Crown Fire Potential

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Identification Information

Citation
Citation Information
Originator The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico
Publication Date 2010-09-30
Publication Time 10:15:09
Title Crown Fire Potential
Geospatial Data Presentation Form raster digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Publisher
Other Citation Details
Online Linkage https://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgisarchive/datasets/c3bc829f-51ae-4cb8-8f19-917026270f35/crown_fire.original.zip
Online Linkage https://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgisarchive/datasets/c3bc829f-51ae-4cb8-8f19-917026270f35/metadata/FGDC-STD-001-1998.xml
Online Linkage https://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgisarchive/datasets/c3bc829f-51ae-4cb8-8f19-917026270f35/metadata/FGDC-STD-001-1998.html
Online Linkage https://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgisarchive/datasets/c3bc829f-51ae-4cb8-8f19-917026270f35/metadata/ISO-19115:2003.xml
Online Linkage https://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgisarchive/datasets/c3bc829f-51ae-4cb8-8f19-917026270f35/metadata/ISO-19115:2003.html
Larger Work Citation
Description
Abstract Crown fire potential was modeled using FlamMap, an interagency fire behavior mapping and analysis program that computes potential fire behavior characteristics. The tool uses eight spatial input data layers to represent biophysical conditions and weather parameters to simulate wind and fuel moisture conditions. The spatial input layers were created by Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools Project (LANDFIRE) and include elevation, slope, aspect, canopy closure, fuel model 40, canopy base height, and canopy bulk density. The weather parameters were collected from the RAWS weather stations in New Mexico. Crown fire potential was modeled by individual fire zones, created by the Southwest Coordination Center (SWCC) then combined using the mosaic to new raster function in ArcGIS. The weather data for the northern and western fire zones (101, 102, 103, 109, 110, and 113) represents the average early summer (May and June ) conditions; the weather data for the eastern fire zones (104, 108, 114, 115) represents the average early spring (March and April ) conditions; and the weather data for the southern and central fire zones (105, 106, 107, 111, 112) represents the average spring (April and May) conditions. The Flam Map model result classifies crown fire potential into three categories: surface fire, passive crown fire, and active crown fire. The technical team recommended that the result be grouped into two categories: 1. areas with no crown fire potential and 2. areas with crown fire potential.
Purpose Crown fire is the movement of fire into and through the tree canopy. Crown fires typically move rapidly, and are very intense. Passive crown fire does not carry continuously through the canopy, but burns crown fuels intermittently (e.g. when individual trees or groups of trees burn). Active crown fire carries continuously through the canopy. Crown fires are the most difficult and dangerous types of fire to fight.
Time Period of Content
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date 2009
Currentness Reference publication date
Status
Progress Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency As needed
Spatial Domain
Bounding Coordinates
West Bounding Coordinate -109.324845
East Bounding Coordinate -102.936542
North Bounding Coordinate 37.065742
South Bounding Coordinate 31.320252
Keywords
Theme
Thesaurus None
Keyword NM Statewide Natural Resources Assessment
Theme
Thesaurus ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Keyword environment
Place
Thesaurus New Mexico
Keyword New Mexico
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints All data is provided "as is." Energy Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Forestry Division makes no representation or warranty as to the completeness, accuracy or utility of any specific data. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with this data.
Point of Contact
Contact Information
Contact Person Primary
Contact Person
Contact Organization
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization EMNRD, Forestry Division
Contact Person Trent Botkin
Contact Position GIS Specialist
Contact Address
Address Type mailing and physical address
Address 1220 St. Francis Drive
City Santa Fe
State or Province NM
Postal Code 87505
Country
Contact Voice Telephone 505-476-3346
Contact Facsimile Telephone
Contact Electronic Mail Address trent.botkin@state.nm.us
Hours of Service
Contact Instructions
Data Set Credit The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico
Native Data Set Environment Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000
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Data Quality Information

