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Overview

What is the GTG? Who are the members of GTG? Accomplishments Strategic Plan Being part of the interagency fire

GIS team

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What is the GTG?

Interagency group created in October 1999

Reports to the Information Resource Management Working Team (IRMWT) under the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)

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Bureau of Indian Affairs

Bureau of Land Management

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Park Service

Fire Systems Research, U.S. Forest ServiceIntertribal Timber CouncilSource: National Wildfire Coordinating Group

USDA Forest Service,Fire and Aviation Management

Federal Emergency Management Agency,U.S. Fire Administration

National Association of State Foresters

NWCG Membership

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National Wildfire Coordinating Group

Information Resource Management

Incident Operations Training

Geospatial Task Group System Coordination Group

Fire EnvironmentFire Equipment

Fire Use Incident Business Practices

Publication Management System Safety and Health

Wildland Urban Interface Wildland Fire Investigation

Wildland Fire Education

Working Teams

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Goals and Objectives of GTG

Provide a coordinated interagency point of contact for the NWCG IRMWT regarding the use of geospatial technology

Recommend and review interagency standards and processes

Encourage and recommend the development of geospatial data and applications to support interagency fire management

Who are the Members ?

Agency Member Technical Advisors

USFS Joe Frost Katy Madrid Hipke

BLM Susan Goodman Sean Triplett

NPS Doug Stephen Brian Sorbel

FWS Bill Leenhouts (Vice Chair)

BIA Luther Arizana Ted Tower, Richard Moore

USGS Liz Lile John Guthrie

Eastern States Sue McLellan (Chair)

Western States Skip Edel

IRMWT Liaison Andrea Olson (FWS)

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Web Site: gis.nwcg.gov

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GTG Direction

2001 IRMWT gave clear direction to GTG

stating that the group was not operational, but a standards organization

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Standards

Facilitate data sharing Increase interoperability among

geospatial technologies Standards contribute to making life

simpler Increase the reliability and effectiveness

of the GIS products produced.

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Data Standards

Data layer standards Fire Perimeter Fire history (polygon)

Data item standards NWCG Data Administration Working

Group http://www.nwcg.gov/teams/pmo/

dawg.htm

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GTG Accomplishments

2002 Presented two issue papers to IRMWT

Developing an Interagency Standard for the Transfer and Documentation of GIS Fire Perimeters

A Recommended Approach for Simplifying Wildland Fire Occurrence Reporting and Creating GIS Layers from Wildland Fire Occurrence Data

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GTG Accomplishments

The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Data Administration Working Group has approved: Daily Fire Perimeter Data Layer Standard Fire History Data Layer Standard These standards were developed by the

NWCG’s Geospatial Task Group (GTG) and are an agreed upon minimum interagency national standard.

Source: Information Bulletin No.2007-056 03-MAR-2007

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GTG Accomplishments

The NWCG Geographic Information System (GIS) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on Incidents Project (GSTOP) June 2006

Details in another presentation

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GIS Technical Specialist:

4 Types of Positions ICS positions Wildfire Skill positions Technical Specialist Positions Wildfire Skill Positions

GTG proposed that the GIST be transferred from a Technical Specialist position to an ICS position with a position task book and required / recommended training

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Geographic Information System Specialist (GISS)

Position was included in the 2006 release of the Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide, PMS 310-1.

The PMS 310-1 is available on the NWCG Publication Management System web page

Information about the GISS position can be found on page 105 of the PMS 310-1 document.

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GISS

The GISS position has replaced the GIS Technical Specialist (GIST) position

The GIST position title and code will be made inactive in IQCS.

The GIST position title and code will no

longer be used on incident qualification cards or in the Resource Ordering and Status System (ROSS).

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GISS

A transition guidance letter has been released from NWCG specifying grandfathering procedures for the GIST to GISS conversion, and is available on the NWCG website.

Links to Task Book & information are on the GTG website: gis.nwcg.gov

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GAO Report on Geospatial Technologies and Wildland

Fire

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GAO Report on Geospatial Technologies and Wildland

Fire Recommendations

Develop an interagency geospatial strategy for effectively using geospatial information technologies in all phases of wildland fire management

Develop an interagency IRM strategy for wildland fire management

Develop an interagency enterprise architecture for wildland fire management

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NWCG Geospatial Task Group’s Geospatial

Strategic Plan The GTG vision is that geospatial

technologies are pervasive and transparent in wildland fire management and that the resulting products and services are integral to and enhance decision making in all phases of wildland fire management.

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Strategic Plan Goals

DATA: Quality geospatial data is easily accessible and used appropriately.

SYSTEMS: Stable, trusted, effective, and dependable systems that have a geospatial component are available to meet wildland fire needs.

INFRASTRUCTURE: A common interagency infrastructure is in place to meet the business needs of the wildland fire community.

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Strategic Plan Goals…

STAFFING: Personnel are willing and able to support, maintain, and utilize geospatial technologies as appropriate.

USE OF NEW PRODUCTS: The wildland fire community is using the most appropriate geospatial technology.

COMMUNICATION: Effectively communicate wildland fire interagency geospatial issues, policies and standards.

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Be part of the team

You can recommend issues by contacting a GTG member or your IRMWT representative

http://gis.nwcg.gov

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Final thoughts

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Final Thoughts

GTG