Title: Interagency Fire & Aviation Information Systems Workshop Introduction to Track 1 – Fire GIS
1Elizabeth Lile, USGS Rocky Mountain Geographic
Science Center
2What 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)
3NWCG Membership
USDA Forest Service, Fire and Aviation
Management Federal Emergency Management
Agency, U.S. Fire Administration National
Association of State Foresters
Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Land
Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service National Park Service
Fire Systems Research, U.S. Forest
Service Intertribal Timber Council Source
National Wildfire Coordinating Group
4Working Teams
5Goals 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
6Who are the Members ?
Agency Member Technical Advisors
USFS Joe Frost Katy Madrid Hipke
BLM Susan Goodman Sean Triplett
NPS Doug Stephen Kathie Hansen, Brian Sorbel
FWS Bill Leenhouts (Vice Chair)
BIA Luther Arizana Jerry Barnes
USGS Liz Lile John Guthrie
Eastern States Sue McLellan (Chair)
Western States Skip Edel
IRMWT Liaison Andrea Olson (FWS)
7Web Site gis.nwcg.gov
8GTG Direction
- 2001
- IRMWT gave clear direction to GTG stating that
the group was not operational, but a standards
organization
9Standards
- Facilitate data sharing
- Increase interoperability among geospatial
technologies - Standards contribute to making life simpler
- Increase the reliability and effectiveness of the
GIS products produced.
10Data 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
11GTG 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
12GTG Accomplishments
- The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)
Data Administration Working Group approved in
2006 - Daily Fire Perimeter Data Layer Standard
- Fire History Data Layer Standard
- These standards were developed by the NWCGs
Geospatial Task Group (GTG) and are an agreed
upon minimum interagency national standard.
13GTG Accomplishments
- The NWCG Geographic Information System (GIS)
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on Incidents
Project (GSTOP) - Details in another presentation
14GIS 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
15Geographic 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.
16GISS
- 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).
17GISS
- 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
18Geospatial Training Advisory Group (GTAG)
- Mission
- Enable the efficient transfer of geospatial
training and technology skills to professionals
that support ICS. - Maintain and raise the quality of geospatial
intelligence tools and products used to support - all-risk incidents.
19GTAG- Members
- Karl Brown, NPS, CO, Rocky Mountain
- Kathie Hansen, NPS, MI, Eastern
- Kerri Mich, USFS, NM, Southwest
- Emmor Nile, ODF, OR, Northwest
- Sean Triplett, BLM, AK, Alaska
- Eric Schmeckpeper, USFS, GA, Southern
- Open, Northern Rockies
- Open, Great Basin (East or West)
- Open, California (North or South)
- Don Washco (Course Coordinator), BLM, AZ
20GAO Report on Geospatial Technologies and
Wildland Fire
21GAO 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
22NWCG Geospatial Task Groups 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.
23Strategic 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.
24Strategic 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.
25Be part of the team
- You can recommend issues by contacting a GTG
member or your IRMWT representative - http//gis.nwcg.gov
26Final thoughts
27Final Thoughts
GTG