QGIS for North Australian Fire Managers
Issued by
Charles Darwin University
Underpinning the on-ground fire management requires the use of spatial data to inform planning and implementation of prescribed burning and bushfire response. Being able to produce maps that tell you where you have burnt in the past and where a fire might burn in the future can inform your strategies for strengthening fire breaks & responding to fires. We will work through exercises that will introduce you to spatial data and how you can use them for fire management in the field.
- Type Learning
- Level Foundational
- Time Days
- Cost Paid
Earning Criteria
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Competency in navigating QGIS to their operational areas of interest and overlaying key (NAFI) fire information datasets via the NAFI plugin. A map export of the region with fire information will be required.
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Building a map of fire spread landscape layers and illustrating how this would be used to guide mitigation burns. A map export of the region with fire information will be required.
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To complete the requirements for this offering, participants must complete the in-person training component.