date":"2020-09-20T10:15:39","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T17:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcwatch&p=366432"},"modified":"2020-09-22T08:23:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T15:23:35","slug":"make-a-fire-map-in-a-minute","status":"publish","type":"arcwatch","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcwatch\/make-a-fire-map-in-a-minute","title":{"rendered":"Make a Fire Map in a Minute"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1172,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[275822,10392],"tags":[471542,151652,163382,205752],"arcwatch_issues":[465931],"class_list":["post-366432","arcwatch","type-arcwatch","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arcgis-living-atlas-of-the-world","category-arcgis-online","tag-apple-fire","tag-arcgis-living-atlas-of-the-world","tag-arcgis-online","tag-wildfires","arcwatch_issues-october-2020","arcwatch_sections-tech-time"],"acf":{"short_description":"Learn how to map a map of a fire in about a minute, locate the hot spots, and find out how many people live in the affected area.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

All You Need Is ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nOne weekend in early August, a red-and-white DC-10 flew over Redlands, California, where Esri is headquartered.\r\n\r\nIt was a fire response plane, an all-too-familiar sight in Southern California at this time of year.\r\n\r\nTo the east, a huge smoke plume rose through the trees. A nearby lookout provided a better view of what would turn out to be the massive Apple Fire<\/a>. But where exactly was the wildfire located and how big was it? To map fires like the Apple Fire (which eventually consumed more than 33,000 acres near Cherry Valley, California) and learn more about them, you can use tools in ArcGIS Online<\/a> and content from ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World<\/a>.\r\n\r\nIn this Tech Time tip, you will learn how to map any fire in about a minute, locate the hot spots, find out how many people live in the affected area, and much more.\r\n\r\n "},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"View Larger Image<\/a>\r\n\r\nMake a Fire Map<\/strong>\r\n\r\nArcGIS Living Atlas of the World includes authoritative live feeds and other content that help you learn more about a fire and its status and conditions. Follow these steps to make your own fire map in a minute.\r\n\r\nStep 1:<\/strong> Open Map Viewer in ArcGIS Online, click Add, then choose Browse Living Atlas Layers."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":366762,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Step 2:<\/strong> Type \"fire\" in the search box to locate matching layers from the Living Atlas. Scroll to find the USA Current Wildfires layer and click the plus sign (+) to add the layer to the map."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":366792,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Note:<\/strong>\u00a0To learn more about any layer, click the layer title to view the item details."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":366802,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"From the\u00a0USA Current Wildfire item details<\/a>,\u00a0we learn that wildfire points are sourced from\u00a0Integrated Reporting of Wildland-Fire Information (IRWIN)<\/a>\u00a0and perimeters are sourced from the\u00a0National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)<\/a>.\u202f The layer is updated every 15 minutes.\r\n\r\nStep 3:<\/strong> Using the same \"fire\" search, locate the Satellite (VIIRS) Thermal Hotspots and Fire Activity<\/a> layer, then click the plus sign to add it to the map."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":366822,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"From the\u00a0item details<\/a>,\u00a0we learn that this layer represents the most frequently updated and most detailed global, remotely sensed wildfire information. Using this layer, you can visualize and assess wildfires worldwide, including the fire of interest, the Apple Fire.\r\n\r\nCreate Your Apple Fire Map<\/strong>\r\n\r\nOn your map, zoom in to the area north of Banning and Beaumont, in Southern California. You will see a symbol for the Apple Fire and the fire perimeter along with the satellite visible infrared imaging radiometer suite (VIIRS) thermal hot spots."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":366832,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"You can apply other tools to the perimeter and add Living Atlas content to provide more context about the wildfire.\r\n\r\nHere are some examples.\r\n\r\nCreate a Geoenriched Fire Perimeter<\/strong>\r\n\r\nYou can use the Enrich Layer analysis tool in ArcGIS Online to add 2020 population data to the perimeter. The configured results in the perimeter pop-up show that the area is sparsely populated. See the\u00a0Enrich Layer<\/a>\u00a0page for more information."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":366852,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Add Historic Fire Boundaries<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe map below shows the Apple Fire perimeter (in red) with Living Atlas historic fire perimeters (in purple) dating back to 1878. See the\u00a0California Fire Perimeters 1878\u20132018<\/a>\u00a0item details for more information."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":366872,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Add Slope<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe influence of slope is a significant factor in fire behavior, severity, and containment. This map shows the perimeter of the Apple Fire overlaying the Living Atlas\u00a0Terrain: Slope in Degrees<\/a>\u00a0layer."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":366892,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"You can explore other analysis tools and Living Atlas layers to learn more about fires as well as other types of incidents such as earthquakes.\r\n\r\nFor more information, see the following:\r\n