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Use of Geographic Information Systems to Improve the NC Division of Forest Resources Pre-Suppression Fire Planning
Funded by the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources
Heather M. Cheshire and Hugh Devine
Project Manager: Laura Pickens
Objectives
The NCSU Center for Earth Observation (CEO) is assisting the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources (NCDFR) in integrating modern spatial analysis tools and data into their pre-suppression fire planning methods. Specific objectives of this project are for the NCSU CEO to (1) construct a geographic database useful in pre-suppression planning; (2) provide GIS tools to make utilization of these data easier; (3) identify damaged areas within the zone(s) estimated to have sustained 75-100% downed trees; and (4) provide workshops on the use of GIS and GPS.Procedure:
GIS data layers include roads, hydrology, topography, and land cover compiled for the 53 county region declared a disaster area after hurricane Fran. In addition, the CEO has been compiling available digital orthophoto quarter quadrangles for the study area. CEO has developed a post-Fran forest damage map for areas previously estimated to be located within the 75 - 100% downed timber zones, concentrated in two coastal counties. Damage areas were identified on 1:15840 black & white stereo pairs, registered to existing data layers, and digitized.Results
Database development has been completed. Results indicate available GIS layers match very well, and areas of significant damage can be determined efficiently from the photography. NCDFR has limited experience with GIS and other spatial tools, therefore another focus area includes provisions for NCDFR access to GIS and GPS computing services and training in the use of GIS and GPS. The database is currently in use at the NCDFR with on-siteassistance from CEO personnel. Workshops and develpment of customized GIS tools is on-going.
Presentations / Reports / Publications:Pickens, L.M., H.M. Cheshire and H.A. Devine. 2000. Use of Geographic Information Systems and Photogrammetric Techniques to Improve the NC Division of Forest Resources Pre-Suppression Fire Planning and Forest Management. In, Proceedings of the IEEE 2000 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Vol. VI, Honolulu , Hawaii, 24-28 July 2000, pp. 2712-2714.
Pickens, L., H.M. Cheshire, H. Devine, and K. Sherin. 1998. Use of Geographic Information Systems to Improve the NC Division of Forest Resources Pre-Suppression Fire Planning; Proceedings of the Southern Forestry GIS Conference, Oct. 28-29, 1998, Athens, GA. pp. 201-206
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