MB_Forest_Fire_polygons_2011

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship, Fire Program

Publication_Date: 20120412

Publication_Time: 000000

Title: MB_Forest_Fire_polygons_2011

Edition: 1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Description:

Abstract:

This is the finalized fire perimeter dataset of Manitoba's known wildfires for the 2011 fire season. It is a compilation of the best available fire perimeters (from GPS track/point, or satellite imagery), plus attribute data derived from the official year-end wildfire reports.Water bodies have been removed from the polygon layer only if they intersect the fire perimeter. While water bodies were not removed from this layer if fully enclosed by the fire perimeter (for visual purposes), their areas were taken into account to calculate the final fire sizes. For fires within the Forest Resource Inventory, the FRI water was used for this purpose. For other areas, the 1:500,000 lake layer was used.

Purpose: Manitoba's wildfire perimeters for the 2011 fire season.

Supplemental_Information:

Spatial accuracy ranges from <10m for fires mapped using GPS to about 250m for those mapped using MODIS imagery.

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -102.110335

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -91.597518

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.521719

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.927117

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: environment, fire

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories

Theme_Keyword: environment

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Manitoba

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Temporal_Keyword: 2011

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: See https://mli2.gov.mb.ca//app/register/app/index.php

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship, Fire Program

Contact_Person: Garth Hoeppner

Contact_Position: GIS & Weather Specialist

Data_Set_Credit:

All GPS mapping was conducted by Conservation field staff (fire crews, Helitac officers, and Conservation officers).

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcGIS 10.0.4.4000

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 315

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Transverse Mercator

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -99.0

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0

False_Easting: 500000.0

False_Northing: 0.0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000002220024164500956

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000002220024164500956

Planar_Distance_Units:

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D North American 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: MB_Forest_Fire_polygons_2011

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FIRENUM

Attribute_Definition:

Fire number as referenced by the Manitoba Fire Program. This is a unique identifier consisting of a two letter identifier for the region in which the fire occurred, followed by a 3 digit fire number. The regions are identified as: EA - Eastern, CE - Central, WE - Western, NE - Northeast, NW - Northwest

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FORNUM

Attribute_Definition:

Fire number as referenced by Manitoba Forestry. It consists of a 3 digit district identifier, and a 3 digit regional fire number.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REGION

Attribute_Definition: Code for the region in which the fire occurred.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: EA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Eastern Region

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Central Region

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Western Region

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NW

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Northwest Region

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Northeast Region

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NUMBER

Attribute_Definition:

A regional fire number. In ascending order as fires are reported.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DISTRICT

Attribute_Definition:

Numeric code for the district in which the fire occurred. This field may remain blank if the fire occurred in a neighouring province, but actioned by Manitoba.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute_Definition:

Latitude of the fire detection location, in degrees minutes seconds.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUD

Attribute_Definition:

Longitude of the fire detection location, in degrees minutes seconds. Values are assumed to be west of the prime meridian.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRIOZONE

Attribute_Definition: Fire Priority Zone in which the fire occurred.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: R

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Red Zone (High Priority)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Yellow Zone (Medium Priority)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: G

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Green Zone (Low Priority)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: W

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: White Zone (Observation Zone)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ACTION

Attribute_Definition: Action taken against the fire.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: AC

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Actioned

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: LA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Limited Action

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No Action

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: IGNIDATE

Attribute_Definition: Ignition Date

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EXTIDATE

Attribute_Definition: Extinguished date

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GENEACT

Attribute_Definition: General Activity; the general cause of the fire.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 01

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Recreation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 02

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Settlement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 03

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Woods Operation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 04

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Other Industry

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 05

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Railroads

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 06

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Public projects (dumps, transfer stations, etc.)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 07

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Incendiary

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 08

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Miscellaneous

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 09

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Agriculture

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lightning

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FIRESIZE

Attribute_Definition:

Final fire size, in hectares. NOTE: This size may differ from a calculated polygon area in your GIS software, for various reasons. For example, interior water bodies were not removed from the polygons (for visual purposes), however the areas of any interior water bodies were taken into account when calculating sizes on fires mapped with GPS or satellite.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MAPMETHOD

Attribute_Definition: The method by which the fire boundary was mapped.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GPS Track

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Handheld GPS from the ground or air, mapping the fire boudary.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Buffered Point Location

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Fire point location (derived from handheld GPS and manually entered into the fire system), buffered to the proper size.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Digitized MODIS

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Digitized burn scar using MODIS satellite imagery.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Digitized Landsat

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Digitized burn scar using Landsat satellite imagery.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20120412

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship, Fire Program

Contact_Person: Garth Hoeppner

Contact_Position: GIS & Weather Specialist

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: garth.hoeppner@gov.mb.ca

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time