Goals of presentation

• Cue up conversation about future learning and tool use opportunities
• Share how LANDFIRE source Data is relevant to each model
• Explore four fire behavior models that may or may not be of use to the Ottawa National Forest

Method to the Madness

Initial research yielded a wealth of tools that seemed to fit into three categories; preventative, active, and emissions modeling.

• BlueSky Framework
• FFT (Fire and Fuel Tools 3.0)
• IFTDSS (Interagency Fuels Treatment Decision Support System)
• FlamMap6

Blue Sky Framework

• Web based platform that supports emissions planning through ground monitoring networks, daily smoke forecasts, and customized emissions modeling
• Produces easily digestible graphics and maps

Creating a Landscape in BlueSky

• BlueSky’s Modeling Playground pulls source data from LANDFIRE'S FCCS (Fuel Characteristic Classification System)

BlueSky Emissions Outputs

• Total GHG, PM 2.5, and PM 10.0 released are compiled into an easily digestible graphic
• Emissions are also visualized in tons per hour

Fuel and Fire Tools 3.0 (FFT)

• A desktop application that is capable of preventative and active emissions modeling using LANDFIRE data
• Creation of custom fuelbeds for a burn unit of interest can be conducted easily

Fuel and Fire Tools 3.0 Interface

• This tool can yield high resolution emissions modeling for prescribed burns before they occur.
• Managers can upload a shapefile of the AoI and quickly generate representative outputs

Landscapes in FFT 3.0

• This slide shows the user interface for FFT3.0 where users build customized Burn Unit; e.g a planned prescribed burn.

FlamMap6

• A desktop application capable of preventative and active fire behavior modeling
• Outputs including fire behavior metrics like Minimum Travel Time, Flame Length, and Line Intensity can be calculated and explored Google Earth

IFTDSS (Interagency Fuel Treatment Determination System)

• Interactive web based application that allows for fire behavior modeling and burn probability modeling
• Users simply input a shapefile of the proposed AOI from which IFTDSS then builds a landscape using LANDFIRE derived data
• Outputs of btu/unit area, and flame length can then be immediately explored in an online interactive map

the Conservation Data Lab (CDL)

• Is a team focused on creating products that push conservation forward.
  
• For example, Myles Walimaa wrote R code that can process the raster data inputs needed for development of custom fuelbeds to use in FFT 3.0
• The CDL can help you take outputs from fuel modeling tools and create infographics, dashboards or interactive charts