Air Attack IR+GISAir Attack IR+GIS Low cost – Easy to Use

1 Infrared turns on with the plane2 Daily fire map...moving3 Intelligence to the ground

By: Mark Zaller www.AerialFireTech.org

Moving-Map Topos

Cockpit Tablet PC Detailed situational awareness Road, Creeks and local names No Clam-shells - Tablet PCs only

DeLorme Topo: easiest, $40 XMap: most complete, $250 Maptech: also good, $1000

Apple & Android SmartPhones/Pads Free software & Maptech topos

GIS overlays90 missions in 2010, lots of success

Overlayed on Moving-Map

Extended attack/project fires

Fire lines, hot spots, burn out, dozer

& hand lines, division breaks, drop

points, dip sites, etc.

DeLorme XMap imports .SHP

DeLorme Topo & Maptech use GPX

DIY on AerialFireTech

App w/GIS Auto-load in development

Fire Perimeters

DRAW fire perimeter polygons

Acreages for Initial Attack

Transmit Polygons to Earth

Sent through Iridium satellite

email address/group

Side Looking InfRaredSLIR

• Fixed mount with clear view• Oriented to the Air Attack’s view• Low cost, $3000 $2495 (free on CWN)

• Easy installation & certification• Very effective with smoke/night• Color and Hot Rocks

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Free apps for moving-map topos-download from AppStore/MarketPlace

GAIA GPS for Apple and Android

Offline myTop/MapTech topos

Paid version imports GPX files

Custom maps can be created

AllTrails for Apple only

GISRoam allows SHP files and offline data on Apple only. Not free

Google Earth and Google Maps great, but don’t work offline

Moving Maps on SmartPhones & Pads

Unfunded project creating fire specific Android app (won 1st place)- Offline moving-map using detailed Topos- Request GIS by fire name get GIS overlays with correct symbols- Auto download, symbolize & overlay daily GIS - Easy operation for air and ground use

Daily delivery of fire maps by Wifi, 3G/4G or while charging Off line Moving-map with pinch zoom & clickable info layers - Safety - Fire lines - Road names - Place search - Routing, etc. Centralized GPS tracking of all People, Vehicles, Equipment, etc.

(Help needed)

Tactical GIS on SmartPhones & Pads For Air & Ground Firefighters in 2011

IntervalometerPhotos or HD Video

15 MegaPixels photos

Canon SD990 SD HC

5-60/sec continuous in flight

Photos sync’d to DeLorme

Zoom-in after flight

Video sync’d to Earth by RedHen

Live Video in 2011Transmitted 3G/4G: AT&T or Verizon

Video Server to any web browser

Google Earth tracking needed - GPS geo-tagging

Dual Channel: IR & Video

Also recorded to SD chips

Tango: SmartPhone has it all

End By: Mark Zaller www.AerialFireTech.org

mszaller@AerialFireTech.org

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Air AttackPlatform Equipment

Type 1+ Air Attack Planes

3 or 4 FM Radios NAT VHF Hi-band,138-174MHz Digital APCO P25 this year

3 or 4 AM Radios –VHF 117-137.99 MHz Multicast repeater, 4 radio channels Separate Audio panels with active light panel

TCAS – For airspace management 2 Airspace GPS maps & Weather AFF Automated Flight Following

2 minute pings real time on Google Earth Provides tracks, speed, altitudes

Courtney Aviation standard extras

Simulcast Repeater

Sat Phone

Cockpit ComputerMoving-map Topos, ultra detail in the air

GIS with import from ground sources

Lines/data/photo transmission to Earth

Active Stabilized Binoculars

HD video – continuous 4 hours - audio of all radios

15MP intervalometer – 5-60/sec throughout flightOverlayed on Topos or Google Earth

Post mission analysis, discovery, training & archive

Cellular data: 3G ATT & EVDO Verizon, fast-not reliable

Satellite data: slow-reliableGoogle Earth on iPhones

Weather: near realtime radar,

lighting, satellite, winds, etc.

Oxygen: O2 available always

3 Audio panels

CRM: Pilot-tech team member

Courtney Aviation Type 1+ Fire Attack Aircraft

Commanders: Very fast cruise, Night/over-water/all-weather. 100 mph, loiter 4.5 hours. 5 available

Helio Courier: Quick cruise, no stall speed, ultra slow loiter for 10 hours