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#           Eyes on Earth Episode 102 – LANDFIRE 2022 Update      

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      By Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center       August 28, 2023    

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LANDFIRE, a trusted source for fire-related data, has started releasing key information even faster.

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LANDFIRE, short for Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools, is a key national data source for the management of wildfires, management of the plant materials that fuel fires, and planning for prescribed fires across all 50 states and the U.S. territories. The data products, partly derived from satellite imagery, are generated at EROS through a partnership between the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, with The Nature Conservancy as an additional partner. In this episode of Eyes on Earth, we learn about how LANDFIRE is including more up-to-date information than ever about disturbances to the land.

**Guest:** Inga La Puma, a USGS EROS contractor at the time of the recording but now with the USDA Forest Service, still as a LANDFIRE fire scientist

**Host:** Jane Lawson (contractor for USGS EROS)

**Producer:** Tom Adamson (contractor for USGS EROS)

**Release date:** Monday, August 28, 2023

Download and Transcript Access

 

### **More about LANDFIRE:**

                                - LANDFIRE-Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools
                                - LANDFIRE Updates Valuable Firefighting Data
                                - LANDFIRE Data Distribution Site
                                - LANDFIREvideo

 

## Related Episodes

                          -  -  June 1, 2021  Eyes on Earth Episode 51 – LANDFIRE 2019 Limited
The fire science community is always on the lookout for the freshest satellite-derived fire disturbance maps. Aiming to meet those needs, the multi-agency partnership known as LANDFIRE has just released an update that adds three new years of disturbances across the U.S. to its 20-plus layers of GIS data.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
-  April 19, 2021  Eyes on Earth Episode 48 – Satellites and the Forest Census
It’s possible to map vegetation type with Landsat, but getting the maps right requires more than satellites alone. The teams behind LANDFIRE use an extensive network of ground control points to check their work, thereby bolstering the reliability and utility of their multi-layer GIS product suite.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
-  July 27, 2020  Eyes on Earth Episode 30 – Remapping LANDFIRE
In the days before LANDFIRE, fire scientists often struggled to find the vegetation and fuels data they needed to map the path of fires, keep firefighters safe, and to model fire recovery.
ByEarth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
-  May 4, 2020  Eyes on Earth Episode 24 - Wildfire Risk to Communities
The U.S. has plenty of data on wildfire risk. There are local and regional risk assessments, complex datasets like LANDFIRE and tracking tools like the EROS Fire Danger Monitor, as well as a host of resources and research projects devoted to the subject.
ByNatural Hazards Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
 

### Contacts

#### Michelle Bouchard

##### Communications and Outreach

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

mbouchard@usgs.gov

605-594-6168

### Explore Search

                      - Fire Science
                      - Wildland Fire Science
                      - Information Systems
                      - Maps and Mapping
                      - Science Technology
                      - LANDFIRE
                      - Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
                      - Eyes on Earth

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LANDFIRE, a trusted source for fire-related data, has started releasing key information even faster.

Return to Eyes on Earth Homepage

View Media Details

View

View Media Details

LANDFIRE, short for Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools, is a key national data source for the management of wildfires, management of the plant materials that fuel fires, and planning for prescribed fires across all 50 states and the U.S. territories. The data products, partly derived from satellite imagery, are generated at EROS through a partnership between the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, with The Nature Conservancy as an additional partner. In this episode of Eyes on Earth, we learn about how LANDFIRE is including more up-to-date information than ever about disturbances to the land.

**Guest:** Inga La Puma, a USGS EROS contractor at the time of the recording but now with the USDA Forest Service, still as a LANDFIRE fire scientist

**Host:** Jane Lawson (contractor for USGS EROS)

**Producer:** Tom Adamson (contractor for USGS EROS)

**Release date:** Monday, August 28, 2023

Download and Transcript Access

 

### **More about LANDFIRE:**

                                - LANDFIRE-Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools
                                - LANDFIRE Updates Valuable Firefighting Data
                                - LANDFIRE Data Distribution Site
                                - LANDFIREvideo

 

## Related Episodes

                          -  -  June 1, 2021  Eyes on Earth Episode 51 – LANDFIRE 2019 Limited
The fire science community is always on the lookout for the freshest satellite-derived fire disturbance maps. Aiming to meet those needs, the multi-agency partnership known as LANDFIRE has just released an update that adds three new years of disturbances across the U.S. to its 20-plus layers of GIS data.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
-  April 19, 2021  Eyes on Earth Episode 48 – Satellites and the Forest Census
It’s possible to map vegetation type with Landsat, but getting the maps right requires more than satellites alone. The teams behind LANDFIRE use an extensive network of ground control points to check their work, thereby bolstering the reliability and utility of their multi-layer GIS product suite.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
-  July 27, 2020  Eyes on Earth Episode 30 – Remapping LANDFIRE
In the days before LANDFIRE, fire scientists often struggled to find the vegetation and fuels data they needed to map the path of fires, keep firefighters safe, and to model fire recovery.
ByEarth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
-  May 4, 2020  Eyes on Earth Episode 24 - Wildfire Risk to Communities
The U.S. has plenty of data on wildfire risk. There are local and regional risk assessments, complex datasets like LANDFIRE and tracking tools like the EROS Fire Danger Monitor, as well as a host of resources and research projects devoted to the subject.
ByNatural Hazards Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
 

### Contacts

#### Michelle Bouchard

##### Communications and Outreach

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

mbouchard@usgs.gov

605-594-6168

### Explore Search

                      - Fire Science
                      - Wildland Fire Science
                      - Information Systems
                      - Maps and Mapping
                      - Science Technology
                      - LANDFIRE
                      - Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
                      - Eyes on Earth

View All **