Guidebook on LANDFIRE fuels data acquisition, critique, modification, maintenance, and model calibration

With the advent of LANDFIRE fuels layers, an increasing number of specialists are using the data in a variety of fire modeling systems. However, a comprehensive guide on acquiring, critiquing, and editing (ACE) geospatial fuels data does not exist. This paper provides guidance on ACE as well as on a...

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Main Author: Stratton, Richard D.
Other Authors: Rocky Mountain Research Station (Fort Collins, Colo.)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Fort Collins, CO : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, [2009]
Physical Description: 54 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm.
Also available on the World Wide Web.
Series: General technical report RMRS ; GTR-220.
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Online Access: PURL
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr220.pdf
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Geospatial fuels team
  • Geospatial data acquisition
  • Landscape data critque
  • Editing and updating the LCP
  • Geospatial model calibration
  • Maintenance and documentation
  • Summary
  • References
  • Appendix A: abbreviations and acronyms
  • Appendix B: text report from LCP critique
  • Appendix C: PDF report from LCP critique.