firehis_pt

Frequently-anticipated questions:

• What does this data set describe?
  1. How should this data set be cited?
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
  1. Who are the originators of the data set?
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
• How was the data set created?
  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
• How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  1. How well have the observations been checked?
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?
• How can someone get a copy of the data set?
  1. Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
  2. Who distributes the data?
  3. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
  4. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
  5. How can I download or order the data?
• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   USDA Forest Service, Siuslaw National Forest, 12/2004, firehis_pt.

   Online Links:

   • \\ds.fs.fed.us\EFS\\fs\reference\gis\r06_siu\data\firehis_pt

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.423745

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.229874

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.382407

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.360800

3. What does it look like?

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Beginning_Date: 1970

   Ending_Date: 2001

   Currentness_Reference: publication date

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Point data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • Entity point (0)
      • Point (4)

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      The map projection used is Albers Conical Equal Area.

      Projection parameters:

      Standard_Parallel: 43.000000

      Standard_Parallel: 48.000000

      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.000000

      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 34.000000

      False_Easting: 600000.000000

      False_Northing: 0.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000111
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000111
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927.
      The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.400000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.978698.
      

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   firehis_pt.pat

   Fire History Start Points

   FID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   Shape

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   AREA

   Area of feature in internal units squared. (Source: ESRI)

   Area is always zero for point coverages. Values are automatically generated.

   PERIMETER

   Perimeter of feature in internal units. (Source: ESRI)

   Perimeter is always zero for point coverages. Values are automatically generated.

   FIREHIS_PT#

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   FIREHIS_PT-ID

   User-defined feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   NIFMID_CN

   Control number generated in Oracle to uniquely identify each fire perimeter across all Forest Service Units. These control numbers are only generated for fires reported to the FIRE STAT database. Other fires included in the cover will have a null vlaue for this field. (not implemented as of 7/15/2002)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   NIFMID_LNK

   Unique code composed of concatenating Agency, unit, subunit, discovery year and fire number as downloaded from the national fire occurrence database in Kansas City via KCFast

   FIRE_NAME

   Final Name of Fire

   Forest designated name of fire

   FIRE_DAY

   The day of the month that the geographic data represents

   Range of values
   Minimum:	01
   Maximum:	31

   FIRE_MONTH

   The month that the geographic data represents

   Range of values
   Minimum:	01
   Maximum:	12

   FIRE_YEAR

   The year that the geographic data represents

   Range of values
   Minimum:	1800
   Maximum:	2050

   DATA_SOURCE

   The source of spatial data collection; use keywords (e.g. GPS) where possible.

   Value	Definition
   OTHER	Describe the source data. Be consistent and as specific as possible when describing other data sources
   GPS	Golbal Positioning System
   IR	Infrared
   HD	Hand Drawn
   PI	Photo Interpretation

   COST

   Cost of Suppression to the nearest dollar

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0
   Maximum:	999,999,999,999

   LOCAL_NUMBER

   Local identification number

   CAUSE

   Cause found in Individual Fire Report Handbook FSH 5109.14, Form FS-5100-29

   Value	Definition
   1	Lightning
   2	Equipment Use
   3	Smoking
   4	Campfire
   5	Debris Burning
   7	Arson
   8	Children
   9	Miscellaneous

   REPORTED_ACRES

   Final acres reported on final Incident Command System Status Report 209

   SIZE_CLASS

   Coding as defined in the Fireline Handbook, FSH 5109.32a/NWCG Handbook 3 (PMS 410-1)

   Value	Definition
   A	0 - .25 Acres
   B	.26 - 9.9 Acres
   C	10 - 99.9 Acres
   D	100 - 299.9 Acres
   E	300 - 999.9 Acres
   F	1000 - 4999.9 Acres
   G	5000+ Acres

   AGENCY

   Coding found in Individual Fire Report Handbook FSH 5109.14, Form FS-5100-29

   Value	Definition
   ARM	Department of Defense, Army
   AFS	Department of Defense, Air Force
   BIA	USDI Bureau of Indian Affairs
   BLM	USDI Bureau of Land Management
   FWS	USDI Fish and Wildlife Service
   NAV	Department of Defense, Navy
   NOP	No Protection
   NPS	USDI National Park Service
   OTH	Other Federal Agency Land
   PVT	Private Land
   USF	USDA Forest Service

   COMMENTS

   Fire related comments

   R6_FID

   Unique FID created during standardization used to link records to forests non-standard items

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • USDA Forest Service, Siuslaw National Forest

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   Terri Brown
   USDA Forest Service, Siuslaw National Forest
   Fuels / Fire Planner
   4077 Research Way
   Corvallis, OR 97333
   USA
   

   541-750-7000 (voice)
   541-750-7027 (FAX)
   

Why was the data set created?

To track historical locations of wildfire start points for analysis and documentation.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: 1905 (process 1 of 1)

   Dataset copied.

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   Laura Hoffman
   SIU NF
   GIS Analyst
   

   541.750.7168 (voice)
   

   Data sources used in this process:

   • i:\fsfiles\ref\library\gis\siu\firehis_pt

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

   USFS, R6, Data Standardization Team, and ##, District number , Unknown, Fire History Start Points.

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

1. Who distributes the data set?[Distributor contact information not provided.]

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

   Downloadable Data

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	Size: 0.017

   • Cost to order the data:

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 24-Nov-2004
Last Reviewed: Unknown
To be reviewed: Unknown

Metadata author:

Patrick McNeil
USDA Forest Service, Region 6
Data Standardization Team, CSA2 representative.
1835 Black Lake Blvd., SW, Ste. A
Olympia, WA 98512-5623
USA

360-956-2313 (voice)
360-956-2330 (FAX)
pmcneil@fs.fed.us

Metadata standard:

FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

Metadata extensions used:

• <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
• <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
• <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
• <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
• <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>