This section of the GTG Website and Clearinghouse contains selected links to download Geospatial software tools that can be used in wildland fire management. Click the name of the tool to download, or click the link to visit the respective vendor's website.
All of these products are available from the vendors free of charge. These links are provided by the GTG as a convenience to you and should in no way be construded as an endorsement of the products or companies.
Do you have GIS tools to share? Send us the link and we will add it to this site!
FIMT - Fire Incident Mapping Tool - ArcGIS 9.x
Fire Incident Mapping Tool (FIMT) is an extension to ESRI ArcMap that provides mapping and data management tools for Fire Incident support.
Read more about FIMT in the January-March 2005 issue of ESRI's ArcUser magazine.
Google Earth
Google Earth has been used to support several incidents this past fire season! In particular, the ability to display data in a 3D environment has been very useful.
Additionally, you can find scripts on the ESRI support site that will convert spatial data between the shapefile and KMLÂ formats.
RedZone RZ3
RedZone RZ3 is incident mapping and field survey software designed specifically for wildland fire. The software is simple enough to be used by a non-technically trained user. Popular features include drag and drop ICS symbols, GPS downloading, tools to build maps or map books and an Incident Action Plan builder.
Minnesota DNR Garmin Extension - ArcGIS 8.x, ArcGIS 9.x, ArcView 3.x, LandView, ArcExplorer
This extension was built to provide users the ability to directly transfer data between Garmin GPS handheld receivers and various GIS software packages. Using this extension a user can use point features (graphics or shapefile) and upload them to the GPS as WayPoints. Line and polygon graphics or shapes can be uploaded to the GPS as TrackLogs or Routes. Conversely, WayPoints, TrackLogs, and Routes collected using the GPS can be transferred directly to ArcView/ArcMap/LandView and saved as Graphics or Shapefiles.
Firepak - ArcView 3.x, ArcGIS 8.x
NPS Firepak provides a set of tools useful for a variety of fire management applications. Firepak allows users to convert a set of points to a polygon, calculate acreage and add a set of key attributes to daily fire periemter shapefiles and coverages.
Projector! Extension - ArcView 3.x
The Projector! extension for ArcView 3.x is a very useful tool for re-projecting shapefiles. (Note: the Projector! extension does not support datum changes. It also does not create a .prj file for the re-projected shapefile. Try using the projection tools in the ArcGIS toolbox.)
Ventura Tools - Incident Mapping - ArcView 3.x
The Ventura Tool extension is a very robust set of ArcView 3.2 extensions used for data creation, manipulation and display of emergency response information. It is the standard application used by emergency responders for GIS/Mapping situations in California.
X Tools - ArcView 3.x
XTools is a package of tools useful in vector spatial analysis available from the Oregon Department of Forestry. Included are various overlay, shape conversion and table tools.
Mobile Fire Mapper for ArcPad - ArcPad
The Mobile Fire Mapper applet provides tools to quickly and easily map a fire perimeter using ESRI's ArcPad software. The perimeter can be mapped via GPS or stylus/mouse digitizing. Attributes are captured with the perimeter based on the proposed interagency fire perimeter data transfer standard.
ArcPad 6.0.1 or later is required. Please visit the ESRI website for downloads and additional information about ArcPad.
Incident Support GIS Tools - check each tool to find out software packages it works with
You can find links to a variety of Incident Support GIS Tools available for either free or purchase on the Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management website.
Rangeview: Geospatial Tools for Natural Resource Management
The RangeView website provides applications for viewing, animating, and analyzing satellite imagery in order to monitor vegetation dynamics through time and across landscapes.
