Finding GIS Data for Incident Response

Sarah Hartsburg

GIS Technician

Sundance Consulting, Inc. for NPS Fire GIS

sarah_hartsburg@contractor.nps.gov

Module Objectives

•Describe and provide a list of data sources for wildland fire incident response

•Discuss data drive and overview of data on the drive

•Demonstrate workflow for preparing to create a quick map using the data drive

Data Sources for Wildland Fire Incident Response

Connected• Websites which allow

for data to be downloaded

• Internet map services

• Pre-assembled data on local drives

Disconnected• Pre-assembled data

stored on local drives

Data Sources for Connected Environments- Data Download Sites•USGS Rapid Data Delivery Site (RDDS): http://firedata.cr.usgs.gov/

•NRCS Geospatial Data Gateway: http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/

•NIFC FTP site: ftp://ftp.nifc.gov/BASE_INFO/Statewide_GIS_Data/

•USTopo: http://nationalmap.gov/ustopo/index.html•FSTopo – USFS created Topo Maps: http://fsgeodata.fs.fed.us/rastergateway/states-regions/states.php

Data Sources for Connected Environments- Internet Map Services

•MODIS Active Fire Mapping site: http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/index.php

•USDA National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP): http://gis.apfo.usda.gov/ArcGIS/rest/services/NAIP

•USTopo: http://basemap.nationalmap.gov/ArcGIS/rest/services/USGSTopo/MapServer

•USGS Basemap services: http://basemap.nationalmap.gov/ArcGIS/rest/services/

Continued - Internet Map Services

•USGS National Map Viewer services: http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/example/services.html

•NPS internal map services: http://insidemapservices.nps.gov/arcgis/rest/services

•NPS external map services: http://mapservices.nps.gov/arcgis/rest/

Base Data - Pre-assembled Data Drives

•DEMs• Internet Layer Files•Orthoimagery•Topo Maps•Vector Data•Google Earth Files•Other Maps

Other Materials - Pre-assembled Data Drives

In addition to base data the data drives also include:•Template incident folder•Sample incident maps•Training materials and job aids•ArcGIS software and utilities

Template Incident Folder

Demo – Using the Data Drive

Copy the Template Incident Folder to Your Local Hard Drive and Re-name It

In the Incident Folder, open the Projects Folder and Double click to open the Start.mxd

Copy Any Imagery or Other Base Data to Your Incident Folder

Add Any Other Base Data to Your Map and Save It Again