Logical Consistency Report Data set in raster format
Completeness Report Data created in FlamMap 3.1 using landfire spatial data downloaded fall 2009
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Source Information
Source Citation
Citation Information
Originator The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico, Forest Guild, and Trust for Public Land
Publication Date 2010
Publication Time
Title Volume II - Data Atlases: Methods and Descriptions of Core Data Models Used in the Development of the Statewide Natural Resource Assessment
Geospatial Data Presentation Form atlas
Publication Information
Publication Place
Publisher
Other Citation Details
Online Linkage http://allaboutwatersheds.org/groups/SAS/public/data-atlases
Source Scale Denominator 2
Type of Source Media online
Source Time Period of Content
Source Currentness Reference Publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation LANDFIRE
Source Contribution Landfire provided 8 spatial input layers used to model crownfire in FlamMap
Process Step
Process Description Crown fire potential was modeled using FlamMap, an interagency fire behavior mapping and analysis program that computes potential fire behavior characteristics. The tool uses eight spatial input data layers to represent biophysical conditions and weather parameters to simulate wind and fuel moisture conditions. The spatial input layers were created by Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools Project (LANDFIRE) and include elevation, slope, aspect, canopy closure, fuel model 40, canopy base height, and canopy bulk density. The weather parameters were collected from the RAWS weather stations in New Mexico. Crown fire potential was modeled by individual fire zones, created by the Southwest Coordination Center (SWCC) then combined using the mosaic to new raster function in ArcGIS. The weather data for the northern and western fire zones (101, 102, 103, 109, 110, and 113) represents the average early summer (May and June) conditions; the weather data for the eastern fire zones (104, 108, 114, 115) represents the average early spring (March and April) conditions; and the weather data for the southern and central fire zones (105, 106, 107, 111, 112) represents the average spring (April and May) conditions. The Flam Map model result classifies crown fire potential into three categories: surface fire, passive crown fire, and active crown fire. Active and passive crown fire were reclassified to 5 and surface and no data were reclassed to 0. The reclassed and original grids were then combined
Source Used Citation Abbreviation LANDFIRE
Process Date 2009
Process Time
Process Contact
Contact Information
Contact Person Primary
Contact Person
Contact Organization
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico
Contact Person Lara Wood Miller
Contact Position GIS Manager
Contact Address
Address Type mailing and physical address
Address 212 East Marcy Street
City Santa Fe
State or Province NM
Postal Code 87501
Country
Contact Voice Telephone 505-988-3867
Contact Facsimile Telephone
Contact Electronic Mail Address
Hours of Service
Contact Instructions
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Spatial Data Organization Information

Indirect Spatial Reference Method United States
Direct Spatial Reference Method Raster
Raster Object Information
Raster Object Type Grid Cell
Row Count 21000
Column Count 18949
Vertical Count 1
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Spatial Reference Information

Spatial Reference
Name North American Datum of 1983
Code EPSG:4269
URL http://www.epsg-registry.org/export.htm?gml=urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4269
Spatial Reference
Name Geodetic Reference System 80
Code EPSG:7019
URL http://www.epsg-registry.org/export.htm?gml=urn:ogc:def:ellipsoid:EPSG::7019
Spatial Reference
Name Universal Transverse Mercator, 13
Code EPSG:26713
URL http://www.epsg-registry.org/export.htm?gml=urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::26713
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Entity and Attribute Information

