LANDFIRE

The LandFire project is a collaborative effort between several federal agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Fire & Aviation Management, Rocky mountain Research Station (RMRS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Department of the Interior National Fire Plan Coordinators. The objective of this project is to develop the inputs and methods, including a comprehensive package of spatial data layers, models, and tools required to implement the National Fire Plan.

As a pilot study, a prototype LandFire protocol will be developed by Fire Scientists at the RMRS Fire Science Laboratory in Missoula, MT, and Remote Sensing Scientists at the USGS EROS Data Center in Sioux Falls, SD. The study area covers 18,200,000 hectors in Northwestern Montana and Central Utah. A study plan will be developed by scientists at the two federal agencies soon. A poster describing this prototype project was presented to the National Fire Planning meeting and the Western Governors' Conference. As the project develops, information bulletin will be published infrequently.

Some spatial data layers have already been developed, including Landsat 7 ETM+ imagery, a general land cover classification, a forest type group classification, and a tree canopy density data layer. Some of the methods used to develop these data layers have already been published.

Project Links

• http://www.landfire.gov
• Fact Sheet - Download Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Poster
• Study Plan