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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 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
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 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/
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 …
Overlaying the Overall Risk Rating layer in Google Earth: Demo
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