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Evaluating Oregon Communities at Risk using the Wildfire Risk Explorer

Evaluating Oregon Communities at Risk using the Wildfire Risk Explorer. GEO 580 Oregon State University April 30, 2007 Kuuipo Walsh Institute for Natural Resources www.oregonexplorer.info/Wildfire/. Outline. Vision and Background Making Maps Demo of Wildfire Risk Explorer.

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Evaluating Oregon Communities at Risk using the Wildfire Risk Explorer

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  1. Evaluating Oregon Communities at Risk using the Wildfire Risk Explorer GEO 580 Oregon State University April 30, 2007 Kuuipo Walsh Institute for Natural Resources www.oregonexplorer.info/Wildfire/

  2. Outline • Vision and Background • Making Maps • Demo of Wildfire Risk Explorer

  3. 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

  4. Wildfire Risk Explorer Released in October 2006 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 www.oregonexplorer.info/Wildfire/

  5. 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

  6. Exploring Wildfire Risk in Your Area Wildfire Risk in Your Area Select a Community …

  7. Mitchel City community has a rating of high risk

  8. Generating a report with the statistics wizard

  9. Making a map with the advanced mapping tool

  10. Overlaying the Overall Risk Rating layer in Google Earth: Demo

  11. For more information, you can contact the Oregon Explorer co-managers • Janine Salwasser, OSU Libraries Janine.salwasser@oregonstate.edu • Jimmy Kagan, OSU Institute for Natural Resources Jimmy.kagan@oregonstate.edu

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