Abstract

Firecast: A NR- time Monitoring System Improving Forest Management
Track: Conservation
Authors: Carlos Cano, Kellee Koenig

Firecast is an innovative early warning system that uses Esri technologies to empower forest managers with timely monitoring and forecasting information on fire hazards and fire risk. The web-based system delivers email alerts with near real-time detection of fires, drought, and deforestation directly to the people making daily conservation decisions.