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Labelcrown_fire.vat
Entity Type Definition Corwn Fire Potential
Entity Type Definition Source Active Passive and surface fire potential as modeled by Flam Map
Attribute
Attribute Label Rowid
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 VALUE
Attribute Definition unique combine value
Attribute Definition Source value assigned by tool when grids combined
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute
Attribute Label COUNT
Attribute Definition count of pixels
Attribute Definition Source automatically generated
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute
Attribute Label CFA_RE_0
Attribute Definition Reclassification of crown fire potential
Attribute Definition Source State Forestry
Attribute Domain Values
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain Value 5
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Active and passive crown fire
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source State Forestry
Enumerated Domain Value 0
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Surface and no data data
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source State Forestry
Attribute
Attribute Label CFA_ORIG_0
Attribute Definition Crown fire potential model results from FlamMap
Attribute Definition Source State Forestry
Attribute Domain Values
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain Value 3
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Active crown fire
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source State Forestry
Enumerated Domain Value 2
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Passive crown fire
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source State Forestry
Enumerated Domain Value 1
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Surface crown fire
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source State Forestry
Enumerated Domain Value 0
Enumerated Domain Value Definition No data
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source State Forestry
Overview Description
Entity and Attribute Overview The crown fire potential layer contains values for the original active(3)/passsive(2) crown fire model results from FlamMap and a reclassified value (5) representing its value in the StateAssessment Wildfire Risk model. The data of the New Mexico Statewide Natural Resources Assessment were organized around eight core data themes suggested in the 2008 Farm Bill. The eight core data themes include: Fish and Wildlife Habitat (Biodiversity), Development Risk (Potential), Economic Development (Potential), Forest Health, Fragmentation, Green Infrastructure, Water Quality and Supply, and Wildfire Risk. For each core data theme, models were developed and served as the foundation for identifying the priority landscapes within New Mexico for the Statewide Strategy and Response Plan. While the 2008 Farm Bill provided the framework for the models developed, the Forest and Watershed Health Plan provided the vision for the content of each model and placed emphasis on expanding the scope to include all resources, not just forest resources. Technical teams, comprised of subject and technical experts from agencies and other partners, served as the advisors in the development each of the data models. Individuals on the technical teams range from environmental organizations, private industry, federal, state, and municipal partners, private landowners, conservation organizations, and citizens groups. One technical team was formed for each of the eight core data models. The crown fire layer was created as an input into the Wildfire Risk model. The spatial layers are housed on the New Mexico Resource Geographic Information System Program (RGIS), a cooperative program between the University of New Mexico and the New Mexico Information Technology Commission and can be found at http://rgis.unm.edu/data_entry.cfm
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation Detailed information on the entity, attributes and source can be found in Volume II - Data Atlases: Methods and Descriptions of Core Data Models Used in the Development of the Statewide Natural Resource Assessment. It is also available online at the All About Watersheds portal (http://allaboutwatersheds.org/groups/SAS/public/data-atlases).
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Distribution Information

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Resource Description Downloadable Data
Distribution Liability The material on this site is made available as a public service. Maps and data are to be used for reference purposes only and the Earth Data Analysis Center (EDAC), Resource Geographic Information System (RGIS) and The University of New Mexico are not responsible for any inaccuracies herein contained. No responsibility is assumed for damages or other liabilities due to the accuracy, availability, use or misuse of the information herein provided. Unless otherwise indicated in the documentation (metadata) for individual data sets, information on this site is public domain and may be copied without permission; citation of the source is appreciated.
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Digital Transfer Information
Format Name ZIP
Transfer Size 27
Digital Transfer Option
Online Option
Computer Contact Information
Network Address
Network Resource Name https://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgisarchive/datasets/c3bc829f-51ae-4cb8-8f19-917026270f35/crown_fire.original.zip
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Metadata Reference Information

Metadata Date 2025-05-28
Metadata Review Date
Metadata Future Review Date
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Person Primary
Contact Person
Contact Organization
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization Earth Data Analysis Center
Contact Person
Contact Position Clearinghouse Manager
Contact Address
Address Type mailing and physical address
Address MSC01 1110
Address 1 University of New Mexico
City Albuquerque
State or Province NM
Postal Code 87131-0001
Country USA
Contact Voice Telephone 505-277-3622 ext. 230
Contact Facsimile Telephone 505-277-3614
Contact Electronic Mail Address clearinghouse@edac.unm.edu
Hours of Service 0800 - 1700 MT, M-F -7 hours GMT
Contact Instructions
Metadata Standard Name FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention
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