UPDATED Fire Occurrence History Geodatabase at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee and North Carolina
This is an updated version of the previously posted geospatial dataset of fire occurrence history within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Fire perimeters and point locations were taken directly from GPS field data when available, but this type of data is only available for the recent history during which GPS units were used by park officials. Otherwise, perimeters and points were digitized directly from the best sources available. In some cases these sources were hand-drawn maps, some were drawn on USGS topographic maps, and some were described through fire reporting narratives only. For the years 1942-present, the federal Wildland Fire Management Information (WFMI) list of fire occurrences for Great Smoky Mountains NP was consulted to provide fire locations and information. This list is updated annually by park fire officials and subsequently by the National Wildfire Coordination Group. It includes information related to the location, size, cost, fuels, and other pertinent information related to fires within the park's boundary. Additionally, park archives were consulted for a complete list of fire occurrences prior to 1942. Records for fires during the years of 1953-1959 have been lost or are otherwise not available. Perimeters corresponding to events from those years are generalized from a single list found in the park library. Some GIS data were taken from a 2003 fire mapping project by Lincoln Memorial University, and these fire perimeters were digitized directly from Mark Harmon's 1979 fire inventory. An accuracy assessment was performed on these and found the LMU data to be consistent with Harmon's maps, which were drawn by hand on USGS 7.5' quad maps.
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| description | This is an updated version of the previously posted geospatial dataset of fire occurrence history within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Fire perimeters and point locations were taken directly from GPS field data when available, but this type of data is only available for the recent history during which GPS units were used by park officials. Otherwise, perimeters and points were digitized directly from the best sources available. In some cases these sources were hand-drawn maps, some were drawn on USGS topographic maps, and some were described through fire reporting narratives only. For the years 1942-present, the federal Wildland Fire Management Information (WFMI) list of fire occurrences for Great Smoky Mountains NP was consulted to provide fire locations and information. This list is updated annually by park fire officials and subsequently by the National Wildfire Coordination Group. It includes information related to the location, size, cost, fuels, and other pertinent information related to fires within the park's boundary. Additionally, park archives were consulted for a complete list of fire occurrences prior to 1942. Records for fires during the years of 1953-1959 have been lost or are otherwise not available. Perimeters corresponding to events from those years are generalized from a single list found in the park library. Some GIS data were taken from a 2003 fire mapping project by Lincoln Memorial University, and these fire perimeters were digitized directly from Mark Harmon's 1979 fire inventory. An accuracy assessment was performed on these and found the LMU data to be consistent with Harmon's maps, which were drawn by hand on USGS 7.5' quad maps. |
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| issued | 2013-04-18T00:00:00Z |
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"Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Fire and Fuel Dynamics | Fire and Fuel Dynamics",
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| temporal | 2014-07-20/2013-04-18 |
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| title | UPDATED Fire Occurrence History Geodatabase at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee and North Carolina |
