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Three technologies for Civilians, Air & Ground firefighters
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Low cost Wildfire TechnologiesLow cost Wildfire Technologies
1 Air Attack IR+GIS, ultra easy2 Moving-map GIS for Firefighters3 DisasterRadio maps & tweets
By: Mark Zaller www.AerialFireTech.org
Air/Ground Firefighters & Civilians
Paper fire maps
Air Attack Difficulties
Fire Camp
Incident Command
Dispatch
Headquarters
TankerBase
Heli-base
FM VoiceNo Data transmission
Air Attack Not capturing new map dataPaper maps not effective nor availableGround covered with smoke
Smoke
DARK
Air Attack Transmit Spot Fire drawingsIR+GIS Moving-MapInstant Situational Awareness
Low cost ChangesAir & GroundFire Camp
Incident Command
Dispatch
Headquarters
Heli-base
Ground Moving-Maps with Offline GIS
FM VoiceSatellite Data transmit
See through Smoke & DarkImproves Safety
TankerBase
Airborne IR+GIS, just another Window
IR + GIS: Intuitive 1st look, Subliminal 2nd time
Passive: No training, 3rd person 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
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
DeLorme Xmap $250. DIY on
AerialFireTech.org
3D GIS Moving-map90 missions in 2010
Click here for Youtube of this moving
InfraRed Fixed mount 320x240 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
Normal photo with smoke Same place with infrared
Heads-up mounted display same direction as cameraHeads-up mounted display same direction as camera
“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
Spot Fire DrawingTransmitted over AFF Satellite
Spot fires & Slop overs Acreage readouts for Initial Attack Lines & Polygons on Google Earth
AFF Automatic Flight FollowingIridium network slow-ubiquitous All US planes already installed 2 Minute GPS position reports Data sent between pings (Alaska too)
Hardware already configured - free Existing service contract – free Airtime to transmit spot fire - $1
Live Video over incident Transmitted 3G/4G: AT&T or Verizon Video Server to any PC web browser or SmartPhone Google Earth tracking with continuous geo-tagging Dual channel live IR & Video
Also recorded to SD chips Standalone SmartPhone Ustream
Tactical GIS on Ground iPhones & iPads
You are here Delivered to ground firefighters on 2011 Texas Fires
Offline (no ATT/Verizon) moving-map detailed Topos GIS overlays: 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 serve➢ No 3G needed
Could lead to: Centralized GPS tracking of all People, Vehicles, Equipment, etc.
Wildfire App: Android, iOS, WebOS & all PC/LaptopsDeveloped at several Hack-a-thons (multiple times winner)Fire maps (publicly available) to affected civilians Optional “Find Me”, escape routes, relief centers, contributionsSocial Network integration, all tweets are geo-located Informs civilians both from each other & public safety Calms people by getting information and participating Geo-locate individuals & groups who could be at risk
DisasterRadio.org on SmartPhones, Pads & Web Civilian Maps, Social Network & Crowd-source data You are here
Runs autonomously, requires no moderator or managerCrowd-source data can be mined for Incident CommandCompatible with Ushahidi and other network tools
HP WebOS TouchPad
Here to make ithappen in 2011
By: Mark Zaller AeiralFireTech.org [email protected]