References

Team Members

  • Andy Mitofsky
  • Modesta Naciute
  • Julian Ridgway
  • Craig Paulette
  • Adam Tegtmeier

    • Our Info

  • https://2018.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/volcanoes-icebergs-and-asteroids-oh-my/real-time-fire-app/teams/fire-the-spot/project
  • https://amitofsk.github.io/firethespot/
  • https://github.com/amitofsk/firethespot
  • https://team217.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=223a559fc7a644c0b88795ce809f90d0

    • Thank you to the NASA Subject Master Experts

  • Carol Tolbert
  • Bobby Oliver

    • Tools we used

  • http://www.arcgis.com/index.html

    • Info on emergency precautions

  • http://www.readyforwildfire.org
  • http://www.ready.gov/alerts
  • https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1652-20490-9209/fema_p_737_fs_4.pdf

    • GIS Data sets we used

  • NASA FIRMS (Fire Information for Resource Management System)
  • https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/active_fire/#firms-shapefile
  • MODIS USA (Conterminous) and Hawaii 24h: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/active_fire/c6/shapes/zips/MODIS_C6_USA_contiguous_and_Hawaii_24h.zip
  • VIIRS USA (Conterminous) and Hawaii 24h: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/active_fire/viirs/shapes/zips/VNP14IMGTDL_NRT_USA_contiguous_and_Hawaii_24h.zip
  • Wildfire Hazard Potential, courtesy USDA/US Forestry Service:
  • https://team217.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=97afeb0fc49643b7bdf51397204c6d9c
  • US Monthly Drought Outlook, courtesy NOAA/NWS:
  • http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/mdo_summary.php
  • Web service at https://idpgis.ncep.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/NWS_Climate_Outlooks/cpc_drought_outlk/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
  • National Weather Service 6-10 day outlook, courtesy NOAA/NWS:
  • http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
  • Web service at https://idpgis.ncep.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/NWS_Climate_Outlooks/cpc_6_10_day_outlk/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS

    • References on Fire speed and distance calculation

  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14329691/convert-latitude-longitude-point-to-a-pixels-x-y-on-mercator-projection
  • OGP Geomatics Committee, Guidance Note Number 7, part 2: Coordinate Conversions and Transformation
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercator_projection#Derivation_of_the_Mercator_projection
  • http://www.nationalatlas.gov/articles/mapping/a_projections.html
  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1019997/convert-lat-longs-to-x-y-co-ordinates
  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19412462/getting-distance-between-two-points-based-on-latitude-longitude

    • Reference on Drought Wildfire Correlation

  • https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_journals/2016/rmrs_2016_littell_j001.pdf

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