Conservation Easement Monitoring
Staff can use the Conservation Easement Monitoring solution to routinely inspect conservation easements and monitor programs.
Fuel Management
GIS analytics for wildfire fuel management activities
Apply location analytics to fuel management
- Manage defensible space
- Maintain prescribed fire
- Monitor fire ecology
Defensible space management
Agency staff can use GIS to gather data and analyze the effectiveness of current Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) building codes and fire safety regulations such as those related to defensible space. With GIS-based mobile applications and analytical capabilities, staff can analyze these standards with verified field data. They can also analyze information about local vegetation, weather, and topography to determine the fire severity zone of an area and inform an effective defensible space design—one of the most cost-effective ways to protect a structure from wildfire.
Prescribed fire maintenance
Fire plays a vital role in preserving forest health, vegetation maintenance, and certain ecosystems. Fire managers can use GIS to determine where to place prescribed fires on the landscape while considering fuel type, topography, wildlife habitat, and weather conditions. Modeling will show how a prescribed fire will behave and spread under a variety of conditions as well as the impact of smoke dispersion. With GIS, fire managers can select the appropriate prescription under which a prescribed fire will achieve the greatest benefit.
Fire ecology monitoring
Modeling fire behavior is an essential part of forest and fuel management. GIS-based fire behavior models are necessary for predicting the impacts of potential fuel treatments within the forest and determining the best treatment methods to be used to meet planning and land management goals.
Solutions for wildland fire fuel management
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Environmental Analysis
Used to evaluate and understand environmental impacts of proposed development projects and solicit feedback from stakeholders.View the solution -
Conservation Outreach
Helps you capture conflicts between humans and wildlife, manage the resolution, and monitor outreach activities in and around protected areas.View the solution
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