Evaluating Oregon Communities at Risk using the Wildfire Risk Explorer
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Evaluating Oregon Communities at Risk using the Wildfire Risk Explorer
GEO 580GEO 580
Oregon State UniversityOregon State University
April 30, 2007April 30, 2007
Kuuipo WalshKuuipo Walsh
Institute for Natural ResourcesInstitute for Natural Resources
www.oregonexplorer.info/Wildfire/www.oregonexplorer.info/Wildfire/
• Vision and Background
• Making Maps
• Demo of Wildfire Risk Explorer
Outline
Natural Resources Digital Library Vision
Oregon Explorer™ as the “go to” place for natural resources information
Create a “purposeful” digital library
Information and map-making tools to help people learn about and make better natural resource decisions throughout the State
Address importance of “place” and access to geo-referenced information
Oregon Explorer
Public Release in June 2007
Wildfire Risk Explorer
Released in
October 2006
www.oregonexplorer.info/Wildfire/
Funded by ODF
Team members:
Jeff Behan, INR
Janine Salwasser, OSUL
Tim Fiez, OSUL
Kuuipo Walsh, INR
Marc Rempel, OSUL
Ann Walker, ODF
Jim Wolf, ODF
Wildfire Risk Explorer Users:
Natural resource decision-makers
Community Wildfire Protection Planners
Wildfire Protection Agencies
Land Management Agencies
At-risk communities
Homeowners
Landowners
Interested citizens
Exploring Wildfire Risk in Your Area
Wildfire Risk in Your Area
Select a Community …
Mitchel City community has a rating of high risk
Generating a report with the statistics wizard
Making a map with the advanced mapping tool
Overlaying the Overall Risk Rating layer in Google Earth: Demo
For more information, you can contact the Oregon Explorer co-managers
• Janine Salwasser, OSU [email protected]
• Jimmy Kagan, OSU Institute for Natural [email protected]