Wildfire Air Attack IR+GIS
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ir Attack IR+GI ir Attack IR+GI Better than Easy 1 Interactive Moving-map GIS 2 IR & sensors turn on with plane 3 Intelligence to the ground By: Mark Zaller www.AerialFireTech.org
description
IR+GIS enables aerial fire teams to work more effectively. Includes actual flight over wildfire in Yosemite National Park in 2009. Shows the use of multi-layer moving map GIS in the cockpit that is coupled with passive Infrared. Enables Air Attacks to fly more effectively over smoke and dark. Operational instructions at www.AerialFireTech.org. I want to help other countries of the world get this capability - contact me.
Transcript of Wildfire Air Attack IR+GIS
Air Attack IR+GISAir Attack IR+GIS Better than Easy
1 Interactive Moving-map GIS2 IR & sensors turn on with plane3 Intelligence to the groundBy: Mark Zaller www.AerialFireTech.org
Paper fire maps
Difficulties on
Project FiresFire Camp
Incident Command
Dispatch
Headquarters
TankerBase
Heli-base
FM VoiceNo Data
Air Attack Doesn’t do mappingDoesn’t always get paper mapsOften can’t see ground due to smoke
Smoke
Air Attack Transmit Spot Fire drawingsIR+GIS Moving-MapInstant Situational Awareness
Low cost Changes
Fire Camp
Incident Command
Dispatch
Headquarters
TankerBase
Heli-base
Continuous operations over Smoke & DarkImproves Safety
Offline Moving-Map with GIS
FM VoiceSatellite Data
Subliminal IR+GIS, just another Window
IR and/or GIS: Intuitive 1st look, Subliminal 2nd time
Passive: No training nor interaction required
Instant situational awareness – Eyes spend more time outside
Overall improved efficiency. Continued operations over smoke & at night
Fresh details always: Fire lines - Road names - Place search - Routing, etc.
Safety: Terrain & hazards recognition. Ground teams visible through smoke with IR
Moving-Map Topos
Windows Tablet PC in Cockpit– No Clam-shell laptops
Detailed situational awareness Road, Creeks & local names
Xmap GIS (All US with GIS import) $260 Topo 8 (Western US, no GIS import) $14 MyTopo/TNG (1 State, no GIS import) $300
Apple & Android SmartPhones/PadsFree software & offline toposAsus T101MT
2.9 lbs mounted$548
GIS: Instant Situational
Awareness
Initial Attack: Fire History,
Powerlines, DPA, Topo details
Project Fires (Extended Attack):
Daily Fire lines, hot spots, burn
out, dozer & hand lines, division
breaks, drop points, dip sites,
etc.
3D or 2D, easy zoom if desired
DIY on AerialFireTech.org
3D GIS Moving-map
90 missions in 2010, $1mil results
Click here for Youtube of this moving
InfraRed Fixed mount with clear view Oriented to the Air Attack’s view Easy installation & certification Very effective with smoke/night Hot Rocks Color Passive, Intuitive, turns on/off with plane No training or 3rd person needed Free on many CWN planes
“IR equipped air attack aircraft reduced the need to withdraw firefighters from the fireline”
“crews costing many thousands of dollars per day, disengagement, and the resulting loss of productivity, can represent a significant cost.”
-Large Fire Cost Review for FY2009
IR coupled with GIS has become a IR coupled with GIS has become a most powerful set of tools for the most powerful set of tools for the air attack platform, and without those air attack platform, and without those capabilities I have almost forgotten capabilities I have almost forgotten how I did it any other wayhow I did it any other way““Tom Bagwell, ATGS ORCA TeamTom Bagwell, ATGS ORCA Team
Target DrawingTransmitted over AFF Satellite
Spot fires & Retardant targets Acreage readouts for Initial Attack Lines & Polygons on Google Earth
AFF Automatic Flight FollowingIridium Satellites slow but ubiquitous 2 Minute GPS position reports Data sent in space between Already installed hardware - free Existing service contract – free Airtime to transmit spot fire - $1
1st place at 2011 Silicon Valley Developer's contest & WhereCamp:Delivered to ground firefighters on April 2011 Texas Fires
iPhone/iPad Offline (no ATT/Verizon) moving-map on detailed Topos
1 PDF Maps by Avenza (free) – existing Geo-PDFs from fire GIS team GIS overlays with correct symbols offline & moving-map Safety - Fire lines - Road names – Fire points –Division Breaks Drawing. GPX track import/export Wifi daily updates from local fire camp server. No 3G needed
2 Gaia ($20) – All US states topos offline, GPX import/export
Could lead to: Centralized GPS tracking of all People, Vehicles, Equipment, etc.
Tactical GIS on SmartPhones & Pads For Air & Ground Firefighters in 2011 You are here
Available & unusedIntervalometer & recorded HD Video
Not Tactical enough Photos: 15 MegaPixels Photos sync’d to DeLorme Zoom-in after flight Video: 1080x1920 HD color Sync’d to Google Earth Easy post flight fire mapping Archive retardant drops & fire
history
This Fire Season:
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GPS
InfraRed
SynViz
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Roll out moving-map GIS on Tablet PCs to fire planesOffer moving-map GIS on iPhone/iPad to ground teams
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Auto-Transmit Tiny Vector
Files over existing AFF
